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 ACT..................41  (0,018%)
think : I'm trying to act cute I done something         Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651-B) De-7516 Sw S-1220
done Don't a woman act funny : she's going to           Alexander, Texas;  Long Lonesome Day Blues; New York, 11 Aug. 1927; (81213-A) OK-8511 Rt RL-315
blame Don't a man act funny : when a single             Estes, Sleepy John; You Shouldn't Do That; Chicago, 24 Sept. 1941; (064916-1) BB-B8915 BC-7
me Can't a woman act funny : quit you for               Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lonesome Blues; Chicago, c. Mar. 1926; (2472-2) Pm-12354 Bio BLP-12000
your women : and she act funny in every way             McClennan, Tommy; Drop Down Mama; Chicago, 12 Dec. 1940; (053741-1) BB-B8704 Rt RL-305
as any man can act    I never never never               Stokes, Frank; Take Me Back; Memphis, 30 Aug. 1928; (45454-2) Vi-V38531 Yz L-1008
to get hard-headed : and act just like a doggone        Barefoot Bill; From Now On; Atlanta, 4 Nov. 1929; (149357-2) Co-14481-D OJL-14
feeling blue Lord she act just like the weather         Davis, Walter; Please Don't Mistreat Me; Chicago, 12 July 1940; (049323-1) BB-B8664 Yz L-1025
a drink make me act just like a doggone                 Moore, Kid Prince; Bug Juice Blues; New York, 8 Apr. 1936; (18971-2) ARC-6-09-56 Rt RL-340
you please : and I'll act just like some mother's       Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Mama's Quittin' and Leavin'-Part 2; Chicago, c. late Dec. 1930; (C-7101- ) Vo-1602 Yz L-1031
play kingfish : if you act just like the minnows        Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker); Kingfish Blues; Chicago, 22 Mar. 1934; (80385-1) BB-B5617 RCA LPV-518
baby : at a dirty act Just as well : make               Bracey, Mississippi; Stered Gal; Jackson, Miss., 17 Mar. 1930; (404766-B) OK-8867 Yz L-1038
you got to do : act kind of nice    When                Estes, Sleepy John; Clean Up at Home; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63651-B) De-7516 Sw S-1220
the devil : if you act kind of hard Now                 McTell, Blind Willie; Southern Can Is Mine; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151904-1) Co-14632-D Yz L-1005
down her back : she act like a cat She                  Barefoot Bill; She's Got a Nice Line; Atlanta, 19 Apr. 1930; (150302-1) Co-14544-D Rt RL-325
one drink : make me act like a doggone fool             Blake, Blind; Bootleg Rum Dum Blues; Chicago, c. May 1928; (20566-1) Pm-12695 Bio BLP-12003
still make a man : act like a clown    Mr               Blake, Blind; Walkin' Across the Country; Chicago, c. Sept. 1928; (20868-2) Pm-12754 Bio BLP-12031
come out ahead I act like a fool : and                  Blake, Blind; Playing Policy Blues; Grafton, Wis., c. Dec. 1930; (L-647-1) Pm-13035 Bio BLP-12003
world do right She act like an angel in                 Fuller, Blind Boy; Crooked Woman Blues; New York, 7 Mar. 1940; (26619-A) Vo-05527 Rt RL-318
want these men : to act like some boxer dog             Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Chock House Blues; Chicago, c. May or June 1926; (2558-2) Pm-12373 Mil MLP-2007
down I'm going to act like a preacher : so              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Match Box Blues; Chicago, 14 Mar. 1927; (80524-B) OK-8455 RBF RF-1
round world do right Act like an angel in               McTell, Blind Willie; Searching the Desert for the Blues; Atlanta, 22 Feb. 1932; (71606-1) Vi-23353 RCA LPV-518
O I'm going to act like a rambler : and                 McTell, Blind Willie; B and O Blues No. 2; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14066-1) Vo-02568 Yz L-1037
in the street : and act like a sand-foot clown          McTell, Blind Willie; Your Time to Worry; Chicago, 25 Apr. 1935; (C-9957-A) De-7117 Rt RL-324
the lone wolf : and act like you don't want             Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 1; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6404-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
walk by me smiling : act like you don't want            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Low Down Ways; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030853-1) BB-B7979 RCA INT-1088
