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 TALLAHATCHIE.........3  (0,001%)
Some peoples on the Tallahatchie : done lost everything they Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001
I wouldn't stay there    Tallahatchie River rising : Lord it's Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001
to Tennessee But this Tallahatchie River : done got the Delaney, Mattie; Tallahatchie River Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-786- ) Vo-1480 Yz L-1001
 TALLER...............1  (0,000%)
across town : and she's taller as a sycamore tree       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Deceitful Brownskin Woman; Chicago, c. Oct. 1927; (20065-2) Pm-12551 Bio BLP-12015
 TALLEST..............1  (0,000%)
Reaching Pete He's the tallest man : walks on Cherry    Memphis Minnie; Reachin' Pete; Chicago, 27 May 1935; (90018- ) De-7102 Mam S-3803
 TAM..................1  (0,000%)
shabby : and wears a tam Legs look as nice              Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (59917-2) Vi-V38599 Jo SM-3104
 TAMALES..............1  (0,000%)
voice He's got hot tamales : and it's just my           Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
 TAMPA................11  (0,005%)
tumbling : I guess I'm Tampa bound The bridge washed    Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
the flood : and I'm Tampa bound I got up                Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
I got one in Tampa : Georgia she was bound              Walker, Uncle Bud; Stand Up Suitcase Blues; Atlanta, 30 July 1928; (402009-B) OK-8828 Yz L-1009
I'm going back to Tampa : just to kill my               Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
I'm going back to Tampa : just to kill my               Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
name : call him Mr Tampa Long He made so                Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
who do Just see Tampa Red : and his best                Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
do In case old Tampa Red should flutter : don't         Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (80385-1) BB-B5617 RCA LPV-518
I'm going back to Tampa : to that girl I                Blake, Blind; Tampa Bound; Chicago, c. Sept. 1926; (3062-2) Pm-12442 Bio BLP-12023
gander the way : Jim Tampa used to go    It             Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
leveecamp girl    Hey Jim Tampa : you treat your women  Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
 TAMPA'S..............1  (0,000%)
I wake up : Jim Tampa's in my yard I                    Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
 TANGLE...............1  (0,000%)
world is in a tangle : everybody singing this song      Sykes, Roosevelt; All My Money Gone Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402452-A) OK-8727 Yz L-1033
 TANGLED..............4  (0,002%)
got your hair all tangled : and you ain't talking       Johnson, Robert; 32-20 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA-2616-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
with your hair all tangled : and your clothes ain't     Williamson, Sonny Boy; Deep Down in the Ground; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020849-1) BB-B7805 RCA INT-1088
With your hair all tangled : clothes ain't fitting you  Estes, Sleepy John; Black Mattie Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (56335-1) Vi-V38582 Rt RL-307
Don't want to be tangled up : in that nest              Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Coldest Stuff in Town; New York, 14 Sept. 1934; (15952- ) Vo-02821 Yz L-1021
 TANGLING.............1  (0,000%)
this connection : keep on tangling with your wires And  Johnson, Robert; Terraplane Blues; San Antonio, 23 Nov. 1936; (SA-2586-1) ARC-7-03-56 Co CL-1654
 TANK.................1  (0,000%)
one thing : your water tank is just deep enough         Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hoppin' Toad Frog; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-166-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
 TANK'S...............1  (0,000%)
really mean Your gas tank's empty : won't hold gasoline Liston, Virginia; Rolls-Royce Papa; New York, 29 May 1926; (   ) Vo-1032 His HLP-1
 TAP..................1  (0,000%)
Orleans The way we tap it : boys it's most              Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch-16654 Rt RL-307
 TAPE.................2  (0,001%)
going : pin up black tape on your door Tell             Stokes, Frank; Downtown Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41822-1) Vi-21272 BC-5
going : put a black tape on your door For               Stokes, Frank; It Won't Be Long Now; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45420-2) Vi-21672 Rt RL-307
 TAPPING..............3  (0,001%)
