The Songs He Sang
Boll Weevil: Lyrics
As performed by Cisco Houston
Traditional
Appears on:Well, the boll weevil is a little black bug Come from Mexico they say Well he come all the way to Texas He was lookin for a place to stay Just lookin' for a home, He was lookin' for a home He was lookin' for a home, Lookin' for a home. He was lookin' for a home, Well, lookin' for a home. Well, the first time I seen a boll weevil, He was sitting on a square, And the next time I seen the boll weevil, He had his whole damn family there, They were looking for a home, Just looking for a home. They were lookin' for a home, Oh, lookin' for a home. They were lookin' for a home, Well lookin' for a home. Then the farmer took the boll weevil, Put him in the hot sand, And the boll weevil said to the farmer, "Well, you are treating me like a man. It'll be my my home, I'll have a home I'll have a home, I'll have a home. I'll have a home, It'll be my home." Then the farmer took the boll weevil, Put him on the ice, And the boll weevil said to the farmer, "It is mighty cool and nice. It'll be my my home, It'll be my home. It'll be my home, It'll be my home. It'll be my home, It'll be my home." Well the farmer said to his wife "Honey, what do you think about that? The old boll weevll done made a nest In my brand new Stetson hat, And it's full of holes, It's full of holes. It's full of holes, Oh, full of holes, It's full of holes, It's full of holes." Oh, the boll weevil is a little black bug Come from Mexico they say Well he come all the way to Texas Just a-lookin for a place to stay He was lookin' for a home, Just lookin' for a home. He was lookin' for a home, Oh lookin' for a home. A-lookin' for a home, He was lookin' for a home.
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