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 WEARING..............12  (0,005%)
Every man you see wearing britches : he sure God        Arnold, Kokomo; Laugh and Grin Blues; Chicago, 12 Mar. 1937; (91135-A) De-7285 CC-25
news State Street women : wearing broken shoes Now I'm  Jackson, Papa Charlie; Shave Em Dry; Chicago, c. Feb. 1925; (10042-?) Pm-12264 Yz L-1029
news A big-feet woman : wearing broken shoes Now if     Jordan, Charley; Don't Put Your Dirty Hands on Me; New York, 10 Apr. 1936; (18983-1) ARC-6-06-61 Rt RL-310
don't want to be wearing mustache : ooo well mistreated Williams, Joe; I Won't Be in Hard Luck No More; Aurora, Ill., 5 May 1937; (07664-1) BB-B7065 RCA INT-1087
mama : black snake is wearing my clothes And I          Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Black Snake Dream Blues; Chicago, c. June 1927; (4577-2) Pm-12510 Bio BLP-12015
making a dime : just wearing my shoe soles down         Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
making a dime : just wearing my shoe soles down         Martin, Carl; Let's Have a New Deal; Chicago, 4 Sept. 1935; (90294-A) De-7114 BC-14
fool : he'll keep on wearing my Ever get ready          Moore, Alice; My Man Blues; Richmond, Ind., 16 Aug. 1929; (15449-A) Pm-12868 CC-37
me in shackles : I'm wearing my ball and chain          Patton, Charley; Hammer Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. late Nov. 1929; (L-47-2) Pm-12998 Yz L-1020
got me floor-walking : and wearing out my shoes I       Bryant, Laura; Dentist Chair Blues-Part 1; Long Island City, c. Jan. 1929; (322-A) QRS-R7055 His HLP-21
seen charming Betsy : she's wearing the ball and chain  Thomas, Henry; Charmin' Betsy; Chicago, c. 7 Oct. 1929; (C-4621- ) Vo-1468 Rt RL-315
me way down here : wearing the ball and chain           Williams, Joe; Please Don't Go; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1941; (070484-1) BB-B8969 RCA INT-1087
 WEARS................10  (0,004%)
want no woman : that wears a number nine I              Campbell, Charlie; Goin' Away Blues; Birmingham, Ala. 25 Mar. 1937; (B-32-2) Vo-03571 Fly LP-103
long and tall : and wears a diamond ring But            Collins, Sam; Do That Thing; Richmond, Ind., c. 17 Sept. 1927; (13050-A) Ge-6307 OJL-10
St Louis woman : she wears a diamond ring She           Jackson, Jim; St. Louis Blues; Memphis, c. Feb. 1930; (MEM-805- ) Vo-1477 Yz L-1003
word to you She wears a bearcat skin : she              Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C-1074-A) ARC-6-11-66 Yz L-1025
don't dress shabby : and wears a tam Legs look          Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (59917-2) Vi-V38599 Jo SM-3104
get-away St Louis woman : wears diamond ring Pulls a    Smith, Bessie; The St. Louis Blues; New York, 14 Jan. 1925; (140241-1) Co-14064-D Co CL-855
tight like that She wears her dresses : above her       Nickerson, Charlie Bozo; Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green; Memphis, 12 May 1930; (59917-2) Vi-V38599 Jo SM-3104
on the floor And wears his shoes and socks              Smith, Clara; My Doggone Lazy Man; New York, 31 Jan. 1924; (81512-2) Co-14016-D VJM VLP-16
and balling the Jack Wears them in the summer           Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (144282-3) Co-14231-D RBF RF-15
the summer : and she wears them in the fall             Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Easy Rider Don't Deny My Name; New York, 16 June 1927; (144282-3) Co-14231-D RBF RF-15
 WEARY................14  (0,006%)
dead I was bone-down weary : a low and ache             Darby, Blind; Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 Sept. 1929; (15566) Pm-12828 Yz L-1003
My body feels so weary : because I got the              Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (147379-2) Co-14446-D CC-3
I could lose these weary blues : that's on my           Dorsey, Thomas A.(Georgia Tom); Maybe It's the Blues; Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb. 1930; (16222) Ge-7190 Riv RM-8803
the family had the weary blues Now must've peep         Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-1) Vi unissued RCA INT-1175
