The Blues Engine

[blues_intro]

1,A verse from th’ [blues_title], popular in [blues_city] after th’ war: [blues] 1,Ah learnt this hyar one offa [Mythic Random Events.adjective] [American Surnames.main], back in ‘[Dice.digit][Dice.digit]. It’s calt th’ [blues_title] an’ it go like this: [blues]
 * blues_intro

1,[bluesprofession] Blues
 * blues_title

1,[Mythic Random Events.adjective] 1,[Mythic Random Events.adjective] [bluesprofession] 1,Air Traffic Controlla 1,Assembly Line Worker 1,Atheist 1,Auditor 1,Barista 1,Bus Driver 1,Chef 1,Department Manager 1,Editor 1,Elevator Repairman 1,Feedederal X-Ray Inspector 1,Fo’tune Tella 1,Lion Tamer 1,Machinist 1,Mortician 1,Product Manager 1,Professional Chess Player 1,Radiation 1,Telemarketer 1,Tool an’ Die Operator
 * bluesprofession

1,[ain] 1,[alk] 1,[ame] 1,[ight] 1,[in] 1,[oar] 1,[ong] 1,[out] 1,[own] 1,[un] 1,[up]
 * blues

1,[ain_set] [ain_end_a]
 * ain

1,[ain_set_a] [interjection][ain_set_a] 1,[ain_set_b] [interjection][ain_set_b] 1,[ain_set_c] [interjection][ain_set_c] 1,[ain_set_d] [interjection][ain_set_d]
 * ain_set

1,I wuz standin’ [blues_prep_phrase], blues, blues fell down like rain;
 * ain_set_a

1,the doc he pult me aside, said ‘Son, yo’ love’s anovva word fer pain’;
 * ain_set_b

1,when I drive I get flat tires, but when I fly, I crash th’ plane;
 * ain_set_c

1,a-standin’ on th’ platform, a-waitin’ fo’ my train;
 * ain_set_d

1,Now I see blues on TV, blues out my window—are these blues just in my brain? 1,Ah’ma dial yo’ telephone number, hang up—an’ never think o’ yo’ face agin. 1,Just wanna be a ol’ man someday, get me some dark glasses an’ a cane. 1,Well, I’m gwan down to [blues_city], I just cain’t wear no ball an’ chain. 1,Gonna leave this town [interjection] ’cuz I just cain’t stand th’ pain.
 * ain_end_a

1,[alk_set] [alk_end_a]
 * alk

1,[alk_set_a] [interjection][alk_set_a] 1,[alk_set_b] [interjection][alk_set_b]
 * alk_set

1,wind moanin’ all night long, y’all kin hear th’ thunder talk,
 * alk_set_a

1,’tain’t never jes’ the two o’ us [Significant other], ’cuz these folks love they talk,
 * alk_set_b

1,Feel like a rose without no flower, just some prickers on a stalk. 1,Well, now, I’m out here on my own—alls I kin do is walk. 1,Now, these blues keep me down, just like a big ol’ heavy rock.
 * alk_end_a

1,[ame_set] [ame_end_a]
 * ame

1,[ame_set_a] [interjection][ame_set_a] 1,[ame_set_b] [interjection][ame_set_b] 1,[ame_set_c] [interjection][ame_set_c] 1,[ame_set_d] [interjection][ame_set_d]
 * ame_set

1,I left my [blues_item] in [blues_city], lordy lord, oh what a shame;
 * ame_set_a

1,this hyar room ain’t got no mirrors, so they’s no one fo’ ta blame;
 * ame_set_b

1,th’ worst fires got no heat [Significant_other], smell no smoke, feel no flame;
 * ame_set_c

1,ma dangone heart’s so broken, ah’m pretty much lame,
 * ame_set_d

1,Since my [Significant_other] left me [interjection] things ain’t never been th’ same. 1,I gave that li’l [Significant_other] ever’thin’, ever’thin’ I had—an’ she ain’t even ’memba my name. 1,Them cards is done me dirty, an’ life seem like a losin’ game. 1,Y’all won’t even know you burnin’, but y’all be burnin’ just th’ same.
 * ame_end_a

1,[ight_set] [ight_end_a]
 * ight

1,[ight_set_a] [interjection][ight_set_a] 1,[ight_set_b] [interjection][ight_set_b] 1,[ight_set_c] [interjection][ight_set_c] 1,[ight_set_d] [interjection][ight_set_d]
 * ight_set

1,I’m a toothless ol’ hound dog, got no bark left, got no bite;
 * ight_set_a

1,there’s a dimness in th’ world—without yer love ta make it bright;
 * ight_set_b

1,my [Significant_other] she up an’ quit me, in th’ middle o’ th’ flight;
 * ight_set_c

1,Ah’m so choked up [Significant_other], my throat’s a-feelin’ tight;
 * ight_set_d

1,If I ain’t got no money, it’s ’cuz I knows wrong from right. 1,I’ll just set down by th’ winder, watch th’ day turn into night. 1,Now I spend my days in blackness—I ain’t gonna call darkness light. 1,Now th’ devil ain’t offer me nuthin’—but if he did, I just might. 1,Spent my life lashin’ at shadows—turn out, there wuz nuthin’ fo’ ta fight. 1,They say four rights make a lef; how many wrongs make a right? 1,Wish I could just go away forever in th’ middle o’ th’ night.
 * ight_end_a

