Personal Names In Songs

(Last update: November, 2006)

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  • Abbas, Machoud: And Machoud Abbas and Sharon had been lost, along the road to peace (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Abdel Madi Shabneh: Young Abdel Madi Shabneh was only 18 years old (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Abel: Now Cain slew Abel, He killed him with a stone (Dirt in the ground, 1992)
  • Adam: Adam and Eve on a log, you can sink 'em down straight (The ghosts of Saturday night, 1974)
  • Adams, Stacy: Wiped my Stacy Adams, jackknifed my legs (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Ahab: Ol' Captain Ahab he ain't got nothin' on me (Shiver me timbers, 1974)
  • Al Cohn: And Al Cohn sharin' this apartment with a telephone pole (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Al, Big Eyed: Jockey La Fayette, Big Eyed Al, the second hand moon's shining for my gal (LowDown, 2006)
  • Alice: And the branches spell "Alice", and I belong only to you (Barcarolle, 1992/ 2002)
  • Alice: And the skates on the pond, they spell "Alice" (Alice, 1992/ 2002)
  • Alice: Baby, all I can think of is "Alice" (Alice, 1992/ 2002)
  • Alice: And by tracing it twice, I fell through the ice of "Alice" (Alice, 1992/ 2002)
  • Alice: There's only Alice (Alice, 1992/ 2002)
  • All Baker: All Baker told the machine that he never broke the law (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Anderson: We'll break all the windows in the old Anderson place (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Andr�: Andr� is at the piano (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Andy Granatelli: She drove like Andy Granatelli and knew how to fix a flat (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Annie: And you lie awake at night you remember when, that Annie is back in town (Annie's back in town, 1978)
  • Anthony: And I still have that record of little Anthony & the Imperials (Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis, 1978)
  • Aphrodite: She's a Bonzai Aphrodite and a ticket back to Spain (Black market baby, 1999)
  • Armstrong, Louis: Got drunk with Louis Armstrong, what's that old song (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Arnold, Ronnie: We'll spit on Ronnie Arnold and flip him the bird (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Artie: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)

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  • Bajano, Priscilla: You'll see: Priscilla Bajano, the monkey woman (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Baker, All: All Baker told the machine that he never broke the law (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Bariella, Zenora: Well Zenora Bariella and Coriander Pyle they had sixteen children in the usual style (Eyeball kid, 1999)
  • Barnett, Jonnie: And the band's playing somethin' by Jonnie Barnett (Warm beer and cold women, 1975)
  • Barnum, P.T.: Or they give you that P.T. Barnum bit (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Bartholomew: All St. Bartholomew said was whispered into the ear of Blind Jack Dawes (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Beatrice: Baby I'm not a baby anymore - Beatrice theme (Title, 1992)
  • Beatty: Beaula fired on Beatty for a lemonade (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Beaula: Beaula fired on Beatty for a lemonade (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Belle Lee, Cora: Weather's murder at a hundred and three, William Ray shot Cora Belle Lee (Walk away, 1996)
  • Ben Frank: And he's at Ben Frank's every day waiting for the one that got away (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Berneice: And Berneice would be putting the chairs on the tables (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Bessler, Gerd: Gerd Bessler, the human pincushion (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Betty Boop: Gimme the lowdown, Brown. Give me the scoop, Betty Boop (Intro Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Betty: Old brown Betty with a yellow wig (Filipino box spring hog, 1999)
  • Biff: And then Push came to Shove and Shove came to Biff, girls like that just lay you out stiff (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Big Eyed Al: Jockey La Fayette, Big Eyed Al, the second hand moon's shining for my gal (LowDown, 2006)
  • Bill: Uncle Bill will never leave a will (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Bill Goodwin: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... and on drums Bill Goodwin. Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare parts II, 1975)
  • Bill: She checked in with the President and she ran up quite a Bill (Black market baby, 1999)
  • Bill Bones: I saw Bill Bones, gave him a yell (Filipino box spring hog, 1999)
  • Biltmore: Uncle Biltmore and uncle William made a million during World War Two (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Bird Lundy: And they found Bird Lundy neath a keg of nails (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Birdy Joe Hoaks: Jesse Frank and Birdy Joe Hoaks, but who is the king of all these folks? (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Blackjack Ruby: Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Cain The moon's the color of a coffee stain (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Bliss, Doctor: And Doctor Bliss slipped me a preparation and I fell asleep with 'Livery Stable Blues' (Circus, 2004)
  • Blood, Gyp the: And, old Humpty Jackson and Gyp the Blood will sing (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Bob the Coon: Was that Pale at Manzanita, was it Blind Bob the Coon? (Murder in the red barn, 1992)
  • Bob: Carnival - Bob's confession (Title, 1992)
  • Bob: I've had a rough flight, we came into Bob's Airport..., actually my reaction was the same as yours (Intro video Big Time, 1988)
  • Bobby Goodmanson: Go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and jump off the roof (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Body, Paul: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Jitterbug Boy sub title, 1976)
  • Body, Paul: Robert Sheehan and Paul Body, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Bolin, Zuzu: And Zuzu Bolin played 'Stavin' Chain' (Circus, 2004)
  • Bond, Jimmy: Frankie wearing lipstick. Pierre Cardon. I swear to god I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond (Downtown, 1980)
  • Bones, Bill: I saw Bill Bones, gave him a yell (Filipino box spring hog, 1999)
  • Boney: Boney's high on China white, Shorty found a punk (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
  • Boop, Betty: Gimme the lowdown, Brown. I want some scoop, Betty Boop (Intro Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Booth, John Wilkes: I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Bowlegged Sal: Knocky Parker told Bowlegged Sal, they all know how to kick it in Cal (Metropolitan Glide, 2004)
  • Breedlove: Call the cops on the Breedloves bring a bible and a rope (Cold cold ground, 1987)
  • Brennan: And down by Brennan's Glenn there grows a briar and a rose (The briar and the rose, 1993)
  • Brien, Frank O': Well this is a song about a guy named Frank O'Brien (Intro Frank's wild years, video Big Time, 1988)
  • Brien, Willis O': And Willis O'Brien died a tragic death (King Kong, 2006)
  • Brown: Slip me a little crimson, Jimson. Gimme the lowdown, Brown (Intro Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Brown: What's the low down Mr. Brown, heard you boy's leavin town (Barber shop, 1977)
  • Bubba: And Bubba and the Roadmasters moaned in pool hall concentration (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Bull Trometer: And big Bull Trometer hung on to the side (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Bum Mahoney: Joel Tornabene was broken on the wheel, Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Bush: But Bush is reluctant to risk his future, with the fear of his political failures (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Butch: And Butch joined the army (In the Neighborhood, 1983)
  • Buzz Fledderjon: Buzz Fledderjon (Title bonus track: Mule variations, 1999)