the family had the weary blues Poked my head            Jordan, Luke; Church Bells Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39819-2) Vi-21076 RBF RF-9
regular : you ride my weary blues away Because my       Smith, Clara; My John Blues; New York, 3 Apr. 1925; (140493-1) Co-14077-D CC-32
go : to lay my weary head ??? dissatisfied : any        Bennett, Will; Real Estate Blues; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-128- ) Vo-1464 Rt RL-334
day : I drop my weary head and cry I                    Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm-12791 Rt RL-340
cell : and drop my weary head and cried I               Coleman, Bob; Sing Song Blues; Richmond, Ind., 7 June 1929; (15167) Pm-12791 Rt RL-340
nowheres : to lay my weary head     Now look here       Evans, Joe; Shook It This Morning Blues; New York, 21 May 1931; (10665-2) Or-8083 Yz L-1015
me Feeling low and weary : Lord I've got a              Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487-A) OK-8692 Bio BLP-C4
doggone thing I'm a weary traveler : roaming around from Hurt, Mississippi John; Blue Harvest Blues; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401487-A) OK-8692 Bio BLP-C4
day : you sing those weary tunes You so down-hearted    Henderson, Katherine; Have You Ever Felt That Way; Long Island City, c. Oct. 1928; (257-A) QRS-7023 His HLP-21
to you Now I'm weary : weary-hearted and blue And       McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
 WEARY-HEARTED........2  (0,001%)
you Now I'm weary : weary-hearted and blue And that's   McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
why I'm crying : these weary-hearted blues I'll give you McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
 WEATHER..............17  (0,007%)
act just like the weather : and I don't know            Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049323-1) BB-B8664 Yz L-1025
worried : about these stormy weather blues no more      I White, Joshua; Stormy Weather No 1; New York, 6 Mar. 1934; (14903-1) Ba-33024 His HLP-22
is for mighty bad weather : boys she stole away         Stokes, Frank; Nehi Mama Blues; Memphis, 27 Aug. 1928; (45421-2) Vi-21738 Rt RL-308
no home The old weather done come in : and              Patton, Charley; Dry Well Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. 28 May 1930; (L-429-2) Pm-13070 Yz L-1020
He acts like the weather : I can't tell what            Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
quit you : while the weather is cool Honey honey        Bennett, Will; Railroad Bill; Knoxville, Tenn., c. Sept. 1930; (K-127- ) Vo-1464 OJL-18
my money's all gone Weather is summer : I've got        Johnson, Alec; Miss Meal Cramp Blues; Atlanta, 2 Nov. 1928; (147379-2) Co-14446-D CC-3
going back : where the weather suits my clothes Down    Cox, Ida; Southern Woman's Blues; Chicago, Aug. 1925; (2244-?) Pm-12298 Jo SM-3098
back south : where the weather suits my clothes Because Smith, Clara; Down South Blues; New York, 27 July 1923; (81151-3) Co-A3961 VJM VLP-15
back south : where the weather suits my clothes Because Sylvester, Hannah; Down South Blues; New York, c. 21 Sept. 1923; (70328) Pat-032007 VJM VLP-40
south : man where the weather suits my clothes  Now     Williamson, Sonny Boy; Down South; Aurora, Ill., 13 Mar. 1938; (020117-1) BB-B7665 RCA LPV-518
down south : where the weather sure do suit my          Petway, Robert; My Baby Left Me; Chicago, 20 Feb. 1942; (074114-1) BB-B9036 Rt RL-314
again Tell me cloudy weather : the sun refuse to        Stokes, Frank; Shiney Town Blues; Memphis, 25 Sept. 1929; (55591-1) Vi-V38589 RBF RF-202
a change in the weather : there's a change in           Waters, Ethel; There'll Be Some Changes Made; New York, c. Aug. 1921; (P-147-1) BS-2021 Bio BLP-12022
money : women when the weather was warm My man's        Bogan, Lucille; Jim Tampa Blues; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4672-2) Pm-12504 Yz L-1017
left for Richmond : the weather was kind of cool        Estes, Sleepy John; Special Agent; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63654-A) De-7491 RBF RF-1
