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 THEY'D...............2  (0,001%)
water had my blues : they'd die Got a head              Coleman, Jaybird; No More Good Water; Birmingham, Ala., c. 11 Aug. 1927; (GEX-800) Ge-6276 OJL-14
the world they do They'd sooner take that money         Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
 THEY'LL..............44  (0,019%)
you's a good fellow : they'll always leave you alone    Petties, Arthur; Good Boy Blues; Chicago, c. 2 July 1930; (C-5921-B) Br-7182 Yz L-1038
going to leave them : they'll beg you the whole         Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
they'll keep you worried : they'll bother you all the   Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
Red-hot mama : eggs hard-boiled They'll break up the dance Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2364-1) Pm-12336 CC-29
to lose my mind They'll build a levee now               Walker, Aaron T-Bone; Trinity River Blues; Dallas, 5 Dec. 1929; (149548-1) Co-14506-D Rt RL-327
a boat to China : they'll catch us anywhere Ooh         Ledbetter, Huddie; Pig Meat Papa; New York, 23 Mar. 1935; (17181-2) ARC-6-04-55 His HLP-4
one for their husband : they'll chicken for their man   Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
I just can't understand They'll cook make one for       Jordan, Charley; Gasoline Blues; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6164- ) Vo-1551 Yz L-1030
friend to you All they'll do to you people              unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
will run you crazy : they'll drive your heart insane    McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14070-1) Vo-02595 Rt RL-324
out to get you : they'll follow you everywhere You      Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152260-2) OK-8946 CC-30
last dime I mean they'll fuss and squabble : man        Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
Louisiana mama : Lord Lord they'll hang me sure If      James, Skip; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-766-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
get your money : and they'll have a man on              Bell, Ed; Ham Bone Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4817-3) Pm-12524 OJL-14
is like the devil : they'll have me hell bound          Martin, Sara; Death Sting Me Blues; Long Island City, Nov. 1928; (278-A) QRS-R7042 BYG-529073
cut out your Now they'll have ??? steaks : alligator    Smith, Trixie; Black Bottom Hop; New York, c. Dec. 1925; (2364-1) Pm-12336 CC-29
Ring them nice : and they'll Here is my shrimp          Mason, Moses; Shrimp Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20302-3) Pm-12605 Rt RL-325
Texarkana : and for Ashtown they'll keep on through Twenty-five Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
worry you I mean they'll keep you worried : they'll     Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
and half a throw They'll make you send out              McTell, Blind Willie; Bell Street Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9946-A) De-7078 Rt RL-324
not start nothing : know they'll make away with you     Roland, Walter; 45 Pistol Blues; New York, 14 Mar. 1935; (17081-2) ARC-6-03-61 BC-7
these hard times long They'll make an honest man        Smith, Bessie; Poor Man's Blues; New York, 24 Aug. 1928; (146895-1) Co-14399-D Co CL-856
Just take it easy : they'll need your help again        Big Bill (Broonzy); Worrying You Off My Mind-Part 1; New York, 29 Mar. 1932; (16606-?) Ba-32559 Yz L-1035
it : ooo well well they'll never get my payday          Wheatstraw, Peetie; I'm Gonna Cut Out Everything; Chicago, 2 Nov. 1937; (91320-A) De-7422 Say SDR-192
And if you refuse : they'll read about you in           Johnson, Lonnie; Racketeers Blues; New York, 12 Aug. 1932; (152260-2) OK-8946 CC-30
of ten : you know they'll say I can't They              Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
doing you wrong But they'll send you : to the           Chatman, Bo; The Law Gonna Step on You; New York, 5 June 1931; (404935-A) OK unissued Yz L-1034
the sheik will do They'll spend all their money         Hill, Bertha Chippie; Kid Man Blues; Chicago, 9 Nov. 1925; (9457-A) OK-8273 Bio BLP-C6
drive your heart insane They'll spend all your money    McTell, Blind Willie; Runnin' Me Crazy; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14070-1) Vo-02595 Rt RL-324
with your heart : and they'll start dragging you all    Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519-A) De-7509 Sw S-1225
the women receiving you : they'll sure to put their     Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter Special; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82611-1) BB-B5489 Yz L-1034
going to do better : they'll swear they going to        Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
about the railroad track They'll take your rider : never Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4822-1) Pm-12546 OJL-14
to change their crew They'll take water in Texarkana    Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
all the time Says they'll take some other man           Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
bottom of your shoe They'll take your money : and       Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
take your money : and they'll take your clothes And     Evans, Joe; Down in Black Bottom; New York, 21 May 1931; (10664-1) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
care what they do They'll take your heart and           Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519-A) De-7509 Sw S-1225
ain't got a friend  They'll take your baby from         Woods, Hosea (Gus Cannon); The Rooster's Crowing Blues; Memphis, 3 Oct. 1929; (56340- ) Vi-V38593 Her H-205
your face : and then they'll talk about you Me          Johnson, Lil; Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Do; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1929; (C-3355- ) Vo-1299 His HLP-2