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  • Cagney: Just an angel with a bullet and Cagney on the screen (Romeo is bleeding, 1978)
  • Cagney: And you feel just like Cagney, she looks like Rita Hayworth (Invitation to the blues, 1976)
  • Cain: Now Cain slew Abel, He killed him with a stone (Dirt in the ground, 1992)
  • Cain: Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain (Walk away, 1995)
  • Cain: I'm not Able, I'm just Cain (Make It Rain, 2004)
  • Cain: Written in the book of tubol(d) Cain (Sins Of The Father, 2004)
  • Cain: And I've hurt the ones who loved me and I'm still raising Cain (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Cain, Nimrod: Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Cain The moon's the color of a coffee stain (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Cal: And no one's asking Cal about the scar upon his face (Murder in the red barn, 1992)
  • Calinda, Saginaw: Back since Saginaw Calinda was born, it's been cotton and soyabeans, tobacco and corn (Don't Go Into That Barn, 2004)
  • Campbell: Smothered with Campbell's Tomato soup.. (Intro Eggs And Sausage: Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Cardon, Pierre: Frankie wearing lipstick. Pierre Cardon. I swear to god I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond (Downtown, 1980)
  • Carlos: Had a little chihuahua named Carlos that had some kind of skin disease and was totally blind (Frank's wild years, 1983)
  • Carol, Mrs.: Mrs. Carol has run off with Reverend Judd (We're All Mad Here, 1992/ 2002)
  • Cath: Hey come on Cath, he's a laywer. He ain't the one for ya (Bad liver and a broken heart, 1976)
  • Cesaer: Li'l Cesaer got caught, he was goin' down to second (Red shoes by the drugstore, 1978)
  • Champion: I called Champion to the window I pointed up above the trees (Don't Go Into That Barn, 2004)
  • Chance, Jack: Old Jack Chance himself leanin' up against a Wurlitzer (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Charley Delisle: Charley Delisle sittin' at the top of an avacado tree (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Charley: Hey Charley, I'm pregnant (Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis, 1978)
  • Charlie: Cigar chewing Charlie, in that newspaper nest (Drunk on the moon, 1974)
  • Charlie Parker: Dreamin' he was in a bar with Charlie Parker on the bandstand (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Charlie Rich: The radio spittin' out Charlie Rich, sure can sing that sonofabitch (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Charlie Witman: And Charlie Witman is on the Dillinger's wings (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Charlie: Who needs the aggravation, Charlie take me to the station (With A Suitcase, 1978)
  • Charlotte, Miss: Miss Charlotte took her satchel down to King fish row (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • Charon, Captain: And you ask for Captain Charon with the mud on his kicks (Potter's field, 1977)
  • Chenoweth: Now the ravens nest in the rotted roof of Chenoweth's old place (Murder in the red barn, 1992)
  • Childs, Skullion: Tell Skullion Childs I won't be late (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Christ: Well I ordered my veal cutlet, Christ it left the plate and it walked down at the end of the counter (intro to Eggs And Sausage, Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Christ: But Christ, I got my lips around a bottle and my foot on the throttle (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Christ: Christ, Waits you look so goddamn raggedy, why don't you get yourself something to wear? (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Christ: Christ, you don't know the meaning of heartbreak, buddy (Step right up, 1976)
  • Christ, Jesus: So Jesus Christ this goddamn rain, will someone put me on a train (Ruby's arms, 1980)
  • Christ: Jaheseus Christ I can always make room (Filipino box spring hog, 1999)
  • Christlieb, Pete: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... on saxophone Pete Christlieb... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Christopher, St.: Now I've lost my St. Christopher now that I've kissed her (Tom Traubert's blues, 1976)
  • Christopher, St.: Hang on St. Christopher through the smoke and the oil (Hang on St. Christopher, 1987)
  • Chubb: Over at Chubb's Pool & Snooker, it was a nickel after two (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Chuck E. Weiss: The Night Caps starring Chuck E. Weiss (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Chuck E. Weiss: And deal the cards roll the dice if it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss (I wish I was in New Orleans, 1976)
  • Chuck E. Weiss: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Cinny: Cinny's waltz (Title for instrumental on Foreign Affairs, 1977)
  • Claus, Santa: And Santa Claus is drunk in the ski room (Red shoes by the drugstore, 1978)
  • Clift, Montgomery: Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift cumming on to the broads with the same ol' riff (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Clyde: For Clyde (Sub title to A Little Rain, 1992)
  • Cohn, Al: And Al Cohn sharin' this apartment with a telephone pole (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Cooper: Cooper told Molly the whole block's gone (Walk away, 1995)
  • Cora Belle Lee: Weather's murder at a hundred and three, William Ray shot Cora Belle Lee (Walk away, 1995)
  • Coriander Pyle: Well Zenora Bariella and Coriander Pyle they had sixteen children in the usual style (Eyeball kid, 1999)
  • Costello: Costello was the champion at the St. Moritz hotel (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Craft, father: What became of old Father Craft? (What Became Of Old Father Craft?, 1992)
  • Crow, Jim: Jim Crow's directing traffic with them cemetary blues (The one that got away, 1976)

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  • Dan Steele: Dan Steele used to give 'em to me at a discount (The Pontiac, 1987/ 2006)
  • Daniels, Grace Mc: Grace McDaniels, the mule faced woman, and she's the homeliest woman in the world (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Danny: Danny says we gotta go, Gotta go to Idaho (Danny Says, 2006)
  • Darby, Old Blind: I rode the Highline with old blind Darby (Pony, 1999)
  • Dave: Dave the Butcher (Title, 1983)
  • Dave: Lionel and Dave and the Butcher made three (16 shells from a thirty-ough-six, 1983)
  • Dave, 3 Fingered: They lashed her to a windmill with '3-fingered Dave' (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Dawes, Blind Jack: All St. Bartholomew said was whispered into the ear of Blind Jack Dawes (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Dawn(a): Christ, while we're at it, I want to thank Dawna for opening the program for us (Intro to Emotional Weather Report, 1975)
  • Delisle, Charley: Charley Delisle sittin' at the top of an avacado tree (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Dice: There was a young soldier named Dice (It's Just The Way We Are, 2000/ 2002)
  • Dick: And I'll be your Dick honey, if you'll just be my Jane (When you ain't got nobody, 1971)
  • Dick: All my friends are married every Tom & Dick & Harry (Better off without a wife, 1975)
  • Dicky Faulkner: Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Dillinger: And Charlie Witman is on the Dillinger's wings (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Dimagio: That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Docter Bliss: And Doctor Bliss slipped me a preparation and I fell asleep with 'Livery Stable Blues' (Circus, 2004)
  • Dot King: Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain (Walk away, 1995)
  • Dracula: And a Dracula moon in a black disguise was making its way back to its pre-paid room (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Drysdale: That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too and old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Dudlow Joe: Peoria Johnson told Dudlow Joe I can break out of any old jail, you know (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Dutch: And Dutch is dead on his feet (9th & Hennepin, 1985)

