The following is the concordance I compiled for my book, The White Stripes: Sweethearts of the Blues (Backbeat Books, 2004). This updated version includes new entries from Get Behind Me, Satan. If I've missed anything along the way, please drop me an email and be sure to include the word, the song title and the relevant line in the song.



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APPLE

"Apple Blossom" Hey little apple blossom

"Screwdriver" What if someone walked up to me and like an apple cut right through me

BABY (sweetheart)

"The Big Three Killed My Baby" The big three killed my baby... and... I think that my baby is dead

"Hypnotize" I want to hypnotize you baby on the telephone

"I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman" I feel comfortable so baby why don't you feel the same

"Let's Build A Home" Some bricks now baby let's build a home

"Let's Shake Hands" Baby let's shake hands...















Baby let's be friends... and... Baby say my name















"Lord Send Me An Angel"(Blind Willie McTell)















Where did my baby go, McTell?















"Stop Breakin' Down" (Robert Johnson) I give my baby now the 90 degree















"St James Infirmary" (traditional) See my baby there















"Your Southern Can Is Mine" (Blind Willie McTell) You might take it from the south baby hide it up north















































BABY (infant)















"The Hardest Button to Button" It was a baby boy, so we bought him a toy...and...















We named him Baby















"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" I felt just like a baby, until I held a baby















"White Moon" Then deliver my baby































BED















"Jimmy The Exploder" Yeah monkey, jumping on the bed, now















"Little People&" There's a little girl with a tiger on her bed















"We're Going To Be Friends" Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed















































BIRD















"Hello Operator" Find a canary, a bird to bring my message home















"Little Bird" I got a little bird, I'm gonna take her home















"White Moon" And the word is the bird















"Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)" Like the birds and the bees and get to it















"Instinct Blues" And every bird and bug in the jungle too































BLEEDING/BLOOD















"The Big Three Killed My Baby" The motor's runnin'on trucker's blood















"Seven Nation Army" And the stains coming from my blood...and ...I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding right before the lord















"White Moon" Well my nose keeps on bleeding...and Don't you know I'm a bleeder







"As Ugly as I Seem" There is a drop of blood on the ground











BLUE







"Instinct Blues" And everything in the ocean blue







"Blue Orchid" You took a white orchid and turned it blue







"Red Death At 6:14" With her fingers turning blue and her face turning red







BONE/BONES







"Let's Build A Home" I'm getting lazy won't you throw me a bone







"St James Infirmary" (traditional) Take apart your bones and put 'em back together







"Screwdriver" Whenever you go out alone, take a little dog a bone







"Seven Nation Army" And the feeling coming from my bones says find a home







"Truth Doesn't Make A Noise" And the quiver of her bones below











BRAIN







"Black Math" Is it the fingers or the brain that you're teaching a lesson







"Fell In Love With A Girl" These two sides of my brain need to have a meeting... and







My left brain knows that all love is fleeting







"Lovesick" (Bob Dylan) And my brain is so wired







"Seven Nation Army" I had a brain that felt like pancake batter







"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" If the wrinkle that is in your brain







"Stop Breakin' Down" (R. Johnson) The stuff I got'll bust your brains out











BRICKS







"Broken Bricks" Been to the broken bricks girl











"Let's Build A Home" Some bricks now baby let's build a home















"Your Southern Can Is Mine" (McTell): I'm gettin' me a brick outta my backyard...and I'm gonna grab me a brick and tear your can on down















































BUS















"I'm Bound To Pack It Up" The bus is warm and softly lit















"Sister Do You Know My Name?" And the bus is pulling up to your house















































CIGARETTES















"A Boy's Best Friend" A pack of dogs and cigarettes















"Seven Nation Army" Behind a cigarette















































CRANE















"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" Your fingers have become a crane















"Broken Bricks" Climb the metal of a broken crane















































DECEMBER















"The Air Near My Fingers" You told me in December















"The Same Boy You've Always Known"







Pretty tough to think about the beginning of December















































DOG/DOGS















"A Boy's Best Friend" My dogs come sit next to me, a pack of dogs and cigarettes















"China Pig" (Captain Beefheart) I used to have a dog with me















"Screwdriver" Whenever you go out alone, take a little dog a bone















































EASTER















"John The Revelator" (Blind Willie Johnson) One Easter morning















"I Fought Piranhas" Well it's Easter morning now















































FINGERS















"The Air Near My Fingers"















"Black Math" My fingers definitely turning to black now and Is it the fingers or the brain that you're teaching a lesson















