Boll Weevil Lyrics - Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Leadbelly

Well the boll weevil and the little black bug 

Come from a-Mexico they say 

Came all the way to Texas 

Just a-lookin' for a place to stay 

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home 

(Doo-doo-wop-wop) 

Well the first time that I seen the boll weevil 

He was a-sittin' on the square 

Well the next time that I seen him 

He had his a-family there 

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home 

(Doo-doo-wop-wop) 

Well the farmer took the boll weevil 

And he put him on the red hot sand 

Well the weevil said this is a-mighty hot 

But I take it like a man 

This will be my home, this will be my home 

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Well the farmer took the boll weevil 

And he put him on a keg of ice 

Well the weevil said to the farmer 

This is mighty cool and nice 

This will be my home, this will be my home 

(Doo-doo-wop-wop) 

Well if anybody should ask you 

Who it was who sang this song 

Say a guitar picker from a-Oklahoma city 

With a pair of blue jeans on 

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home 

(Doo-doo-wop-wop) 

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