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  • Earl Scheib: Pacing in front of rainbow, Earl Scheib, $ 39,95, merchandise (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Earl, Jack: Big Jack Earl was 8'1' (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Eck, Johnny: You'll see: Johnny Eck, the man born without a body (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Eddie Grace: Eddie Grace's Buick got 4 bullet holes in the side (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Eden, Martin: And I know Martin Eden's gonna be proud of me (Shiver me timbers, 1974)
  • Edward: Did you hear the news about Edward? (Poor Edward, 1992/ 2002)
  • Elaine, Yodeling: And then there was Yodeling Elaine the queen of the air (Circus, 2004)
  • Emma: Nighthawks at the diner of Emma's 49er (Eggs & sausage, 1975)
  • Emmet, uncle: Now your Uncle Emmet, he drives a Thunderbird (The Pontiac, 1987/ 2006)
  • Est�e: Wearing Prince Machiavelli, Est�e Lauder, smells so sweet (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Ethel, Horse Face: Topping the bill was Horse Face Ethel and her 'Marvellous Pigs In Satin' (Circus, 2004)
  • Eve: Adam and Eve on a log, you can sink 'em down straight (The ghosts osf Saturday night, 1974)
  • Evelyn, Aunt: it used to belong to your Aunt Evelyn. Well, she ruined it (The Pontiac, 1987/ 2006)
  • Evelyn: I wish I was home in Evelyn's kitchen with old Gyp curled around my feet (Pony, 1999)
  • Evelyn James: Evelyn James they killed in a game (The Fall Of Troy, 1995)
  • Everett Lee: Everett Lee broke loose again. It's worse than the time before (Don't Go Into That Barn, 2004
  • Eyeball kid: Have I told you all about the Eyeball kid? (Hang Me in the Bottle, 1992)
  • Eyeball kid: Well Pale Face said to the Eyeball Kid, She just goes clank and boom and steam (Such a Scream, 1992)
  • Eyeball kid: (Title Mule Variations, 1999)

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  • Faraday, Whitfield: Ask Little Son Jackson, on the 44 Kid. Or Whitfield Faraday, what I did (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Farley Granger: He kinda looked like Farley Granger with his hair slicked back (Burma shave, 1977)
  • Faulkner, Dicky: Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Fayette, Jockey La: Jockey La Fayette, Big Eyed Al, the second hand moon's shining for my gal (LowDown, 2006)
  • FeFe: Wrinkles and Cherry and Twinky and Pinky and FeFe live from Gay Paree (Pasties and a G-string, 1976)
  • Fireball: Get me out of town is what Fireball said (Telephone call from Istanbul, 1987)
  • Fishbeck, George: George Fishbeck ain't got nothing on me (Emotional weather report, 1975)
  • Fledderjon, Buzz: Buzz Fledderjon (Title bonus track: Mule variations, 1999)
  • Florence Nightingale: Just then Florence Nightingale dropped her drawers (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Ford, Tennessee Ernie: And she had an Easter bonnet that had been signed by Tennessee Ernie Ford (First Kiss, 1992/ 2006)
  • Ford, Whitey: That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too and old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Franciosa, Tony: 'Cause Tony Franciosa used to date my ma (Goin' out West, 1992)
  • Frank, Ben: And he's at Ben Frank's every day, waiting for the one that got away (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Frank, Jesse: Jesse Frank and Birdy Joe Hoaks, but who is the king of all these folks? (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Frank: I had a friend, his name was Frank (Frank's song, 1971)
  • Frank: See ya tomorrow, hey Frank can I borrow a couple of bucks from you (Tom Traubert's blues, 1976)
  • Frank: Frank setlled down out in the Valley (Frank's wild years, 1983)
  • Frank O 'Brien: Well this is a song about a guy named Frank O'Brien (Intro Frank's wild years, video Big Time, 1988)
  • Frankie: And Frankie lights it for him and pats him on the back (Romeo is bleeding, 1978)
  • Frankie: Frankie's wearing lipstick Pierre Cardon, I swear to god I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond (Downtown, 1980)
  • Frankie: I can't let sorrow try and pull ol' Frankie down (Straight to the top, 1987)
  • Franklin D.: They'll have to name a street after me, right next door to old Franklin D. (I'll take New York, 1987)
  • Frost, Tom: This is old Tom Frost and I am calling long distance (Martha, 1973)
  • Funeral Wells: And Funeral Wells spun Poodle Murphy on the target as he threw his hardware (Circus, 2004)
  • Furgeson, Mr.: Mornin' Mr. Furgeson what's the good word (Barber shop, 1977)

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  • Gene Krupa: It sounded like the ghost of Gene Krupa (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • George: Now George was a good straight boy to begin with (Crossroads, 1993)
  • George Perkins: High Blood Pressure by George (cryin' in the streets) Perkins (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • George Fishbeck: George Fishbeck ain't got nothing on me (Emotional weather report, 1975)
  • Georgia Lee: Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee? (Georgia Lee, 1999)
  • Gerd Bessler: See Gerd Bessler, the human pincushion (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Getz, Stan: Got any Stan Getz records? No I got Smothers Brothers (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Giardina: Everyone has left town 'cept for Thumm and Giardina said they just might be down (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Gilbert Hotel: Now there's a place of the drag called the Gilbert Hotel (A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun, 1978)
  • Goodmanson, Bobby: Then go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and jump off the roof (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Goodwin, Bill: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... and on drums Bill Goodwin. Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975).
  • Grace, Eddie: Eddie Grace's Buick got 4 bullet holes in the side (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Grace Mc Daniels: See Grace McDaniel's, the mule faced woman, and she's the homeliest woman in the world (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Grady Tuck: You can skip the light with Grady Tuck on the Nickel over there (On the Nickel, 1980)
  • Graff, Lea: See: Lea Graff the German midget who sat on J.P. Morgan's lap (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Granatelli, Andy: She drove like Andy Granatelli and knew how to fix a flat (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Granger, Farley: He kinda looked like Farley Granger with his hair slicked back (Burma Shave, 1977)
  • Grant, Foster: And Foster Grant wrap-around (Nighthawk postcards, 1978)
  • Guinan, Texas: Like barkers at a shootin' gallery, they throw out kind of a Texas Guinan routine (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Gyp: I wish I was home in Evelyn's kitchen with old Gyp curled around my feet (Pony, 1999)
  • Gyp The Blood: And, old Humpty Jackson and Gyp the Blood will sing (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)

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  • Hank Williams: To cover the entire Hank Williams song book, whether you like it or not (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Hannibal: I'm gonna change my name to Hannibal or maybe just Rex (Goin' out West, 1992)
  • Hans: Now little Hans was always strange, wearing women's underthings (Reeperbahn, 1992/ 2002)
  • Hardy: Well, I'm a Jitterbug boy, by the shoe-shine resting on my Laurels and my Hardys too (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Harry: Ladies and Gentlemen, Harry's Harbour Bizarre is proud to present, under the big top tonight, human oddities (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Harry: All my friends are married, every Tom & Dick & Harry (Better off without a wife, 1975)
  • Harryhousen, Ray: And Ray Harryhousen said (King Kong, 2006)
  • Havelin, Montclaire de: Montclaire de Havelin doin the St. Vitus dance (Downtown, 1980)
  • Hawk: And the Hawk had his whole family out there in the wind (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Hayworth, Rita: And you feel just like Cagney, she looks like Rita Hayworth (Invitation to the blues, 1976)
  • Henry Mr.: Mr. Henry staggers home when the evening's done (Mr. Henry/ Tie Undone, 1981)
  • Hilda: Hilda plays strip poker (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Hitler: That's right, you'll see: The Three headed baby, you'll see: Hitler's brain (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Hoaks, Birdie Joe: In a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Hoaks, Birdy Joe: Jesse Frank and Birdy Joe Hoaks, but who is the king of all these folks? (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Hoey, Molly: And me and Molley Hoey drank Pruno and Koolaid (Circus, 2004)
  • Horse Face Ethel: Topping the bill was Horse Face Ethel and her 'Marvellous Pigs In Satin' (Circus, 2004)
  • Houdini: She'll be doing a Houdini now any day (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Houdini: St. Mary's prayers, Houdini's hands (The Part You Throw Away, 2000/ 2002)
  • Hughart, Jim: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... on bass Jim Hughart, huh, huh... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Humpty Jackson: And, old Humpty Jackson and Gyp the Blood will sing (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)

