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 TWENTY...............23  (0,010%)
do Take my thirty-two twenty : and I can cut            Johnson, Robert; 32-20 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA-2616-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
know a brand new twenty dollar bill  Now if             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Shotgun Blues; Chicago, 4 Apr. 1941; (064023- ) BB-B8731 BC-3
baby : a brand new twenty dollar bill  If that          Woods, Oscar; Lone Wolf Blues; New Orleans, 21 Mar. 1936; (60848-A) De-7219 Cor CP-58
I got a thirty-two twenty : got to make the             Johnson, Robert; 32-20 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA-2616-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
and fast just like twenty grand I would give            Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040511-1) BB-B8282 RCA INT-1085
might change your mind Twenty grand is the fastest      Davis, Walter; Let Me in Your Saddle; Chicago, 21 July 1939; (040511-1) BB-B8282 RCA INT-1085
want is my thirty-two twenty : hanging by my side       Davis, Walter; Minute Man Blues-Part 2; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85483-1) BB-B5965 RCA INT-1085
do Take my thirty-two twenty : I cut her half           James, Skip; 22-20 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-765-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
rest With this thirty-two twenty : laying up and down   Johnson, Robert; 32-20 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA-2616-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
well But my twenty-two twenty : Lord is a burning       James, Skip; 22-20 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-765-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
light But my twenty-two twenty : make the camp go       James, Skip; 22-20 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-765-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
buy me a thirty-two twenty mama : with a long           Arnold, Kokomo; Front Door Blues; Chicago, 15 Jan. 1935; (C-9655-A) De-7156 BC-4
is on your way Twenty mens after the same               Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); We Sure Got Hard Times Now; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150273-1) Co-14558-D CC-36
I got a thirty-two twenty : now it's a burning          Johnson, Robert; 32-20 Blues; San Antonio, 26 Nov. 1936; (SA-2616-1) ARC-7-04-60 Co CL-1654
or four And left twenty of his opponents : lying        Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
It just take those twenty : run my fair brown           Collins, Sam; Loving Lady Blues; Richmond, Ind., c. 23 Apr. 1927; (12739) Ge-6146 OJL-10
I've got a thirty-two twenty : shoots just like a       Kelly, Jack; Red Ripe Tomatoes; New York, 1 Aug. 1933; (13714-2) Ba-32844 OJL-4
last dime : on the twenty thirty and the little         Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047653-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
piece : back on the twenty thirty and the little        Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047653-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
of ball Score was twenty to nothing : the roaches       Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-186- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
lived next door Had twenty women : that I know          McCoy, Joe; My Daddy Was a Movin' Man; Chicago, 22 Oct. 1936; (90949-A) De-7251 AH-77
If you had prepared : twenty years ago You wouldn't     Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064130-1) BB-B8714 RCA LPV-574
her in the next twenty years : ooo Lord but             Washboard Sam; Gonna Hit the Highway; Chicago, 4 Nov. 1941; (070377-1) BB-B8997 RCA LPV-577
 TWENTY-EIGHT.........2  (0,001%)
nineteen hundred : and it's twenty-eight I left the snitchers unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
the blues all of twenty-eight : started again in twenty-nine Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-185- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
 TWENTY-FIFTH.........1  (0,000%)
on the corner : between Twenty-Fifth and Main You know  Sluefoot Joe; Tootin' Out Blues; Long Island City, c. Apr. 1929; (490-A) QRS-R7086 His HLP-17
 TWENTY-FIVE..........6  (0,003%)
a man can't buy Twenty-five cents : is the regular      Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
Wanted to put my twenty-five fifty seventy-five : in her Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-647-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
ain't a house for twenty-five miles around    Honey you Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-1) Pm-13116 Rt RL-335
ain't a house for twenty-five miles around My poor      Hill, King Solomon; Whoopee Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Jan. 1932; (L-1252-2) Pm-13116 Yz L-1026
they'll keep on through Twenty-five minutes from evening : for Black Ivory King (Dave Alexander); The Flying Crow; Chicago, 15 Feb. 1937; (61795-A) De-7307 BC-5