your woman going to act lowdown Yeah she start          Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618- ) BB-B7048 BC-10
swear that she won't act right Gets her head            Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman; New York, 14 Aug. 1934; (15628-2) Vo-02791 Co C-30496
I swear I won't act right Next time I                   Carr, Leroy; Barrel House Woman No. 2; New York, 15 Aug. 1934; (15633-2) Vo-02820 Yz L-1019
out : if he don't act right You never get               Cox, Ida; Wild Women Don't Have the Blues; Chicago, c. Aug. 1924; (1842-?) Pm-12228 Jo SM-3098
oh my baby : don't act right no more And                Darby, Blind; Built Right on the Ground; Chicago, 29 Sept. 1931; (67584-1) Vi-23311 Yz L-1003
my mind You won't act right : when I tried              Gillum, Bill Jazz; I Got Somebody Else; Chicago, 4 July 1941; (064739- ) BB-B8816 RCA INT-1177
you baby : you wouldn't act right You with your         Gillum, Bill Jazz; It's All Over Now; Chicago, 5 Dec. 1941; (070440- ) BB-B8975 RCA INT-1177
leave you You trying act right : girl will not          Petties, Arthur; Two Time Blues; Memphis, 14 Feb. 1928; (41906-2) Vi-21282 Yz L-1007
and tea If you act right : you get your                 Sykes, Roosevelt; 3 6 and 9; Grafton, Wis., c. Aug. 1930; (L-449-2) Pm-13004 Riv RM-8819
Now you gone to act so funny : I'm bound                Vincson, Walter (Mississippi Sheiks); I'll Be Gone Long Gone; Grafton, Wis., c. July 1932; (L-1565-1) Pm-13153 Bio BLP-12041
by the way you act Somebody around here : had           Mason, Moses; Molly Man; Chicago, c. Jan. 1928; (20283-2) Pm-12605 OJL-8
said Lord : baby don't act that way Baby when           Bradley, Tommie; Please Don't Act that Way; Richmond, Ind., 17 July 1931; (17884) Ch-16339 Mam S-3802
from my baby : I'll act the fool and go                 Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Howling Wolf Blues-No. 2; Chicago, 19 Sept. 1930; (C-6405-A) Vo-1558 Yz L-1031
baby : what makes you act this a-way Said I             Hurt, Mississippi John; Got the Blues Can't Be Satisfied; New York, 28 Dec. 1928; (401484-B) OK-8724 Bio BLP-C4
holdup man : says don't act tough Give me your          Gillum, Bill Jazz; I'm Gonna Get It; Aurora, Ill., 16 June 1938; (020823- ) BB-B7769 RCA INT-1177
 ACTED................1  (0,000%)
knows when Now you acted bad : and you don't            Arnold, Kokomo; Back on the Job; Chicago, 3 Nov. 1937; (91333-A) De-7390 Say SDR-163
 ACTING...............9  (0,004%)
like a drunk man acting a clown Then my                 Smith, J. T. Funny Paper; Hungry Wolf; Chicago, c. Apr. 1931; (VO-165-A) Vo-1655 Yz L-1031
anymore Found out you acting funny : I'm sure going     Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); I See My Great Mistake; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053595-1) BB-B8645 RCA-730.581
my baby's name She's acting funny : and I she           Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); unnamed title; Atlanta, 3 Nov. 1929; (149347-1) Co unissued Yz L-1012
hemming and a-hawing : and acting just like a balky     Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20381-3) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
she was fighting : and acting like a doggone fool       Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Balky Mule Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20381-3) Pm-12631 Mil MLP-2007
out : you say I'm acting mean You two-faced woman       Weaver, Curley; Two Faced Woman; Chicago, 23 Apr. 1935; (C-9941-A) Ch-50065 His HLP-31
to lay  You ain't acting nothing but a fool             Williamson, Sonny Boy; Whiskey Headed Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938; (020844-1) BB-B7707 RCA INT-1088
her that she ain't acting nothing but a fool            Williamson, Sonny Boy; Rainy Day Blues; Aurora, Ill., 17 Dec. 1938; (030857-1) BB-B8094 RCA INT-1088
hey baby : why you acting so lowdown Yeah all           Washboard Sam; Low Down Woman; Aurora, Ill., 4 May 1937; (07618- ) BB-B7048 BC-10
 ACTIONS..............4  (0,002%)
seat His ways and actions : is hard to beat             Jackson, Papa Charlie; Sheik of Desplaines Street; Chicago, c. July 1927; (4671-2) Pm-12501 Bio BLP-12042