"Expecting" But your fingers have shown me that your head is so clever















"Let's Shake Hands" Put your fingers in my hand















"Red Death At 6:14" With her fingers turning blue and her face turning red















"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" Your fingers have become a crane















"White Moon" And the finger massage from the host















"The Denial Twist" If you think holding hands is all in the fingers... and... Make sure never do it with the fingers































FRIEND/FRIENDS















"Ball And Biscuit" Ask your girlfriends and see if they know















"A Boy's Best Friend" My only friends speak no words to me















"Let's Shake Hands" Baby, let's be friends















"Offend In Every Way" And listen to these facts that everyone is my friend















"Well It's True That We Love One Another" Maybe we should just be friends















"We're Going To Be Friends" I can tell that we are gonna be friends































GHOST















"Little Ghost" ;Little ghost, little ghost, the one I'm scared of the most... and... And I see my little ghost... and... I fell in love with a little ghost















"White Moon" And I cannot afford a ghost















HAND/HANDS















"The Big Three Killed My Baby" No money in my hand again...and...My stickshift and my hands are swollen...and... Now my hands are turnin' red















"Black Math" Drawing a square with a pencil in hand















"Expecting" I came back with handfuls















"Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine"







And just hand it this way















"Hand Springs" But right next to that was a boy I knew with a spring in his hand















"Hypnotize" I want to hold your little hand if I can be so bold / And be your right hand man until your hands get old















"Let's Shake Hands" Baby, let's shake hands...and... Put your fingers in my hand















"Little Acorns" The problems in hand are lighter than at heart















"Lord Send Me An Angel (McTell)" I went down to the station, suitcase in my hand...and... She ain't no hand-me-down















"Same Boy You'e Always Known" I hope you know a strong man who can lend you a hand lowering my casket















"There's No Home For You Here"







Hands moving upward propel the situation















"Truth Doesn' Make A Noise"







The motion of her tiny hand















"Your Southern Can Is Mine" (McTell) When I hit you mama then you feel my hand















"You've Got Her In Your Pocket" You search in your hand for something clever to say















































HAIR/CURL















"Fell In Love With A Girl" Red hair with a curl















"Little Acorn" Straighten your curls...and... Well your problems hide in your curls















"Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" Soft hair and a velvet tongue







"Take Take Take" She walked into the bar with her long red curly hair















































HOME/HOUSE















"Ashtray Heart"(Captain Beefheart) Send your mother home your navel















"The Big Three Killed My Baby"







Nobody's coming home again















"Boll Weevil" (traditional) These boll weevils are lookin' for a home















"A Boy's Best Friend" Their home has run out of space















"Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" Thirty notes in the mailbox will tell you that I'm coming home...and... Then I come home / no one to wrap my arms around















"The Hardest Button To Button" We started living in an old house















"Hello Operator" Find a canary, a bird to send my message home...and... Send papers to an empty home















Hotel Yorba" They got a dirty little road leading up to the house...and... Sitting on the front porch of that home















"Hypnotize" And though I knew you weren't home...and ...So many times I called your house just to hear the tone















"I Can Learn" Drive you home, then wait by the phone















"I Can't Wait" I wish this house felt like a home















"Jumble, Jumble" All at my house, c'mon over















Let's Build A Home" Some bricks now baby let's build a home















"Little Bird" I got a little bird I'm gonna take her home and When I get you home this is how it goes















"Screwdriver" Then you got to drive it home















"Seven Nation Army" And the feeling coming from my bones says find a home... and... The stains coming from my blood tell me go back home















"Sister Do You Know My Name" And the bus is pulling up to your house















"There's No Home For You Here" There's no home for you here girl go away















"You've Got Her In Your Pocket" Cause it's home sweet home















"White Moon" As I'm warming in the bleachers at home































MONEY















"The Big Three Killed My Baby&" No money in my hand again















"Hello Operator" How you gonna get the money?