off snake living and tapping : playing tip light across McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151905-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
off sneak living and tapping : playing tip light across McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine; New York, 18 Sept. 1933; (14036-2) Vo-02577 RBF RF-15
Bought that jewel : just tapping that thing I been      Burse, Charlie; Tappin' that Thing; Richmond, Ind., 3 Aug. 1932; (18648) Ch-16654 Rt RL-307
 TARNATION............1  (0,000%)
fix up your black tarnation : I ain't going to          Big Bill (Broonzy); Big Bill Blues; Richmond, Ind., 9 Feb. 1932; (18385) Ch-16400 Yz L-1035
 TASTE................14  (0,006%)
north to south Seeds taste good : right in your         Lewis, Archie; Miss Handy Hanks; Richmond, Ind., 30 Mar. 1933; (19107) Ch-16677 Rt RL-334
give him a little taste : he want it all                Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); It's Tight Like That; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (   ) Vo-1216 His HLP-1
want to know I taste it last night : the                Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
appetite : I'm going to taste it a little more          Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
gal that let me taste it : they put her                 Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
Meals with him : all taste like wedding cake    I'm     Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (142165-3) Co-14243-D VJM VLP-25
you wine Let you taste my jelly : you just              Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147609-2) Co-14428-D Yz L-1032
them for a little taste : ooo well they say             Wheatstraw, Peetie; When a Man Gets Down; Chicago, 26 Oct. 1936; (90961-A) De-7243 Say SDR-192
drink : my food don't taste right at all And            Carr, Leroy; Hard Hearted Papa; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16417-2) Vo unissued Bio BLP-C9
you would like to taste Say you get away                Fuller, Blind Boy; Stealing Bo-Hog; New York, 7 Sept. 1937; (21627-2) ARC-8-01-65 BC-11
what makes you candy taste so hard And I                Bogan, Lucille; Sweet Man, Sweet Man; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15506-2) Ba-33149 Rt RL-317
far and near To taste the different mixtures : that     Waters, Ethel; At the New Jump Steady Ball; New York, c. May 1922; (   ) BS-14128 Bio BLP-12022
you got a little taste : you just keep on               Harris, Otis; You'll Like My Loving; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147609-2) Co-14428-D Yz L-1032
You get a little taste : you'll want some more          Robinson, Bob; Beedle Um Bum; Chicago, c. Dec. 1928; (21036-2) Pm-12714 Riv RM-8803
 TASTES...............2  (0,001%)
head    What is it tastes like gravy : boys I           Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
Can you guess what tastes like gravy : it's tight       Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy; Chicago, c. 14 June 1929; (C-3594- ) Vo-1426 Yz L-1039
 TAUGHT...............8  (0,003%)
my friend But she's taught me a lesson : about          Blackwell, Francis Scrapper; No Good Woman Blues; Chicago, 7 July 1935; (90082-A) Ch-50049 Cor CP-58
Now my mother often taught me : quit playing a          Estes, Sleepy John; Floating Bridge; New York, 2 Aug. 1935; (62465-A) De-7442 RBF RF-8
Boy my mother always taught me : to learn to            Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55598-1) Vi-V38578 Rt RL-311
joke This man has taught me more about loving           Smith, Bessie; You've Been a Good Old Wagon; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140251-1) Co-14079-D Co CL-855
that no more You taught me a lesson : about             Sykes, Roosevelt; Mr. Sykes Blues; Richmond, Ind., 22 Sept. 1932; (18801) Ch-16586 Yz L-1033
at night Said I taught my kitchen teller : how          Calicott, Joe; Traveling Mama Blues; Memphis, c. 21 Feb. 1930; (MEM-779- ) Br-7166 Yz L-1009
Yes I'm going to taught my woman : don't never          Shade, Will; Feed Your Friend with a Long Handled Spoon; Memphis, 27 Sept. 1929; (55598-1) Vi-V38578 Rt RL-311
a lesson : that was taught to me You cannot             Smith, Mamie; Jenny's Ball; New York, 19 Feb. 1931; (404852-A) OK-8915 Sw S-1240
 TAVERN...............1  (0,000%)
walked into a beer tavern : to give a girl              Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Beer Drinking Woman; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053590-1) BB-B8584 RCA-730.581
 TAVERNS..............1  (0,000%)
soon as all the taverns close : you then head           Gillum, Bill Jazz; You Drink Too Much Whiskey; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070445- ) BB-B9004 RCA INT-1177
 TAX..................2  (0,001%)
dollar round Now sales tax is on it : all               Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (82635-1) BB-B5453 Yz L-1014
