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Nearer My God to Thee Fell down on my                   Beaman, Lottie; Wayward Girl Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. Aug. 1928; (14161-A) Ge-6607 OJL-6
Nearer My God to Thee    If you want to                 Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
the line Now fare thee my honey : fare thee             Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C-2002- ) Vo-1249 OJL-3
see why I pone thee no more Lord I                      Sykes, Roosevelt; The Way I Feel Blues; New York, 14 June 1929; (402453-B) OK-8727 Yz L-1033
thee my honey : fare thee    Sometimes I walk : and     Thomas, Henry; Texas Worried Blues; Chicago, c. 13 June 1928; (C-2002- ) Vo-1249 OJL-3
Nearer My God To Thee Then again you hear               Jones, Little Hat; Hurry Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402699-A) OK-8735 Yz L-1010
Corinna : and it's fare thee well  When I'm coming      Wiggins, James Boodle It; Corrine Corrina Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1930; (L-103-2) Pm-12916 Her H-205
mama : oh baby fare thee well  Lord I'm afraid          Wilkins, Robert; Dirty Deal Blues; Jackson, Miss., 10 Oct. 1935; (JAX-104- ) Vo-03223 BC-5
crying fare farewell to thee  Well well didn't never    Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6487-A) Vo-1620 BC-4
 THEIR................117  (0,050%)
And the mens pays their ??? : all the time              Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C-5347- ) Br unissued Rt RL-317
gone Some folks like their alcohol : but give me        Carr, Leroy; Corn Licker Blues; St. Louis, 20 Feb. 1934; (SL-5-3) Vo-02741 Co C-30496
their legs and from their ankles : and on to            Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
their men around : by their apron strings If it         Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
could be Some lost their baby : was blowing for         Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117-B) OK-8890 Rt RL-316
one you love : turn their back on you for               Johnson, Lonnie; Friendless and Blue; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63517-A) De-7487 Sw S-1225
stranger here : everybody turned their back on me I     Vincson, Walter; Lonely One in this Town; Shreveport, La., 17 Feb. 1930; (403807-B) OK-8784 Rt RL-316
guilty : the judge'll go their bail Had a man           Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
go : well they sticks their bills in me I               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Mosquito Moan; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15666) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
won't need no men Their body washed up : and            Baker, Willie; Crooked Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 11 Mar. 1929; (14894-A) Ge-6846 Yz L-1012
fish : and grinding up their bones What you want        Chatman, Bo; Old Devil; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027878-1) BB-B8093 Yz L-1007
Lord they even throw their bottle away But the          Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9386-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
blood Dragging sinnners : to their brimstone flood This is Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
cards : and they're serving their cake and tea My       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
the wall : they hung their coat and hat And             Gillum, Bill Jazz; Keyhole Blues; Chicago, 17 May 1939; (034813- ) BB-B8221 RCA INT-1177
in town : can grind their coffee like mine I            Bogan, Lucille; Coffee Grindin' Blues; Chicago, 10 May 1929; (C-3461- ) Br-7083 His HLP-15
drink their whiskey : drink their coke and gin  When    Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-117- ) Vo unissued Yz L-1018
me    Some men likes their country girl : my girl       Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); She Ain't No Good; Jackson, Miss., 19 Dec. 1930; (404783-B) OK-8885 Mam S-3804
in Shreveport to change their crew They'll take water   Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
they learn to love their daddy too Got a                Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C-1074-A) ARC-6-11-66 Yz L-1025
St Louis women : with their diamond rings Just pull     Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
Nobody wants me : around their door    I hate to        Smith, Bessie; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, 15 May 1929; (148534-3) Co-14451-D Co CL-856
him : and give him their dough Now take it              Leecan, Bobby; Macon Georgia Cut-Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
make these women let their dresses down So there'd      Reynolds, Blind Joe; Nehi Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1930; (L-146-2) Pm-12927 OJL-11
Low cut shoes : and their evening gowns Following papa  James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
I came Demons : with their eyelash dripping blood Dragging Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
in Chicago : they like their fashions and forms But     Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Teddy Bear Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4567-2) Pm-12487 Mil MLP-2007
They got rings on their fingers : bells on their        Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C-3485- ) Vo-1277 Yz L-1039
the door : everybody made their flight I met myself     Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint; It's Heated; Chicago, 11 June 1929; (C-3585- ) Vo-1539 Yz L-1039
Mean blues spirits : stuck their forks in me Made       Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
I'm broke : that's where their friendship ends Here's the Jones, Maggie; Poor House Blues; New York, 9 Dec. 1924; (140171-2) Co-14050-D VJM VLP-23
where the peoples have their fun Where they lay         Rupert, Ollie; Ain't Goin' to Be Your Low Down Dog; Memphis, 28 Feb. 1927; (37964-2) Vi-20577 Rt RL-323
women like their liquor : their gin and their rocking   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21402-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