whole night long Says they'll tell you that they're     Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
you won't bury me : they'll throw my body in            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030856-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
double-crossing woman will do They'll tip out with your McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
take your heart and they'll use it : like a             Johnson, Lonnie; I Ain't Gonna Be Your Fool; New York, 31 Mar. 1938; (63519-A) De-7509 Sw S-1225
 THEY'RE..............22  (0,009%)
no more navy beans : they're about to make my           Chatman, Bo; Beans; San Antonio, 26 Mar. 1934; (82612-1) BB-B5629 Yz L-1014
really on my mind They're all in my bedroom             Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-757-A) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
bullfrog blues no more They're all in my cabinet        Pope, Jenny; Bull Frog Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-757-A) Vo-1522 His HLP-15
People across the water : they're crying for meat and   Shade, Will; Better Leave That Stuff Alone; Memphis, 24 Sept. 1928; (47092- ) Vi-21725 Mam S-3803
you chance to meet They're doing it : night and         Blake, Blind; Wabash Rag; Chicago, c. Nov. 1927; (20154-2) Pm-12597 Yz L-1016
blues mama : seems like they're going to stay    Did    Carr, Leroy; Four Day Rider; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6090-A) Vo-1574 Yz L-1036
they'll tell you that they're going to do better        Chatman, Bo; Bo Carter's Advice; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02616-1) BB-B7073 Yz L-1014
where troubles will begin They're going to see some     Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
can be I believe they're going to hang me               Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596-B) OK-8581 Spi LP-2001
be on my way  They're going to tear my                  Weldon, Will (Casey Bill); W. P. A. Blues; Chicago, 12 Feb. 1936; (C-1256-1) Vo-03186 BC-7
love you : I swear they're hard to find If              Gibson, Clifford; Beat You Doing It; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (482-A) QRS-R7087 Yz L-1027
watch them women : because they're just slipping up the Doyle, Little Buddy; Grief Will Kill You; Memphis, 1 July 1939; (MEM-18-1) Vo-05111 Rt RL-319;
all around Telling everybody : they're leaving town I got Blake, Blind; Righteous Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-648-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
I never could understand They're not satisfied with a   Johnson, Lonnie; Crowin' Rooster Blues; Chicago, 7 Feb. 1941; (059205-1) BB-B8804 RCA LPV-518;
I'm a stranger here : they're sending out in the        Dickson, Tom; Death Bell Blues; Memphis, 27 Feb. 1928; (400355-B) OK-8590 Yz L-1002
parlor playing cards : and they're serving their cake and Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Piney Woods Money Mama; Chicago, c. Mar. 1928; (20408-2) Pm-12650 Mil MLP-2004
ways to see But they're so common now : you             Hannah, George; Freakish Man Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1930; (L-562-1) Pm-13024 Mil MLP-2018
like solid stone Well they're so doggone evil : break   Smith, Six Cylinder; Pennsylvania Woman Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Mar. 1930; (L-214-2) Pm-12968 Yz L-1004
some men you know they're straight : some crooked as    Chatman, Bo; Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me; New Orleans, 15 Oct. 1936; (02619-1) BB-B8159 Yz L-1014
stuck Southern women : man they're, they sure is hard   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Southern Woman Blues; Richmond, Ind., 24 Sept. 1929; (15667) Pm-12899 Mil MLP-2013
ooo well well now they're trying to take my             Wheatstraw, Peetie; Letter Writing Blues; Chicago, 26 Mar. 1935; (C-944-A) Vo-02978 Say SDR-191
will tell the world they're wrong Because I'm a         Bogan, Lucille; Pig Iron Sally; New York, 31 July 1934; (15490-2) Ba-33375 Rt RL-317
 THEY'S...............9  (0,004%)
police and a sergeant : they's a-coming after me  I     Wilkins, Robert; Police Sergeant Blues; Memphis, c. early Feb. 1930; (MEM-741-B) Br-7168 Rt RL-307
tearing up the vine They's eating and talking : most    Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Aug. 1927; (4771-3) Pm-12518 Rt RL-308
tearing up the vine They's eating and talking : most    Stokes, Frank; You Shall; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (20043-2) Pm-12518 Bio BLP-12041
These two little women : they's from New Orleans  I'm   White, Washington; Aberdeen Mississippi Blues; Chicago, 8 Mar. 1940; (WC-2990-A) OK-05743 Co C-30036
concrete : oh well well they's giving my feet the       Wheatstraw, Peetie; Working on the Project; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91164-A) De-7311 BC-4
I just do swear they's hard to find     Little          Williamson, Sonny Boy; Blue Bird Blues-Part 1; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030851-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
hall Don't get uneasy : they's playing yo-yo playing yo-yo Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Yo-Yo Blues No. 2; Atlanta, 17 Apr. 1930; (150269-2) Co-14523-D CC-3
the age of eighty-three They's the best scraunchers : you Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Doin' the Scraunch; Atlanta, 5 Dec. 1930; (151056-2) Co-14591-D CC-36
nearly broke my heart They's two trains running : none  Bell, Ed; Frisco Whistle Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1927; (4822-1) Pm-12546 OJL-14
 THEY'VE..............2  (0,001%)
got somebody else Well they've got me accused for       McTell, Blind Willie; Death Cell Blues; New York, 19 Sept. 1933; (14049-1) Vo-02577 RBF RF-15
see some shooting : like they've never seen before I    Henderson, Katherine; West End Blues; Long Island City, c. Sept. 1928; (235-A) QRS-R7024 His HLP-21
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