But your ways and actions : make me lose my             Green, Lil; What Have I Done; Chicago, 9 May 1940; (044976-1) BB-B8524 RCA LPV-574
blow Your ways and actions : really ails me so          Jones, Maggie; Single Woman's Blues; New York, 29 Sept. 1925; (141056-1) Co-14102-D VJM VLP-25
your ways and your actions : speaks almost as loud      Arnold, Kokomo; Your Ways and Actions; New York, 11 May 1938; (67344-A) De-7510 Say SDR-163
 ACTS.................5  (0,002%)
When your brown gets, acts funny : everything you do    Hicks, Robert (Barbecue Bob); Cloudy Sky Blues; Atlanta, 25 Mar. 1927; (143758-2) Co-14205-D CC-36
at a sociable : she acts just like a crook              Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Long Lastin' Lovin'; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20407-2) Pm-12666 Mil MLP-2013
I gets mad : I acts just like a clown                   Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Peach Orchard Mama; Chicago, c. Aug. 1929; (21400-2) Pm-12801 Riv RLP-12-125
be so mean She acts like a woman : from                 Arnold, Kokomo; Set Down Gal; Chicago, 30 Mar. 1937; (91166-A) De-7361 OJL-20
me feeling blue  He acts like the weather : I           Willis, Ruth Mary; Painful Blues; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (151907-1) Co-14642-D Yz L-1037
 ADAM.................5  (0,002%)
The Lord said to Adam : also said to Eve                Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473-A) OK-8258 Bio BLP-C6
of you    Eve called Adam : and he got close            Thomas, Hociel; Adam and Eve Had the Blues; Chicago, 11 Nov. 1925; (9473-A) OK-8258 Bio BLP-C6
like the one that Adam had    Come here pretty          Easton, Amos; No Woman No Nickel; Grafton, Wis., c. Oct. 1931; (L-1120-3) Pm-13109 Yz L-1012
yas Says God made Adam : made him stout He              Arnold, Kokomo; The Twelves; Chicago, 18 Jan. 1935; (C-9671-A) De-7083 Say SDR-163
my little all-in-all     Because Adam said to Eve : you Bradley, Tommie; Adam and Eve; Richmond, Ind., 27 Sept. 1930; (17084) Ch-16149 OJL-19
 ADAMS................2  (0,001%)
do Let Mr Peter Adams : get acquainted with you         Estes, Sleepy John; Liquor Store Blues; New York, 22 Apr. 1938; (63648-A) De-7491 RBF RF-11
train been gone Katy Adams got ways : just like         Hull, Papa Harvey; Don't You Leave Me Here; Chicago, c. 8 Apr. 1927; (12692) Ge-6106 OJL-8
 ADD..................1  (0,000%)
know I can't stand Add one notch on my                  Spivey, Victoria; Murder in the First Degree; New York, 1 Nov. 1927; (81596-B) OK-8581 Spi LP-2001
 ADDLED...............1  (0,000%)
talk Well it's done addled on my brain : people         McTell, Blind Willie; Drive Away Blues; Atlanta, 26 Nov. 1929; (56599-1) Vi-V38580 Yz L-1005
 ADIEU................2  (0,001%)
I going bid you adieu    Now old Bunker Hill            Stokes, Frank; South Memphis Blues; Memphis, 23 Sept. 1929; (55573-2) Vi-V38548 Rt RL-308
I bid you all adieu Tell me : you always                Jefferson, Blind Lemon; Booger Rooger Blues; Chicago, c. Oct. 1926; (3088-2) Pm-12425 Bio BLP-12015
 ADMIRE...............2  (0,001%)
you my money : I admire I done all for                  McTell, Blind Willie; Stomp Down Rider; Atlanta, 23 Oct. 1931; (405002-1) OK-8936 Yz L-1005
money : and baby I admire I does all for                McTell, Blind Willie; Weary Hearted Blues; New York, 21 Sept. 1933; (14067-1) Vo-02568 Rt RL-324
 ADMIT................1  (0,000%)
nice and kind All admit she got something : to          Moss, Buddy; Gravy Server; New York, 21 Aug. 1935; (17981- ) ARC-6-11-56 Rt RL-318
 ADORE................1  (0,000%)
that ring I did adore    Baby I been working            Barefoot Bill; Squabblin' Blues; Atlanta, 20 Apr. 1930; (150303-2) Co-14526-D OJL-14
 ADS..................1  (0,000%)
I looking in the ads And the policeman came             Thomas, Ramblin' (Willard Thomas); No Job Blues; Chicago, c. Feb. 1928; (20343-2) Pm-12609 Bio BLP-12004
 ADVANCE..............1  (0,000%)
I'm just leaving in advance It's so hard when           Chatman, Peter (Memphis Slim); Empty Room Blues; Chicago, 30 Oct. 1940; (053593-1) BB-B8615 RCA-730.581
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