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  • Ida Jane: I rode the Highline with old blind Darby, I danced real slow with Ida Jane (Pony, 1999)
  • Ida: Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school (Georgia Lee, 1999)
  • Irene: Her rhinestone-studded moniker says, "Irene" (The ghosts of Saturday Night, 1974)
  • Irene: Irene, goodnight Irene, Irene goodnight(Goodnight Irene, 2006)
  • Iscariot, Judas: I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Jack: Hey look here Jack, ok (Diamonds on my Windshield, 1974)
  • Jack Chance: Old Jack Chance himself leanin' up against a Wurlitzer (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Jack: Doubles on sax, you can jump back Jack, See you later Alligator (Step right up, 1976)
  • Jack: Anyhow, she gave me the bums rush, Jack (Just Another Dimestore Novel, 1977)
  • Jack: Jack & Neal/ California, here I come (Title, 1977)
  • Jack: I'm a mean motherhubbard papa one eyed Jack (Whistlin' past the graveyard, 1978)
  • Jack Dawes: All St. Barthelemew said was whispered into the ear of Blind Jack Dawes (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Jack Earl: Big Jack Earl was 8'1' (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Jack the Cutter: Well the rampaging sons of the widow James, Jack the Cutter and the Pock Marked Kid (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Jackie: Jackie is a punk, Judy is a runt(The Return Of Jackie And Judy, 2003/ 2006)
  • Jackson, Humpty: And, old Humpty Jackson and Gyp the Blood will sing (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Jackson, Little Son: Ask Little Son Jackson, on the 44 Kid (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Jacob: Rudy's on the midway and Jacob's in the hole (Earth died screaming, 1992)
  • Jacobs: Threw a rod, sold it to Jacobs for a hundred dollar (The Pontiac, 1987/ 2006)
  • Jake: I run my face with Burnt Face Jake (Pony, 1999)
  • James, Falling: Falling James in the Tahoe mud (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • James: Well the rampaging sons of the widow James, Jack the cutter and the pock marked kid (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • James, Evelyn: Evelyn James they killed in a game (The Fall Of Troy, 1995)
  • Jane: And I'll be your Dick honey, if you'll just be my Jane (When you ain't got nobody, 1971)
  • Jane, Melanie: Melanie Jane, won't feel the pain (Lonely, 1973)
  • Jane: And I like Shelly, you like Jane (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Jane, Ida: I rode the Highline with old blind Darby, I danced real slow with Ida Jane (Pony, 1999)
  • Jans, Tom: For Tom Jans (Sub title to Whistle Down The Wind, 1992)
  • Jayne: The whores all smear on Revlon, and they look just like Jayne Meadows (Small Change, 1977)
  • Jayne: Jayne's Blue Wish (Title. Big Bad Love soundtrack, 2002/ Orphans, 2006)
  • Jefferson, Thomas: And even Thomas Jefferson, is on the Nickel over there (On the Nickel, 1980)
  • Jefferson: The moon rises over Dog Street. Jefferson said not everything's reet (Top Of The Hill, 2004)
  • Jenny: Dreaming of Jenny with the light brown hair (Sins Of The Father, 2004)
  • Jesse Frank: Jesse Frank and Birdy Joe Hoaks, but who is the king of all these folks? (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Jesus: Jesus Christ this goddamn rain, will someone put me on a train (Ruby's arms, 1980)
  • Jesus: Jesus whispered: eni meany miney moe ('Til the money runs out, 1980)
  • Jesus: You can put all of my possessions here in Jesus' name (Take Care Of All Of My Children, 1984/ 2006)
  • Jesus: Slip him a picture of our Jesus (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Jesus: Even Jesus wanted a little more time, when he was walking Spanish down the hall (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Jesus: All the angels sing bout Jesus' mighty sword (Way down in the hole, 1986)
  • Jesus: If you walk with Jesus, he's gonna save your soul (Way down in the hole, 1986)
  • Jesus: Well you don't have to worry if you hold on to Jesus' hand (Way down in the hole, 1986)
  • Jesus: Well Jesus will be here, be here soon (Jesus gonna be here, 1992)
  • Jesus: But I know Jesus loves me, maybe just a little bit more (Chocolate Jesus, 1999)
  • Jesus: Well it's got to be chocolate Jesus (Chocolate Jesus, 1999)
  • Jesus of Nazareth: Jesus of Nazareth told Mike of the weeds. I's born at this time for a reason you see (Sins Of The Father, 2004)
  • Jezebel: Jezebel is naked with an axe (Lowside of the road, 1999)
  • Jim: An old blind tiger, got an old bell Jim (Big black Mariah, 1985)
  • Jim Crow: Jim Crow's directing traffic with them cemetary blues (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Jim Hughart: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... on bass Jim Hughart, huh, huh... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Jim: She said don't look back just come on Jim (Hold on, 1999)
  • Jim Milton Malone: Jim Milton Malone the human skeleton (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Jimmy: Frankie's wearing lipstick. Pierre Cardon. I swear to god I seen him holdin hands with Jimmy Bond (Downtown, 1980)
  • Jimmy the Harp: Molly be damned smote Jimmy the Harp (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Jimson: Slip me a little crimson Jimson (Intro to Emotional Weather Report, 1975)
  • Jizom, John: And big John Jizom from downtown Chizom flew away with old mrs. Storm (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Jockey La Fayette: Jockey La Fayette, Big Eyed Al, the second hand moon's shining for my gal (LowDown, 2006)
  • Jo Jo: You'll see: Priscilla Bajano, the monkey woman, Jo Jo the dog face boy (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Joe, Philly: Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
  • Joe: He took a hundred dollars off a slaughterhouse Joe (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • Joe: And I'll be bustin my chops working for Joe & Sal (I can't wait to get off work, 1976)
  • Joe, St.: Well he's riding in the shadow by the St. Joe ridge (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • Joe: Big Joe's the name and this here rig's called Phantom 309 (Big Joe and Phantom 309, 1975)
  • Joe: Little Joe from Kokomo (Lowside of the road, 1999)
  • Joe: I can order in Latin, Make 'em au gratin, Joe (Altar Boy, 1992/ 2006)
  • Joe, Dudlow: Peoria Johnson told Dudlow Joe, I can break out of any old jail, you know (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Joe, Table Top: Singing: Tabletop Joe, Tabletop Joe. Now everyone will know, that I'm Tabletop Joe (Table Top Joe, 1992/ 2002)
  • Joe Hoaks, Birdie: In a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Joel Tornabene: Joel Tornabene was broken on the wheel, Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Joey Navinski: Joey Navinski says she put her tongue in his mouth (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • John, St.: He's sitting in a sycamore in St. John's wood (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • John: I said John, John, he's long gone (Gun street girl, 1985)
  • John Jizom: And big John Jizom from downtown Chizom flew away with old mrs. Storm (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • John Wilkes Booth: I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • John, Graveyard: Live me golden tell me dark, hide from Graveyard John (No One Knows I'm Gone, 1992/ 2002)
  • Johnny: Stage Door Johnny's got to pay (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Johnny Eck: You'll see Johnny Eck, the man born without a body (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Johnny: Hunted Black Johnny with a blind man's cane (Big black Mariah, 1985)
  • Johnson, Peoria: Peoria Johnson told Dirty Ol' Joe (Fish In The Jailhouse, Mule Variations tour 1999)
  • Jones, Sam: And Clayborn Avenue, me and you, Sam Jones and all (I wish I was in New Orleans, 1976)
  • Jones: He got to do the story with the old widow Jones (Big black Mariah, 1985)
  • Jonnie Barnett: And the band's playing somethin' by Jonnie Barnett (Warm beer and cold women, 1975)
  • Jonny: Fill up Jonny's T-bird I got a couple of bucks (Wrong side of the road, 1978)
  • Judas: Now, Peter denied and Judas betrayed (Never Let Go, 1992/ 2006)
  • Judas Iscariot: I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Judd, Reverend: Mrs. Carol has run off with Reverend Judd (We're All Mad Here, 1992/ 2002)
  • Judy: Jackie is a punk, Judy is a runt(The Return Of Jackie And Judy, 2003/ 2006)
  • Junior: You can't unring a bell, Junior (You Can't Unring A Bell, 1982)