"Why Can't You Be Nicer To Me" I don't have any money















Your Southern Can Is Mine" (McTell) Some hot shot's got money gonna pull my bail















































MOTHER/MAMA















The Air Near My Fingers" My mom is so caring















"Ashtray Heart"(Captain Beefheart) Send your mother home your navel















"Astro" Maybe Mama does the Astro















"Ball And Biscuit" It was my mother who made me the seventh son















"A Boy's Best Friend" A boy's best friend is his mother, or whatever has become his pet















"Do" Then my mother tried to pick me up















"I Want To Be the Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart" I want to be the boy to warm your mother's heart... and... While my mother baked a cake for you















"One More Cup Of Coffee" (Dylan) Your sister sees the future like your mama and yourself















"Screwdriver" I love people like a brother but I'm not gonna be their mother now















"I Think I Smell A Rat" Using your mother and father for a welcome mat















"The Nurse" She's to mother, not quietly smother you when you're most ill















"Passive Manipulation" Women, listen to your mothers















"I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" Well I miss my mother































MOUSE/RAT















"I Think I Smell A Rat" Oh, I think I smell a rat















"Jumble Jumble" Look like a mouse















































NAME















"Candy Cane Children&" Don't you know your name girl...and... Don't you know your name boy















"Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine" Is it just the name upon the bottle...and ...To a well familiar name















"The Hardest Button To Button" We named him Baby















"Jolene" (Dolly Parton) Cryin' when he calls your name















"Let's Shake Hands" Baby say my name















"Same Boy You've Always Known" Forgot my name of course















"Sister Do You Know My Name" Sister, do you know my name















"Suzy Lee" On it was my name















"The Union Forever" You're not alive if you don't know his name















"When I Hear My Name" When I hear my name I wanna disappear















































RED















"The Big Three Killed My Baby" Now my hands are turnin' red















"China Pig" (Captain Beefheart) With a little red box















"Fell In Love With A Girl" Red hair with a curl















"Hand Springs" I took my girl to go bowling downtown at the red door...and... I dropped my red bowling ball















"Jimmy The Exploder" Now you seein' red now















"Party Of Special Things To Do" (Captain Beefheart) The red queen















"Red Bowling Ball Ruth" Red bowling ball, red bowling ball Ruth















"Red Death At 6:14" And her face was turning red















"Boll Weevil" (traditional) What makes yo' face so red















"Red Rain" I'm standing, standing in the red, red rain















"Take Take Take" She walked into the bar with her long red curly hair















ROOM















"A Boy's Best Friend" Empty rooms and a telephone















"Little Room" When you're in your little room















"There's No Home For You Here" So it helps to have a mirror in the room















































SCHOOL/SCHOOLS















"Sister, Do You Know My Name?" Well we're back in school again'... and... I didn't see you at summer school















"We're Going To Be Friends" Safely walk to school without a sound















"The Air Near My Fingers" I never have to listen to the rings of school bells















































SISTER/BROTHER















"One More Cup of Coffee" (Dylan) Your sister sees the future like your mama and yourself















"Screwdriver" Think about your little sister...and... I love people like a brother now















"Sister, Do You Know My Name?" Sister do you know my name?















"Well It's True That We Love One Another" I love Jack White like a little brother















"I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" And I love my sister































SUZY LEE















"Suzy Lee" Miss Suzy Lee, the one I was speakin' of















"Were Going To Be Friends" Walk with me, Suzy Lee















































TELEPHONE/PHONE















"A Boy's Best Friend" Empty rooms and a telephone that I will never use, never fear















"Hello Operator" Nobody to answer the phone... and... My coffin doesn't have a phone















"Hypnotize" I want to hypnotize you baby on the telephone















"I Can Learn" Drive you home, then wait by the phone















"I'm Bound To Pack It Up" You're sitting silent by the phone















"I Want To Be The Boy That Warms Your Mother's Heart" Because somebody ripped out my page in your telephone book















"Little Bird" Put her in a cage and disconnect the phone















"Screwdriver" I call him on the telephone















"Well It's True That We Love One Another" I got your phone number written in the back of my bible















"The Denial Twist" in a telephone booth































TINY















"Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"







And every little breath that is in your lungs is a tiny little gift to me















"Truth Doesn't Make A Noise" The motion of her tiny hands















































TREE















" I Can Learn" I wish we were stuck up a tree















"I'm Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman" Every single girl needs help climbing up a tree















"Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine"







Well strip the bark right off a tree















































TROUBLES/PROBLEMS















"Apple Blossom" All the ones you tell your troubles to / they don't really care for you... and ...You've been looking all around for years for someone to tell your troubles to.. and















Put your troubles in a little pile and I will sort them out for you















"Little Acorns" Take all your problems and rip 'm apart... and ...The problems at hand are lighter than at heart... and ...Your problems hide in your curls







TRUTH







"The Denial Twist" The truth, you know there's no stoppin' it







"White Moon"



...the truth and it don't make a noise







"As Ugly as I Seem" In search of the truth myself







"Truth Doesn't Make a Noise"



















































WATER















"Sugar Never Tasted So Good" Water never tasted so good















"Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine" Don't even need a drink of water