the corner : praying to their God Little children cried Brown, Hi Henry; Titanic Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1932; (11476-A) Vo-1728 Yz L-1030
been a-many person : hung their head and moan But       Washboard Sam; Life Is Just a Book; Chicago, 26 June 1941; (064477-1) BB-B8909 RCA LPV-577
be in mourning : with their heads all hanging down      Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
they got something in their heads to do I               Gibson, Clifford; Blues Without a Dime; New York, 10 Dec. 1929; (57756- ) Vi-V38590 Yz L-1027
hoodoo doctors too Shook their heads and told me        Smith, Clara; Prescription for the Blues; New York, 15 Oct. 1924; (140109-1) Co-14045-D VJM VLP-17
today : many people leave their homes Sometime I think  Reed, Willie; Dreaming Blues; Dallas, 8 Dec. 1928; (147600-2) Co-14407-D Yz L-1004
when you go to their house : it will smell              Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); Don't Wake It Up; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1560-1) Pm-13152 Bio  BLP-12041
cook make one for their husband : they'll chicken for   Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
cook corn bread for their husbands : and biscuits for   Alexander, Texas;  Corn-Bread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223-A) OK-8511 Rt RL-315
they don't draw nothing : their husbands bust them in   Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506-A) Vo-1692 Yz L-1003
himself Take women from their husbands : babies from their McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726-A) OK-8863 RBF RF-14
married womens be Because their husbands will grab you  McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
married women be Because their husbands'll grab you : and McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
say the people drink their jake on the rush             Lofton, Willie; Jake Leg Blues; Chicago, 24 Aug. 1934; (C-9386-A) De-7076 Rt RL-314
ankles : and on to their knees Trying to ???            Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
movement : it sure is their last    You got me          Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Round and Round; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64732- ) Vi-23256 Jo SM-3104
do their stuff From their legs and from their           Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
of women : telling me their lies I wonder : what        Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4817-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14
gin Wild women like their liquor : their gin and        Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21402-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
and south : have settled their lives in clay I          Hill, King Solomon; The Gone Dead Train; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1254-2) Pm-13129 Yz L-1004
across the streets With their loose mother hubbard : and James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
when you can Because their love is like a               Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
out of you Because their love's like water : it         Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (81151-3) Co-A3961 VJM VLP-15
moan Because they lost their mama : he's got them       Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457-A) OK-8273 Bio BLP-C6
husband : they'll chicken for their man    I runned to  Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
pout She sold all their meat : and the butchers         Shade, Will; She Done Sold It Out; Chicago, 7 Nov. 1934; (C-800-1) OK-8963 RBF RF-6
husbands : and biscuits for their men    I been working Alexander, Texas;  Corn-Bread Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1927; (81223-A) OK-8511 Rt RL-315
he takes women from their men : Lord just any           Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
they'll sure to put their men all down When             Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
says a-really mistreating all their men They give their Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
diamond rings Just pull their men around : by their     Henderson, Katherine; St. Louis Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (236-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
occupation : taking women from their men When you come  Lewis, Noah (Gus Cannon); New Minglewood Blues; Memphis, 26 Nov. 1930; (64737-2) Vi-23266 OJL-4
number of women : to their mighty few men     Children's Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
now : done made up their minds all the time             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Mama's Advice; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1930; (C-6487-A) Vo-1620 BC-4
They give their women their money : they really buy     Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
do They'll spend all their money : leave you sad        Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457-A) OK-8273 Bio BLP-C6
these women raving : about their monkey-man About their trifling Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
occupation : taking women from their monkey-men Says I ain't Jackson, Papa Charlie; The Cats Got the Measles; Chicago, c. Jan. 1925; (10019-3) Pm-12259 Bio BLP-12042
cry  Because I told their mother : I had to             White, Washington; Fixin' to Die Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2989-A) Vo-05588 Co C-30036
nowadays : they won't pay their mother no mind  Well    Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030855-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
their husbands : babies from their mother's breast I walked McCoy, Charlie; That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away; Jackson, Miss., 15 Dec. 1930; (404726-A) OK-8863 RBF RF-14
can call them by their natural names And all            Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
women shimmy and shake Their new way of wiggle          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
