The Boll Weevil Song

Let me tell ya 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, hmm, nobody really knows

But this is the way the 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'd you pick my farm?"

The weevil just laughed at the farmer and said

Said, "We ain't gonna do ya much harm"

"We're looking for a home"

And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug

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

But you see, if I was a lightning bug

I'd search the whole night through"

Just searchin' for a 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, heh

You can't even buy gasoline."

I'm 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, an' I wish that you were in..."

Lookin' for a home

Lookin' for a home

Ahh, you have a home, all right

You'll have a home

A real hot home