women got the sales tax : on the South End              Chatman, Bo; Sales Tax; San Antonio, 27 Mar. 1934; (82635-1) BB-B5453 Yz L-1014
 TAXI.................1  (0,000%)
to get me a taxi : to take me away                      Jefferson, Blind Lemon; 'Lectric Chair Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20364-2) Pm-12608 Bio BLP-12015
 TAXICAB..............1  (0,000%)
wavy hair Caught a taxicab : she's out across town      Washboard Sam; Diggin' My Potatoes; Chicago, 15 May 1939; (034797- ) BB-B8211 BC-10
 TAYLOR...............1  (0,000%)
sing : that good old Taylor blues When we want          Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Old Taylor; Chicago, 1 Apr. 1941; (059497-1) BB-B8903 RCA-730.581
 TEA..................26  (0,011%)
half a cup of tea About half past nine                  Stokes, Frank; Half Cup of Tea; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4774-2) Pm-12531 Rt RL-308
crazy about that, my tea at night Don't get             McClennan, Tommy; New Sugar Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053737- ) BB-B8760 Rt RL-305
I must have my tea at night  But when                   Wheatstraw, Peetie; Sugar Mama; Chicago, 18 Oct. 1938; (91529-A) De-7529 Say SDR-192
stirred up in my tea Because the girl I                 Jackson, Jim; I'm Wild About My Lovin'; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45416-1) Vi-V38505 His HLP-32
knock me down for tea Black my eye for                  Smith, Trixie; You've Got to Beat Me to Keep Me; New York, c. Feb. 1925; (2015-2) Pm-12256 CC-29
I'm crazy about China tea But this sugar daddy          Florence, Nellie ; Jacksonville Blues ; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146174-1) Co-14342-D OJL-6
black potash in my tea But I fed it                     Johnson, Lonnie; Man Killing Broad; Chicago, 8 Nov. 1937; (91339-A) De-7445 Sw S-1225;
nip : ain't got no tea Ever in Brownsville : go         Estes, Sleepy John; Tell Me About It; Chicago, 4 June 1940; (93008-A) De-7766 Sw S-1220
and she brought me tea Fell dead on the                 Collins, Sam; The Jail House Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12736) Ge-6167 OJL-2
here I come for tea For I didn't bring                  Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-128- ) Vo-1464 Rt RL-334
woman won't make no tea I believe to my                 Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Dry Southern Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2475-1) Pm-12347 Bio BLP-12000
your steak potatoes and tea If you act right            Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-449-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
in the morning : my tea late at night When              Smith, Bessie Mae; Sugar Man Blues-Part 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6167- ) Vo-1559 His HLP-2
supper : and my 'fore-day tea Leaving your town : mama  Church, Blind Clyde; Pneumatic Blues; Memphis, 30 Sept. 1929; (56308) Vi-23271 Rt RL-329
castor oil in my tea Lord she's the meanest             Davis, Walter; Ashes in My Whiskey; Chicago, 31 Oct. 1935; (96237-1) BB-B6201 RCA INT-1085
serving their cake and tea My baby loves my             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
just to sweeten their tea On this Black Mountain        Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
and she brought me tea She brought me everything        Lacy, Rubin; Mississippi Jail House Groan; Chicago, Mar. 1928; (20419-2) Pm-12629 OJL-8
and she bring me tea She bring me everything            Thomas, Henry; Don't Ease Me In; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (   ) Vo-1197 OJL-3
and she bring me tea She bring me everything            Thomas, Henry; Don't Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4624) Vo-1443 Yz L-1004
coffee : turpentine in my tea Strychnine in my biscuits Lewis, Furry; Big Chief Blues; probably New York, c. late Oct.  1927; (   ) Vo-1133 Yz L-1002
give them no rotten tea  ;  Talking about changing men  Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Good Coffee Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Sept. 1930; (C-6409- ) Vo-1590 Yz L-1031
no sugar in my tea That bug is so                       Rainey, Ma Gertrude; Bo-Weavil Blues; Chicago, Dec. 1923; (1597-?) Pm-12080 BYG-529.078
no sugar : in my tea The woman I got                    Hawkins, Walter Buddy Boy; Voice Throwin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 14 June 1929; (15219) Pm-12802 Yz L-1010
mama sprinkled in my tea  Well I plan supper            Wheatstraw, Peetie; Don't Hang My Clothes on No Barbed Wire Line; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6489-A) Vo-1649 Say SDR-191
fool about my China tea You can have all                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
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