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 do you pick my farm
the weevil just laughed at the farmer ‘n’ 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 ya see if i was a lightning bug i’d search the whole night through
searchin’ for a home i’d have me plenty of home
and the boll weevil called the farmer ‘n’ he said
ya 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 shit
lookin’ for a home lookin’ for a home
ahh you have a home all right you have a home
a real hot home ahh
Artist: Brook Benton
Year: 1961
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 142