---------- K ---------

  • Kate: The miller was hung in the old mill gate for drowning little sister Kate (Two Sisters, 2006)
  • Kathleen: On a bone white mare lost in Kathleen's hair (The other side of the world, 1991)
  • Kathleen: Kathleen was sittin down in Little Red's Recovery Room (Filipino box spring hog, 1993/ 1999)
  • Kathleen: Talking 'bout my little Kathleen, She's just a fine young thing (First Kiss, 1992/ 2006)
  • Kelsey, Miss: Well there's Miss Kelsey, she taught dance at our school (Lucky day, 1993)
  • King, Pete: An evening with Pete King (Sub title to The piano has been drinking, 1976)
  • King, Dot: Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain (Walk away, 1995)
  • Kissinger: Once Kissinger said: "We have no friends, America only has interests" (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Knickerbocker, Mr.: And nobody's sure where Mr. Knickerbocker's at (Clap Hands, 1985)
  • Knocky Parker: Knocky Parker told Bowlegged Sal, they all know how to kick it in Cal (Metropolitan Glide, 2004)
  • Knowles, Piggy: Well I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys (Hoist That Rag, 2004)
  • Ko Ko: You'll see Ko Ko the bird girl, Mortando the human fountain (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Krupa, Gene: It sounded like the ghost of Gene Krupa (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)

---------- L ---------

  • Lauder, Est�e: Wearing Prince Machiavelli, Est�e Lauder, smells so sweet (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Laurel: Well, I'm a Jitterbug boy, by the shoe-shine resting on my Laurels and my Hardys too (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Lea Graff: See Lea Graff the German midget who sat on J.P. Morgan's lap (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Lee, Cora Belle: Weather's murder at a hundred and three, William Ray shot Cora Belle Lee (Walk away, 1995)
  • Lee, Everett: Everett Lee broke loose again. It's worse than the time before (Don't Go Into That Barn, 2004)
  • Lee, Georgia: Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee? (Georgia Lee, 1999)
  • Lee, Zerelda: At Zerelda Lee's candy store (Chocolate Jesus, 1999)
  • Linda: Off to bed without supper, like a Linda brides do (Big black Mariah, 1985)
  • Louie Lista: Louie Lista and Marchese, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Lionel: Lionel and Dave and the Butcher made three (16 shells from a thirty-ough-six, 1983)
  • Lista, Louie: Louie Lista and Marchese, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Litella: Litella's screeching for a blind pig (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Little Son Jackson: Ask Little Son Jackson, on the 44 Kid (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Little, Tip: Tip Little told her she should leave the bum (Circus, 2004)
  • Liz Taylor: Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift, cumming on to the broads with the same ol' riff (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Lord God Mose: Satchel Puddin' and Lord God Mose, sitting by the fire with a busted nose (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Louise: Louise, Louise, if it's true, Tell it to me (Tell It To Me, 1998/ 2006)
  • Louis Armstrong: Got drunk with Louis Armstrong, what's that old song (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Lucinda: I left Texas to follow Lucinda, now I'll never see heaven or home (Lucinda, 2006)
  • Lundy, Bird: And they found Bird Lundy neath a keg of nails (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)