their trifling husbands : and their no-good friends These poor Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
women : all calling him their old sugar pie But         Chatman, Bo; Country Fool; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027879-1) BB-B8122 Yz L-1014
wishbone : wish they cut their own doggone throats    I Smith, Bessie; Mean Old Bed Bug Blues; New York, 27 Sept. 1927; (144796-3) Co-14250-D Fwy FJ-2802
evening : when they draw their pay Well they don't      Brown, Hi Henry; Nut Factory Blues; New York, 17 Mar. 1932; (11506-A) Vo-1692 Yz L-1003
long Because they have their pleasure : and they sure   Carr, Leroy; Naptown Blues; Chicago, 17 June 1929; (C-3267- ) Vo-1400 Yz L-1036
my boys : making up their plot Let's play : the         Davis, Madlyn; It's Red Hot; Chicago, c. Oct. 1928; (20908-?) Pm-12703 Yz L-1039
grave Some women like their pork chops: some women      Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge-6948 Rt RL-319
carry thirty-eights : womens carry their razors too And you Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (17081-2) ARC-6-03-61 BC-7
all come to take their rest ;   I received a            Smith, Clara; Done Sold My Soul to the Devil; New York, 30 Sept. 1924; (140076-3) Co-14041-D VJM VLP-17
When they come to their right mind : they come          Alexander, Texas; Frost Texas Tornado Blues; San Antonio, 9 June 1930; (404117-B) OK-8890 Rt RL-316
when they turn loose their roar Poor people was         Johnson, Lonnie; St. Louis Cyclone Blues; New York, 3 Oct. 1927; (81503-B) OK-8512 CC-30
coming : they go get their rocking chair I want         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Got the Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2471-1) Pm-12354 Bio BLP-12000
liquor : their gin and their rocking rye My gal         Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Big Night Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21402-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
got drunk : and showed their Santa Claus    I got       Memphis Minnie; New Dirty Dozens; Chicago, 1 July 1930; (C-5894- ) Vo-1618 BC-13
pin their women to their side  I will sure              Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
snitchers thought : all all their snitching was fixed Nineteen unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
all tell me : satisfied their soul ??? : treat me       Anderson, . . . (Walter Taylor); Thirty-Eight and Plus; Richmond, Ind., 14 Feb. 1930; (16266-B) Ge-7157 Fwy FJ-2801
in the amen corner : their southern bound    Baby I     Chatman, Bo; Who's Been Here; San Antonio, 22 Oct. 1938; (027873-1) BB-B7927 Yz L-1014
loose mother hubbard : and their stocking feet Now Casey James, Jesse; Southern Casey Jones; Chicago, 3 June 1936; (90761-A) De-7213 AH-158
women : they really knows their stuff I want you        McTell, Blind Willie; Warm It Up to Me; New York, 14 Sept. 1933; (14008-2) Vo-02595 Yz L-1005
Down there : they strut their stuff They way they       Smith, Bessie; Nashville Women's Blues; New York, 26 May 1925; (140625-2) Co-14090-D Co CL-855
women : want to do their stuff From their legs          Stokes, Frank; Its a Good Thing; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20044-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
jellyroll Some people like their sugar : I'm a fool     Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Fence Breakin' Yellin' Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15672) Pm-12921 Bio BLP-12015
gunpowder : just to sweeten their tea On this Black     Smith, Bessie; Black Mountain Blues; New York, 22 July 1930; (150658-2) Co-14554-D Co CL-856
out blue flames Showing their teeth : for they was      Smith, Bessie; Blue Spirit Blues; New York, 11 Oct. 1929; (149134-3) Co-14527-D Co CL-858
learn : how to take their time Read on down             Smith, Bessie; Preachin' the Blues; New York, 17 Feb. 1927; (143490-2) Co-14195-D Co CL-858
the firemen are taking their time Please Mr fire        Sykes, Roosevelt; Fire Detective Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15557) Pm-12827 Riv RM-8819
their fingers : bells on their toes What they got       Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas; Chicago, c. 16 May 1929; (C-3485- ) Vo-1277 Yz L-1039
about their monkey-man About their trifling husbands : and their Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
and moan Wondering why : their wandering papa don't come Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
women is  They drink their whiskey : drink their coke   Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-117- ) Vo unissued Yz L-1018
old Jim Canan's  Drinking their whiskey : sniffing cocaine  That's Wilkins, Robert; Old Jim Canan's; Jackson, Miss., 12 Oct. 1935; (JAX-117- ) Vo unissued Yz L-1018
chops: some women like their wine But I'm a             Glover, Mae; Pig Meat Mama; Richmond, Ind., 29 July 1929; (15393) Ge-6948 Rt RL-319
of money : some want their wine and song All            Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Ease It to Me Blues; Atlanta, 21 Apr. 1928; (146173-2) Co-14614-D BC-7
can say I know their wives got them and                 Memphis Minnie; It's Hard to Be Mistreated; Chicago, 12 Nov. 1936; (C-1671-1) Vo-03474 BC-1
their men They give their women their money : they      Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
that broadcasting Bo Carter : their women they are bound Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
know it : and pin their women to their side             Weaver, Sylvester; Can't Be Trusted Blues; New York, 31 Aug. 1927; (81401-B) OK-8504 Yz L-1012
I'd love to take their word : but I'd rather            Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-168-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
people drinks to hide their worries and troubles : but  Johnson, Lonnie; Laplegged Drunk Again; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63522-A) De-7537 Sw S-1225
see the women : shake their yas yas yas  Now            Wheatstraw, Peetie; Shack Bully Stomp; New York, 1 Apr. 1938; (63539-A) De-7479 BC-4
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