Brook Benton The Boll Weevil Song (1961) Ascd320 Lyrics

The Boll Weevil Song (1961) Ascd320 Lyrics

Let me tell you a story about a boll weevil

Now, some of you may not know

But, a boll weevil is an insect



And he's found mostly where cotton grows

Now, where he comes from, nobody really knows

But, this is the way story goes



The farmer said to the boll weevil

"I see you're on the square"

Boll weevil said to the farmer

"Say yep, my whole darn family's here

We gotta have a home, gotta have a home"



The farmer said to the boll weevil

"Say, why do you pick my farm?"

The weevil just laughed at the farmer and said

"We ain't gonna do ya much harm

We're looking for home"



And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug

He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you

'Cos, you see if I was a lightning bug

I'd search the whole night through

Searching for home, I'd have me plenty of homes"



And the boll weevil called the farmer, and he said

"You better sell your old machines

'Cause when I'm through with your cotton

You can't even buy gasoline

I gonna stake me a home, gotta have a home"



And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said

"Farmer, I'd like to wish you well"

Farmer said to the boll weevil

"Yeah, I wish that you were in

Lookin' for home, lookin' for a home

Ah, you have a home, all right

You'd have a home, real hot home"