---------- M ---------

  • Machiavelli, Prince: Wearing Prince Machiavelli, Est�e Lauder, smells so sweet (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Machoud Abbas: And Machoud Abbas and Sharon had been lost, along the road to peace (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Mahoney, Bum: Joel Tornabene was broken on the wheel, Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Malone, Jim Milton: Jim Milton Malone the human skeleton (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Mame: Auntie Mame has gone insane she lives in the doorway of an old hotel (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Mantle, Mickey: I taught Mickey Mantle everything he knows (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Mantle: That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too and old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Marchese, Robert: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Marchese: Louie Lista and Marchese, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Marciano, Rocky: Fought Rocky Marciano, played Minnesota Fats (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Mariah: Here come the big black Mariah (Big black Mariah, 1985)
  • Marie: Hang down your head tomorrow, hang down your head Marie (Hang down your head, 1985)
  • Marie: Well, he's looking up the dress of sister Marie (What Became Of Old Father Craft?, 1992)
  • Marie: Marie you are the wild blue sky (All The World's Green, 2000/ 2002)
  • Marilyn Monroe: I slept with the lions and Marilyn Monroe (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Marilyn Monroe: I'd rather die before I wake like Marilyn Monroe (A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun, 1978)
  • Mario: Hey Charley I almost went crazy after Mario got busted (Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis, 1978)
  • Mark, Saint: On every face that ever left his shadow down on Saint Marks place (Potter's field, 1977) - New York City.
  • Martha: Hello there is this Martha? (Martha, 1973)
  • Martin Eden: And I know Martin Eden's gonna be proud of me (Shiver me timbers, 1974)
  • Martin: Splashin' Badgad on the Hudson in Panther Martin's eyes (Till the money runs out, 1980)
  • Marley: Marley deals only in stones (Never Let Go, 1992/ 2006)
  • Mary: Mary's on the black top (Blow wind blow, 1987)
  • Mary: Well I hung on to Mary's stump, I danced with a soldiers glee (Filipino box spring hog, 1993/ 1999)
  • Mason: And every face looks right up at Mason (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Matilda: Waltzing Matilda, you'll go waltzing Matilda with me (Tom Traubert's blues, 1976)
  • Matilda: And Matilda asks the sailors "Are those dreams or are those prayers?" (Time, 1985)
  • Meadows, Jayne: But the whores still smear on Revlon and they all look like Jayne Meadows (Small Change, 1976)
  • Melanie Jane: Melanie Jane, won't feel the pain (Lonely, 1973)
  • Melvoine, Mike: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for: Mike Melvoin on piano... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Michelson, Susan: In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson (Sub title to Eggs & sausage, 1975)
  • Mickey Mantle: I taught Mickey Mantle everything he knows (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Mickey: Picked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouths (Frank's wild years, 1983)
  • Mighty Tiny: And Mighty Tiny on the saw and he threw his head back with a mouth full of gold teeth (Circus, 2004)
  • Mike of the Weeds: Jesus of Nazareth told Mike of the weeds. I's born at this time for a reason you see (Sins Of The Father, 2004)
  • Mike Melvoine: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for: Mike Melvoin on piano... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Mike Tyson: Mike Tyson, KO'ed (Shake It, 2004)
  • Milton Malone, Jim: Jim Milton Malone the human skeleton (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Molley Hoey: And me and Molley Hoey drank Pruno and Koolaid (Circus, 2004)
  • Molly: Cooper told Molly the whole block's gone (Walk away, 1995)
  • Molly: Molly be damned smote Jimmy the Harp (Get behind the mule, 1999)
  • Monk: Yea Monk's still the champion but I'm the best (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Monroe, Marilyn: I slept with the lions and Marilyn Monroe (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Monroe, Marilyn: I'd rather die before I wake like Marilyn Monroe (A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun, 1978)
  • Monroe: With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips she went and took that California trip (Hold on, 1999)
  • Montclaire de Havelin: Montclaire de Havelin doin the St. Vitus dance (Downtown, 1980)
  • Montgomery Clift: Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift, cumming on to the broads with the same ol' riff (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Morgan, J.P.: See Lea Graff the German midget who sat on J.P. Morgan's lap (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Morgan: Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head (Jockey full of Bourbon, 1985)
  • Morgan, Chesty: Chesty Morgan and Watermelon Rose (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Morgan, Penfield: Sissy's hanging laundry down by the brook, Penfield Morgan's taking more than a look (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Mortando: You'll see Ko Ko the bird girl, Mortando the human fountain (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Mose, Lord God: Satchel Puddin' and Lord God Mose, sitting by the fire with a busted nose (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Moses: Books of Moses, bringing stone news (Books Of Moses, 1999/ 2006)
  • Mug, The: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Muriel: Muriel since you left town the clubs closed down (Muriel, 1977)
  • Murphy, Poodle: And Funeral Wells spun Poodle Murphy on the target as he threw his hardware (Circus, 2004)
  • Myra: And One Eyed Myra, the queen of the galley who trained the ostrich and the camels (Circus, 2004)

---------- N ---------

  • Napoleon: Napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon (Time, 1985)
  • Napoleon: Small time Napoleon's shattered his knees (Diamonds and gold, 1985)
  • Napoleone: After hours at Napoleone's Pizza Parlor (Sub title to The Ghosts Of Saturday Night, 1974)
  • Nash: I guess you heard about Nash he was killed in a crash (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Navinski, Joey: Joey Navinski says she put her tongue in his mouth (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Nazareth, Jesus of: Jesus of Nazareth told Mike of the Weeds. I's born at this time for a reason you see (Sins Of The Father, 2004)
  • Neal: Medley: Jack & Neal/ California, here I come (Title, 1977)
  • Neal: Neal hunched at the wheel puttin' everyone in stitches (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Nick: Young Nick he just went bad that day and he'll have to find his own way home (The fall of Troy, 1995)
  • Nightingale, Florence: Just then Florence Nightingale dropped her drawers (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Nimrod Cain: Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Cain The moon's the color of a coffee stain (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)

---------- O - P - Q ---------

  • One Eyed Myra: And One Eyed Myra, the queen of the galley who trained the ostrich and the camels (Circus, 2004)
  • Ophelia: Now Ophelia wants to know where she should turn (Who are you, 1992)
  • Orbison, Roy: She looked at me squinty with her one good eye in a Roy Orbison T-shirt (Circus, 2004)
  • Palladin: A fifty-dollar bill inside a Paladin's hat (Clap hands, 1985)
  • Parker, Charlie: Dreamin' he was in a bar with Charlie Parker on the bandstand (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Parker, Knocky: Knocky Parker told Bowlegged Sal, they all know how to kick it in Cal (Metropolitan Glide, 2004)
  • Patterson: Wrapped the hills in a blanket of Patterson's curse (Town with no cheer, 1983)
  • Paul Body: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Paul Body: Robert Sheehan and Paul Body, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Penfield Morgan: Sissy's hanging laundry down by the brook, Penfield Morgan's taking more than a look (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Peoria Johnson: Peoria Johnson told Dirty Ol' Joe (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Percy, Mr.: And it's mercy mercy Mr. Percy there ain't nothing back in Jersey (Invitation to the blues, 1976)
  • Perkins, George: High Blood Pressure by George (cryin' in the streets) Perkins (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Pete King: An evening with Pete King (Sub title to The piano has been drinking, 1976)
  • Pete Christlieb: I like to introduce please, and give a warm round of applause for:... on saxophone Pete Christlieb... Yeah, they all come from good families but eh ... (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Peter: Now, Peter denied and Judas betrayed (Never Let Go, 1992/ 2006)
  • Phil: Uncle Phil can't live without his pills he has emphysema and he's almost blind (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Phil: And it's uncle Phil over there, Shit I owe him money (intro to: 9th and Hennepin, video Big Time, 1988)
  • Philly: Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
  • Picket, Wilson: And stuck her fat ass half way out the window with a Wilson Picket tune (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Pierre Cardon: Frankie's wearing lipstick. Pierre Cardon. I swear to god I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond (Downtown, 1980)
  • Piggy Knowles: Well I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys (Hoist That Rag, 2004)
  • Pinky: Wrinkles and Cherry and Twinky and Pinky and FeFe live from Gay Paree (Pasties and a G-string, 1976)
  • Pleaser, William The: Well, they call me William the Pleaser I sold opium, fireworks and lead (Lucinda, 2006)
  • Poncho: Poncho's Lament (Title, 1971)
  • Poodle Murphy: And Funeral Wells spun Poodle Murphy on the target as he threw his hardware (Circus, 2004)
  • Presley: Presley's what I go by, why don't you change the station (Burma shave, 1977)
  • Price, Vincent: He's got a snake skin sportshirt and he looks like Vincent Price (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Priscilla Bajano: You'll see Priscilla Bajano, the monkey woman (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Puddin', Satchel: Satchel Puddin' and Lord God Mose, sitting by the fire with a busted nose (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Punk Sanders: Punk Sanders carved it out of wood (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Pyle, Coriander: Well Zenora Bariella and Coriander Pyle they had sixteen children in the usual style (Eyeball kid, 1999)