in the dumps I'm twenty-five years old : that ain't     Smith, Bessie; I'm Down in the Dumps; New York, 24 Nov. 1933; (152580-2) OK-8945 Co CL-856
 TWENTY-FOUR..........6  (0,003%)
in her seven seventeen twenty-four I want fifteen fifty Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-647-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
nohow     Now I'm only twenty-four : I just declare I   Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030855-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
grave I live six twenty-four Maxwell : mama and I'm     Jackson, Papa Charlie; Maxwell Street Blues; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (2288-2) Pm-12320 Bio BLP-12042
two Better get you twenty-four : so twelve won't worry  Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Baby Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20338-1) Pm-12670 Bio BLP-12004
is in nineteen and twenty-four Something happened that year Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
a ditch Now twenty-two twenty-four : West Hubbard Avenue That's Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649-A) De-7516 Sw S-1220
 TWENTY-NINE..........9  (0,004%)
They fined her eleven twenty-nine : and they even allowed Carr, Leroy; Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16429-1) Vo-03157 Bio BLP-C9
my fine Said eleven twenty-nine : and fifty dollar fine Shaw, Allen (Hattie Hart); Moanin' the Blues; New York, 18 Sept. 1934; (15978-1) Vo-02844 Yz L-1002
riding : riding in that twenty-nine Ford  That poor man Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
going to ride no twenty-nine Ford  I went to            Williams, Joe; Brother James; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07663-1) BB-B7022 RCA INT-1087
nineteen hundred : and it's twenty-nine I left all the  unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
woman : that got eleven twenty-nine I've got the blues  Carr, Leroy; Eleven Twenty-Nine Blues; New York, 14 Dec. 1934; (16429-1) Vo-03157 Bio BLP-C9
year : of nineteen and twenty-nine New year caught me   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Happy New Year Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1928; (20819-2) Pm-12692 Bio BLP-12000
Fifty dollars : and eleven twenty-nine They arrest me for Lewis, Furry; Judge Harsh Blues; Memphis, 28 Aug. 1928; (45433-2) Vi-V38506 Yz L-1008
twenty-eight : started again in twenty-nine They tell me the Lewis, Furry; Black Gypsy Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-185- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
 TWENTY-ONE...........6  (0,003%)
over eleven : instead of twenty-one A friend walked up  Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
look like she's just twenty-one And said she can        Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Seven Sisters Blues-Part 1; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-168-A) Vo-1641 Yz L-1031
it is in nineteen twenty-one They say I got             Jones, Little Hat; Corpus Blues; San Antonio, 21 June 1929; (402701-B) OK-8735 Rt RL-315
a fall : five to twenty-one When I get back             Blake, Blind; Doing a Stretch; Richmond, Ind., 20 July 1929; (15249-A) Pm-12810 Bio BLP-12023
I'm so glad : I'm twenty-one years old today Lord       Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C-5991- ) Vo-1544 Yz L-1028
I'm so glad : I'm twenty-one years old today Lord       Dean, Joe; I'm So Glad I'm Twenty-One Years Old Today; Chicago, c. 7 Aug. 1930; (C-5991- ) Vo-1544 Yz L-1028
 TWENTY-SEVEN.........3  (0,001%)
come out : bring me twenty-seven dollars on around I'm  Chatman, Bo; Policy Blues; Atlanta, 12 Feb. 1940; (047653-1) BB-B8495 Yz L-1034
It may be like Twenty-Seven Highway : swear it just     Patton, Charley; Love My Stuff; New York, 31 Jan. 1934; (14746- ) Vo-02782 Mam S-3802
Nineteen hundred : and it's twenty-seven The snitchers that done unknown artist (Memphis Jug Band); Snitchin' Gambler Blues; Memphis, 1 Feb. 1928; (41817-2) Vi-21524 Rt RL-322
 TWENTY-SIX...........1  (0,000%)
Street now : is only twenty-six blocks long And the     Spaulding, Henry; Biddle Street Blues; Chicago, c. 6 May 1929; (C-3450- ) Br-7085 OJL-20
 TWENTY-SIXTH.........1  (0,000%)
nineteen thirty-five : on the twenty-sixth day of May As Davis, Walter; The Only Woman; Chicago, 21 Mar. 1941; (053975-1) BB-B8773 RCA INT-1085
 TWENTY-THREE.........3  (0,001%)
ever since : nineteen and twenty-three All of my women  Martin, Carl; Badly Mistreated Man; Chicago, 8 Jan. 1935; (C-881-2) OK-8961 Yz L-1016
and counted up to twenty-three I seen a star            Miles, Lizzie; Shootin' Star Blues; New York, 4 Jan. 1928; (7708-2) Ba-7025 VJM VLP-40
won all his fights : twenty-three or four And left      Martin, Carl; Joe Louis Blues; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90293-A) De-7114 Yz L-1016
 TWENTY-TWO...........12  (0,005%)
of money : in nineteen twenty-two But you let other     Green, Lil; Why Don't You Do Right; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1941; (064130-1) BB-B8714 RCA LPV-574
it just takes them twenty-two dogs : to run my          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3088-2) Pm-12425 Bio BLP-12015