1,[in_set] [in_end_a]
 * in

1,[in_set_a] [interjection][in_set_a] 1,[in_set_b] [interjection][in_set_b] 1,[in_set_c] [interjection][in_set_c]
 * in_set

1,Ah heared yo’ sweet [Significant_other] left y’all. Well, they gon leave, y’all jes’ cain’t win;
 * in_set_a

1,so, she gone. Y’all still gots reefer; when that gone, y’all still gots gin;
 * in_set_b

1,y’all try ta give her some comfort, but she punch y’all upside th’ chin;
 * in_set_c

1,I heard tell there’s fish in th’ ocean—an’ I know fishin’ ain’t a sin. 1,Someday y’all gonna see her with anovva man—an’ be so glad y’all ain’t him.
 * in_end_a

1,[oar_set] [oar_end_a]
 * oar

1,[oar_set_a] [interjection][oar_set_a] 1,[oar_set_b] [interjection][oar_set_b] 1,[oar_set_c] [interjection][oar_set_c] 1,[oar_set_d] [interjection][oar_set_d]
 * oar_set

1,ain’t takin’ no sides—he gon git his, y’all gon git yo’s;
 * oar_set_a

1,I got no flood insurance an’ I live right by th’ shore;
 * oar_set_b

1,my [Significant_other] done left me, she don’t wanna see me no mo’;
 * oar_set_c

1,she left me for some joker, watched her walk out an’ slam th’ door;
 * oar_set_d

1,Alls I kin do now, [interjection] is lay here feelin’ sore. 1,Just gotta keep myself out o’ th’ water—I know when it rains, it gon pour. 1,When them storm clouds blow in, cain’t buy no shelter at th’ store. 1,this town be full o’ burglars; Ah’m a-gwine back ta Baltimore.
 * oar_end_a

1,[ong_set] [ong_end_a]
 * ong

1,[ong_set_a] [interjection][ong_set_a] 1,[ong_set_b] [interjection][ong_set_b]
 * ong_set

1,monkey climbin’ on my back, an’ he feel just like ol’ King Kong;
 * ong_set_a

1,I cut myself shavin’ this mornin’, an’ it bled all day long;
 * ong_set_b

1,Must be god’s way o’ sayin’ “Son, yuh doin’ sump’n wrong.” 1,I ain’t no weak man, just these hyar blues is so daggone strong. 1,I’m sick’n’tard o’ these blues, but I ain’t got no ovva song.
 * ong_end_a

1,[out_set] [out_end_a]
 * out

1,[out_set_a] [interjection][out_set_a] 1,[out_set_b] [interjection][out_set_b]
 * out_set

1,some womens likes ta holler, some womens wanna bawl an’ shout;
 * out_set_a

1,whenever she come ’round here, th’ power has a way o’ goin’ out;
 * out_set_b

1,I ain’t sayin’ nothin’, it just give a fella sump’n fo’ ta think about. 1,I can’t live wit dat [Significant_other]—but I damn sho cain’t live wit’out. 1,But I ain’t too peculiar—ever’one git thirsty in a drought.
 * out_end_a

1,[own_set] [own_end_a]
 * own

1,[own_set_a] [interjection][own_set_a] 1,[own_set_b] [interjection][own_set_b]
 * own_set

1,I got throwed outen th’ bar, just to watch my house burn down;
 * own_set_a

1,th’ fireplace is empty an’ th’ faucet water’s brown;
 * own_set_b

1,Ah’ma lay right here in th’ ashes—got no frens left in this town. 1,Don’t call nobody happy until they six feet underground.
 * own_end_a

1,[up_set] [up_end_a]
 * up

1,[up_set_a] [interjection][up_set_a] 1,[up_set_b] [interjection][up_set_b] 1,[up_set_c] [interjection][up_set_c]
 * up_set

1,ma life cain’t hold no goodness, it’s like a broken cup,
 * up_set_a

1,whiskey shots won’t do no mo’, I hadda move to whiskey cups;
 * up_set_b

1,that [Significant_other] she done played me, [interjection] she left me feelin’ like a chump;
 * up_set_c

1,Had that ticket in my hand, lord—then I went an’ tore it up. 1,Had these blues so long now, [Significant_other], my down startin’ ta look like up. 1,If I wuz any more broken [interjection] I’d take myself down to th’ dump.
 * up_end_a

1,[un_set] [un_end_a]
 * un

1,[un_set_a] [interjection][un_set_a] 1,[un_set_b] [interjection][un_set_b]
 * un_set

1,done lost ma rider an’ our chile—was it a daughter, or a son?
 * un_set_a

1,she make my heart start sinkin’ an’ it feel just like th’ settin’ sun;
 * un_set_b

1,I can buy a plane ticket or a pistol—but I can only afford th’ one. 1,Tell me how can I say that I’m sorry—when I dunno what I’ve done?
 * un_end_a

1,guitar 1,pistol 1,rider
 * blues_item

1,Chicago 1,Detroit 1,New Orleans 1,Pittsburgh 1,Rosedale 1,Seattle 1,St. Louis 1,Texarkana
 * blues_city

1,by th’ river 1,in my backyard 1,in th’ trainyard 1,on th’ corner 1,on th’ cotton field 1,on th’ rooftop
 * blues_prep_phrase

1,babe 1,baby 1,chile 1,darlin’ 1,girl 1,honey 1,woman
 * Significant_other

0 NOTE: trailing spc! 1,[ij],
 * interjection

1,I said 1,mmm-hmm, y’know 1,oh lord 1,now
 * ij