---------- R ---------

  • Radion: You'll see Radion the human torso (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Ramones: They both came up to New York, Just to see the Ramones(The Return Of Jackie And Judy, 2003/ 2006)
  • Randal, Mrs.: Telephone's ringin', it's Mrs. Randal (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Raphael: An inebriated good evening to you all. Welcome to Raphael's Silver Cloud Lounge (Intro Nighthawks at the diner, 1975)
  • Ray: Uncle Ray bought a round, don't worry bout the army in the cold cold ground (Cold cold ground, 1987)
  • Ray Harryhousen: And Ray Harryhousen said (King Kong, 2006)
  • Ray, William: Weather's murder at a hundred and three, William Ray shot Cora Belle Lee (Walk away, 1995)
  • Reba: The watchman said to Reba the Loon, was it pale at Manzinata or blind Bob the Coon? (Murder in the red barn, 1992)
  • Red: Story is written by a guy named Red Sovine (Big Joe and Phantom 309, 1975)
  • Rex: I'm gonna change my name to Hannibal or maybe just Rex (Goin' out West, 1992)
  • Rich, Charlie: The radio spittin' out Charlie Rich, sure can sing that sonofabitch (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Rita Hayworth: And you feel just like Cagney, she looks like Rita Hayworth (Invitation to the blues, 1976)
  • Robert Marchese: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Robert Sheehan: Robert Sheehan and Paul Body, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Rocky Marciano: Fought Rocky Marciano, played Minnesota Fats (Jitterbug boy, 1976)
  • Romeo: Romeo is bleeding but not so as you'd notice (Romeo is bleeding, 1978)
  • Romeo: On those two-bit Romeos who counterfeit romance (Once upon a town, 1982)
  • Ron, Scarface: Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Ronnie Arnold: We'll spit on Ronnie Arnold and flip him the bird (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Roosevelt: I thought I heard a mocking bird, Roosevelt knows where (On the Nickel, 1980)
  • Roosevelt: Shine, shine, a Roosevelt dime (Clap hands, 1985)
  • Rose: Small time Napoleon's shattered his knees but he stays in the saddle for Rose (Diamonds and gold, 1985)
  • Rose, Watermelon: Chesty Morgan and Watermelon Rose (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Rosie: Rosie why do you evade? (Rosie, 1973)
  • Rosie: Oh, they called her Rosie when she was a girl (Reeperbahn, 1992/ 2002)
  • Roy Orbison: She looked at me squinty with her one good eye in a Roy Orbison T-shirt (Circus, 2004)
  • Ruby: As I say good-bye to Ruby's arms (Ruby's arms, 1980)
  • Rudy: Rudy's on the midway and Jacob's in the hole (Earth died screaming, 1992)
  • Ruby, Blackjack: Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Cain The moon's the color of a coffee stain (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Rue, Madam La: Man, that dashboard was lit like the old Madam La Rue pinball (Big Joe and Phantom 309, 1975)

---------- S ---------

  • Saginaw Calinda: Back since Saginaw Calinda was born, it's been cotton and soyabeans, tobacco and corn (Don't Go Into That Barn, 2004)
  • Sal: And I'll be bustin' my chops working for Joe & Sal (I can't wait to get off work, 1976)
  • Sal, Bowlegged: Knocky Parker told Bowlegged Sal, they all know how to kick it in Cal (Metropolitan Glide, 2004)
  • Sally: Sally's high on crank and hungry for some sweets (Downtown, 1980)
  • Sam Jones: And Clayborn Avenue, me and you, Sam Jones and all (I wish I was in New Orleans, 1976)
  • Samuels, Zerelda: Zerelda Samuels said she ain't never prayed (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Sanders, Punk: Punk Sanders carved it out of wood (Walking Spanish, 1985)
  • Satchel Puddin': Satchel Puddin' and Lord God Mose, sitting by the fire with a busted nose (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Scarface Ron: Well I dined last night with Scarface Ron (Bottom Of The World, 2003/ 2006)
  • Scarlet: Scarlet gave him twenty seven stitches in his head (Till the money runs out, 1980)
  • Scheib, Earl: Pacing in front of rainbow, Earl Scheib, $ 39,95, merchandise (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Schiffer: Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head (Jockey full of Bourbon, 1985)
  • Schmid, George: George Schmid was moving in series of convulsive spasms (Crossroads, 1993)
  • Schwab: At the counter of Schwab's drug store you wonder if she might be single (Invitation to the blues, 1976)
  • Sealo: You'll see Sealo the seal boy who has flippers for arms (Lucky day overture, 1993)
  • Sey: Sey's got a pistol on the register side (In the neighborhood, 1983)
  • Sharon: And Machoud Abbas and Sharon had been lost, along the road to peace (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Sheehan, Robert: Robert Sheehan and Paul Body, Everywhere I go it rains on me (Rains On Me, 1999/ 2006)
  • Sheila: The grain was as gold as Sheila's hair (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Shabneh, Abdel Madi: Young Abdel Madi Shabneh was only 18 years old (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Shane: Joel Tornabene was broken on the wheel, Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Shay, Tommy: Well I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys (Hoist That Rag, 2004)
  • Sheena: Listening to Sheena on the radio Oh-ho oh-ho (Danny Says, 2006)
  • Shelly: And I like Shelly, you like Jane (Pasties & a G-string, 1976)
  • Shorty: Boney's high on China white, Shorty found a punk (Heartattack and Vine, 1980)
  • Sid: No, she's married, with a kid, finally split up with Sid (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Siegal: You got to tell me Mr. Siegle, how do I get out of here (Mr. Seigal, 1980)
  • Sissy: Sissy's hanging laundry down by the brook (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Skullion Childs: Tell Skullion Childs I won't be late (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Slam: Now Slam the Crank from Wheezer slept outside last night and froze (Murder in the red barn, 1992)
  • Sly: He'll say: baby I used to play base for Sly ($ 29.00, 1978)
  • Smothers Brothers: Got any Stan Getz records? No I got Smothers Brothers (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Sovine, Red: Story is written by a guy named Red Sovine (Big Joe and Phantom 309, 1975)
  • Spidey: And the pig dogs trembled on Spidey's wild ride (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Stacey Adams: Wiped my Stacy Adams jackknifed my legs (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Stacy: No one speaks English and everything's broken, and my Stacys are soaking wet (Tom Traubert's Blues, 1976)
  • Stan Getz: Got any Stan Getz records, no I got Smothers Brothers (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Steele, Dan: Dan Steele used to give 'em to me at a discount (The Pontiac, 1987/ 2006)
  • Sticha Mr.: And you won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw (What's he building in there, 1999)
  • Storm, Mrs.: Mrs. Storm'll stab you with a steak knife, if you step on her lawn (Kentucky Avenue, 1978)
  • Storm, Mrs.: And big John Jizom from downtown Chizom flew away with old mrs. Storm (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Stravinsky: I could play Stravinsky on a baby grand (Table Top Joe, 1992/ 2002)
  • Stuart: I stood on the roof, of Stuart's old Dodge (Hold On, 1999/ Orphans, 2006)
  • Susan Michelson: In a Cadillac with Susan Michelson (Sub title to Eggs & sausage, 1975)