money down : on old twenty-two I didn't play no         Leecan, Bobby; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; New York, c. June 1927; (   ) Pat-7533 His HLP-17
no more Now there's twenty-two men came to my           Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326
call your name Eleven twenty-two thirty days : is your  Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman); House Dance Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-184- ) Br-7137 OJL-20
hound It takes all twenty-two : to run my good          Cox, Ida; Lonesome Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2246-1) Pm-12307 BYG-529073
hounds It takes all twenty-two : to run my brownskin    King David; Rising Sun Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404665-A) OK-8913 RBF RF-6
hounds Take the whole twenty-two : to run my brownskin  King David; Sweet Potato Blues; Atlanta, 11 Dec. 1930; (404666-B) OK-8901 Rt RL-311
very well But my twenty-two twenty : Lord is a          James, Skip; 22-20 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-765-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
too light But my twenty-two twenty : make the camp      James, Skip; 22-20 Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Feb. 1931; (L-765-1) Pm-13066 Bio BLP-12029
in a ditch Now twenty-two twenty-four : West Hubbard Avenue Estes, Sleepy John; Easin' Back to Tennessee; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63649-A) De-7516 Sw S-1220
of money : in nineteen twenty-two  You let these cats   Williamson, Sonny Boy; She Don't Love Me That Way; Chicago, 11 Dec. 1941; (070146- ) BB-34-0701 BC-3
 TWENTY-YEAR..........1  (0,000%)
Elgin movements : and a twenty-year guarantee I bet you Blake, Blind; Panther Squall Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20582-2) Pm-12723 Yz L-1016
 TWICE................21  (0,009%)
once : done told you twice ??? over that preacher       McCoy, Joe; Preachers Blues; Chicago, c. 31 Jan. 1931; (C-7247- ) Vo-1643 BC-13
once : you'll do it twice And it's mighty fine          Bogan, Lucille; My Georgia Grind; Chicago, c. 1 Feb. 1930; (C-5347- ) Br unissued Rt RL-317
you can get some twice And I'm talking about            Bogan, Lucille; Barbecue Bess; New York, 6 Mar. 1935; (16984-1) Ba-33475 Yz L-1017
same bee sting me twice Because I'm going back          Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
two Lord ain't but twice But you women all              Rachel, James Yank; T-Bone Steak Blues; Memphis, 2 Oct. 1929; (56336-2) Vi-V38595 Rt RL-310
same woman quit you twice Don't let your woman          Bradley, Tommie; Pack Up Your Trunk Blues; Richmond, Ind., 27 Oct. 1930; (17206) Ch-16149 Yz L-1019
I done told you twice If you don't mind                 Memphis Minnie; I'm Going Back Home; Memphis, 26 May 1930; (59992- ) Vi-23352 His HLP-32
tell that same lie twice My baby she got                McTell, Blind Willie; Ticket Agent Blues; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9954-A) De-7078 Yz L-1037
two time ain't for twice Now when you get               Bonds, Son (Sleepy John Estes); Weary Worried Blues; Chicago, 6 Sept. 1934; (C-9403-A) Ch-50064 RBF RF-9
want to roll it twice Now the best doctor               Gibson, Clifford; She Rolls It Slow; Louisville, 9 June 1931; (69405- ) Vi-23290 RCA INT-1175
telling that same lie twice Once I used to              Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053595-1) BB-B8645 RCA-730.581
you can buy her twice She pulls her dress               Collins, Sam; New Salty Dog; New York, 8 Oct. 1931; (10837-1) Ba-32311 OJL-10
love the same way twice Some womens like two            Bogan, Lucille; Reckless Woman; New York, 1 Aug. 1934; (15507-2) Ba-33313 His HLP-4
and she want it twice Sometime a little doodle          Lincoln, Charley; Doodle Hole Blues; Atlanta, 18 Apr. 1930; (150275-2) Co-14550-D Yz L-1012
you once : this makes twice That's the last time        Jackson, Papa Charlie; All I Want Is a Spoonful; Chicago, c. Sept. 1925; (2298-1) Pm-12320 Bio BLP-12042
declare I been married twice  Well now you people       Williamson, Sonny Boy; The Right Kind of Life; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030855-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
always : two ain't for twice When you get a             Smith, Bessie; Lost Your Head Blues; New York, 4 May 1926; (142149-2) Co-14158-D Co CL-857
once : you fooled me twice You fooled me just           Gibson, Clifford; Tired of Being Mistreated Part 1; Long Island City, c. June 1929; (484-A) QRS-R7079 Yz L-1027
once : you fooled me twice You fooled me just           Gibson, Clifford; I'm Tired of Being Mistreated; New York, 14 June 1929; (402459-B) OK-8742 Yz L-1027
tell the same lie twice You tell me you've              Johnson, Lonnie; When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own; New York, 16 Nov. 1928; (401336-B) OK-8635 CC-30
I done begged you twice You done taken all              Lewis, Furry; Creeper's Blues; Memphis, 22 Sept. 1929; (M-186- ) Vo-1547 Yz L-1008
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