last winter : when the weather was cold You's out       Memphis Minnie; Ain't No Use Trying to Tell On Me; New York, 27 Oct. 1933; (152537-2) Co unissued Yz L-1021
 WEATHER'S............2  (0,001%)
pretty mama : whilst the weather's cool Around your back Jordan, Luke; Cocaine Blues; Charlotte, N.C., 16 Aug. 1927; (39821-2) Vi-21076 Rt RL-326
sign of rain The weather's getting cloudy Lord : how    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
 WEATHER-THE-BELL.....1  (0,000%)
engine : ain't got no weather-the-bell If you's a real  McTell, Blind Willie; Broke Down Engine Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151905-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
 WEAVER...............1  (0,000%)
keep it hid Papa Weaver got something : find that       Weaver, Curley; Fried Pie Blues; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9943-A) Ch-50077 Rt RL-326
 WEAVING..............2  (0,001%)
bell     See the train : weaving up and down the        Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
a train mama : come weaving up and down the             Black, Lewis; Rock Island Blues; Memphis, 10 Dec. 1927; (145361-3) Co-14429-D His HLP-5
 WEB..................4  (0,002%)
well can build a web like mine  When I                  Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
start to make a web : now I crawl around                Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
want to build my web on your wall  Then                 Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
let me build your web one time  Because now             Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
 WEB-BUILDER..........1  (0,000%)
den  I'm a good web-builder : please let me build       Wheatstraw, Peetie; King Spider Blues; Chicago, 17 July 1935; (90174-A) De-7144 Say SDR-191
 WEBB.................2  (0,001%)
Mr Purvis told Mr Webb : to let poor Charley            Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
screaming and cry Mr Webb will take you : back          Patton, Charley; High Sheriff Blues; New York, 30 Jan. 1934; (14725-2) Vo-02680 Yz L-1020
 WEDDING..............1  (0,000%)
him : all taste like wedding cake    I'm a real         Jones, Maggie; The Man I Love Is Oh So Good; New York, 7 May 1926; (142165-3) Co-14243-D VJM VLP-25
 WEDNESDAY............6  (0,003%)
change Got a Wednesday Wednesday girl : she works it    Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge-6122 Yz L-1001
mama is spending change Wednesday girl : drinks a bottle Lofton, Cripple Clarence; Brown Skin Girls; Chicago, 18 July 1935; (C-1074-A) ARC-6-11-66 Yz L-1025
pay it by next Wednesday : I reckon I'll have           Williamson, Sonny Boy; Insurance Man Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030856-1) BB-B8034 RCA INT-1088
drunk Monday Tuesday and Wednesday : Thursday Friday and Saturday Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Whiskey and Gin Blues; Chicago, 4 Dec. 1941; (070434-1) BB-B8945 RCA-730.581
girl for Monday Tuesday : Wednesday Thursday Friday too I'm Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (2558-2) Pm-12373 Mil MLP-2007
spending change Got a Wednesday Wednesday girl : she works Hull, Papa Harvey; Gang of Brownskin Women; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12689) Ge-6122 Yz L-1001
 WEE..................5  (0,002%)
milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around She    Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-2) ARC-7-10-65 Yz L-1026
milkcow been rambling : ooo wee for miles around Now    Johnson, Robert; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Dallas, 20 June 1937; (DAL-403-3) ARC unissued Co CL-1654
gone away Ooo : ooo wee It's a lowdown shame            Carr, Leroy; Low Down Dog Blues; Chicago, c. 20 Jan. 1931; (C-7215-A) Vo-1605 Yz L-1036
to go    In the wee midnight hours : long before        Carr, Leroy; Midnight Hour Blues; New York, 16 Mar. 1932; (11499-A) Vo-1703 Co C-30496
me Joe Ooo : ooo wee Wonder what will : what            Davis, Walter; Sloppy Drunk Again; Chicago, 25 Feb. 1935; (85479-1) BB-B5879 OJL-20
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