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  • Tammy Wynette: And the band's playing something by Tammy Wynette (Warm beer and cold women, 1975)
  • Taylor, Liz: Liz Taylor and Montgomery Clift, cumming on to the broads with the same ol' riff (Spare parts I, 1975)
  • Tehah, Yashir: Yashir Tehah, Israel said is an Hamas Senior militant (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford: And she had an Easter bonnet that had been signed by Tennessee Ernie Ford (First Kiss, 1992/ 2006)
  • Texas Guinan: Like barkers at a shootin' gallery, they throw out kind of a Texas Guinan routine (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Thomas Jefferson: And even Thomas Jefferson, is on the Nickel over there (On the Nickel, 1980)
  • Thumm: Everyone has left town 'cept for Thumm and Giardina said they just might be down (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Tiny, Mighty: And Mighty Tiny on the saw and he threw his head back with a mouth full of gold teeth (Circus, 2004)
  • Tip Little: Tip Little told her she should leave the bum (Circus, 2004)
  • Tom cat: And a lazy old Tom-cat on a midnight spree (Rosie, 1973)
  • Tom cat: These old Tom-cat feelings you don't understand (I hope I don't fall in love with you, 1971)
  • Tom: Well one for the money, two for the show. Three to get ready, Tom's gotta go (So long I'll see you, 1971)
  • Tom Frost: This is old Tom Frost, and I am calling long distance (Martha, 1973)
  • Tom: This peeping Tom needs a peephole (Depot depot, 1974)
  • Tom: All my friends are married every Tom & Dick & Harry (Better off without a wife, 1975)
  • Tom: Tom do this, Tom do that. Tom don't do that (I can't wait to get off work, 1976)
  • Tom Traubert: Tom Traubert's blues - Four sheets to the wind in Copenhagen (Title, 1976)
  • Tom Jans: For Tom Jans (Sub title to Whistle Down The Wind, 1992)
  • Tommy: Well Tommy's gotta skeet-skat, skeet-skat outta here (So long I'll see you, 1971)
  • Tommy Shay: Well I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys (Hoist That Rag, 2004)
  • Tony Franciosa: 'Cause Tony Franciosa used to date my ma (Goin' out West, 1992)
  • Toole, Johnny O': And old Johnny O'Toole, I'll still beat you at pool (Lucky day, 1993)
  • Tornabene, Joel: Joel Tornabene was broken on the wheel, Shane and Bum Mahoney on the lamb (How's It Gonna End, 2004)
  • Traubert, Tom: Tom Traubert's blues - Four sheets to the wind in Copenhagen (Title, 1976)
  • Tripod: She bottle fed an orangutan named Tripod (Circus, 2004)
  • Trometer, Bull: And big Bull Trometer hung on to the side (Spidey's Wild Ride, 2006)
  • Troy: The oldest was Troy, an 18-year-old boy. Shot dead in March in a robbery (The fall of Troy, 1995)
  • Tuck, Grady: You can skip the light with Grady Tuck on the Nickel over there (On the Nickel, 1980)
  • Twinky: Wrinkles and Cherry and Twinky and Pinky and FeFe live from Gay Paree (Pasties and a G-string, 1976)
  • Tyson, Mike: Mike Tyson, KO'ed (Shake It, 2004)

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  • Valentino: Well I never been no Valentino, but I had a girl who lived in Reno (Better off without a wife, 1975)
  • Vernon: Uncle Vernon, uncle Vernon, independent as a hog on ice (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Vincent Price: He's got a snake skin sportshirt and he looks like Vincent Price (The one that got away, 1976)
  • Violet: Uncle Violet flew as a pilot and there ain't no pretty girls in France (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Vitus, St.: Montclaire de Havelin doin the St. Vitus dance (Downtown, 1980)

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  • Waits: Christ Waits you look so goddamn raggedy, why don't you get yourself something to wear? (Spare Parts II, 1975)
  • Weiss, Mr.: Plays accordion for Mr. Weiss (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • Weiss, Chuck E.: The Night Caps starring Chuck E. Weiss (Nighthawk postcards, 1975)
  • Weiss, Chuck E.: And deal the cards roll the dice if it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss (I wish I was in New Orleans, 1976)
  • Weiss, Chuck E.: Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body And The Mug And Artie (Sub title to Jitterbug Boy, 1976)
  • Wells, Funeral: And Funeral Wells spun Poodle Murphy on the target as he threw his hardware (Circus, 2004)
  • Whitey Ford: That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too and old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you (A sight for sore eyes, 1977)
  • Whitfield Faraday: Ask Little Son Jackson, on the 44 Kid. Or Whitfield Faraday, what I did (Fish In The Jailhouse, 1999/ 2006)
  • Witman, Charlie: And Charlie Witman is on the Dillinger's wings (Down There By The Train, 1994/ 2006)
  • Wilhelm: For Wilhelm can't wait to be Peg Leg's crown (Flash pan hunter, 1993)
  • Willard: Well Willard's knocked out on a bottle of heat (Mr. Seigal, 1980)
  • William: Uncle Biltmore and uncle William made a million during World War Two (Cemetery polka, 1985)
  • William Ray: Weather's murder at a hundred and three, William Ray shot Cora Belle Lee (Walk away, 1995)
  • William The Pleaser: Well, they call me William the Pleaser I sold opium, fireworks and lead (Lucinda, 2006)
  • Williams, Hank: To cover the entire Hank Williams song book, whether you like it or not (Putnam County, 1975)
  • Willie: Golden Willie's gone to war, he left his young wife on the shore (Another Man's Vine, 2000/ 2002)
  • Willis O'Brien: And Willis O'Brien died a tragic death (King Kong, 2006)
  • Wilson Picket: And stuck her fat ass half way out the window with a Wilson Picket tune (Jack & Neal, 1977)
  • Woolworth: With Woolworth rhinestone diamond earrings, and a sideways glance (Eggs and sausage, 1975)
  • Wynette, Tammy: And the band's playing something by Tammy Wynette (Warm beer and cold women, 1975)
  • Yashir Tehah: Yashir Tehah, Israel said is an Hamas Senior militant (Road To Peace, 2006)
  • Yodeling Elaine: And then there was Yodeling Elaine the queen of the air (Circus, 2004)
  • Zenora Bariella: Well Zenora Bariella and Coriander Pyle they had sixteen children in the usual style (Eyeball kid, 1999)
  • Zerelda Lee: At Zerelda Lee's candy store (Chocolate Jesus, 1999)
  • Zerelda Samuels: Zerelda Samuels said she ain't never prayed (Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind, 2000/ 2002)
  • Zuzu Bolin: And Zuzu Bolin played 'Stavin' Chain' (Circus, 2004)