ðə lˈɪɹɪks tə dʒˈɑːnsənz "bˈɪɡ ɹˈoʊd blˈuːz" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ɪŋklˈuːd: "wˈɛl aɪ ˈeɪnt ɡˌoʊɪn dˌaʊn ðæt bˈɪɡ ɹˈoʊd baɪ maɪsˈɛlf ...
The lyrics to  Johnson's "Big Road Blues" (1928) include: "Well I ain't goin' down that big road by myself ...