The Boll Weevil

Lyrics

Outside of man I guess the worst enemy of the cotton growin folks down south is a little black bug they call the boll weevil. Well, the boll weevil am a little black bug Come from Mexico, they say Come all the to Texas Just lookin for a place to stay Looking for a home Just lookin for a home Well, the first time I seen the boll weevil Settin on the square Next time I see the boll weevil Lord, he got all his family there Lookin for a home Lookin for a home And the farmer said to the weevil What makes your head so red And the boll weevil said to the farmer It's a wonder I ain't dead Lookin for a home Just lookin for a home And the farmer took the boll weevil Put him in a keg of ice Boll weevil said to the farmer This is mighty cool and nice It'll be my home It's gonna be my home And the farmer took the boll weevil Put him in the hot sand Boll weevil said to the farmer Mighty hot but I'll stand it like a man It'll be my home It's gonna be my home Well the merchant got half the cotton Boll weevil got the rest Didn't leave that farmer's wife But one old cotton dress And it's full of holes It's full of holes It's full of holes It's full of holes And the old boll weevil gonna have a home Well the captain said to the missus What do ya think of that Durned ol' boll weevil done made a nest In my best Sunday hat He gonna have a home He gonna have a home If anybody was to ask you Who was it sung this song Tell em it was ol' Jack Elliot And I done been here and gone I'm a-lookin for a home Just lookin for a home Lookin for a home Lookin for a home Got my blue duggins on And I'm lookin for a home