Boll Weevil Song
Oh, de boll weevil am a little black bug,
Come from Mexico, dey say.
Come all de way to Texas,
Jus' a-lookin for a place to stay,
Jus' a-lookin' for a home, jus' a-lookin' for a home. home.
2
De first time I seen de boll weevil,
He was settin' on de square.
De next time I seen de boll weevil,
He had all of his fam'ly dere,
Jus' a-lookin' for a home, jus' a-lookin' for a home.
3
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de hot san';
De weevil say, " Dis is mighty hot,
But I'll stand it like a man.
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
4
De farmer take de boll weevil
An' he put him in a lump of ice.
De weevil say to de farmer,
" Dis is mighty cool an' nice,
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
5
De boll weevil say to de farmer,
" You can ride in dat Fohd machine,
But when I get through wid yo' cotton
Can't buy no gasoline.
Won't have no home, won't have no home. "
6
De merchant got half de cotton,
De boll weevil got de res'
Didn't leave de farmer's wife
But one ol' cotton dress,
An' it's full of holes, an' it's full of holes.
7
De farmer say to de merchant,
" We's in an awful fix,
De boll weevil et all de cotton up
An' left us only sticks.
We got no home, we got no home. "
8
De farmer say to de merchant,
" I want some meat an' meal. "
" Get away from here, you son of a gun,
You got boll weevils in yo' fiel',
Goin' to get yo' home, goin' to get yo' home. "
9
De farmer say to de merchant,
" We ain't made but only one bale,
And befoh we'll give you dat one,
We'll fight and go to jail,
We'll have a home, we'll have a home. "
1
Oh, de boll weevil am a little black bug,
Come from Mexico, dey say,
Come all de way to Texas, jus' a-lookin' foh a place to stay,
Jus' a-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home.
2
De first time I seen de boll weevil,
He was a-settin' on de square.
De next time I seen de boll weevil, he had all of his family dere.
Jus' a-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home.
3
De farmer say to de weevil:
" What make yo' head so red? "
De weevil say to de farmer, " It's a wondah I ain't dead,
A-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home. "
4
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de hot san'.
De weevil say: " Dis is mighty hot, but I'll stan' it like a man,
Dis'll be my home, it'll be my home. "
5
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in a lump of ice;
De boll weevil say to de farmer: " Dis is mighty cool and nice,
It'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
6
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de fire.
De boll weevil say to de farmer: " Here I are, here I are,
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
7
De boll weevil say to de farmer:
" You better leave me alone;
I done eat all yo' cotton, now I'm goin' to start on yo' corn,
I'll have a home, I'll have a home. "
8
De merchant got half de cotton,
De boll weevil got de res'.
Didn't leave de farmer's wife but one old cotton dress,
An' it's full of holes, it's full of holes.
9
De farmer say to de merchant:
" We's in an awful fix;
De boll weevil et all de cotton up an' lef' us only sticks,
We's got no home, we's got no home. "
10
De farmer say to de merchant:
" We ain't made but only one bale,
And befoh we'll give yo' dat one we'll fight and go to jail,
We'll have a home, we'll have a home. "
11
De cap'n say to de missus:
" What d' you t'ink o' dat?
De boll weevil done make a nes' in my bes' Sunday hat,
Goin' to have a home, goin' to have a home. "
12
An' if anybody should ax you
Who it was dat make dis song,
Jus' tell 'em 'twas a big buck niggah wid a paih o' blue duckin's on,
Ain' got no home, ain' got no home.
Come from Mexico, dey say.
Come all de way to Texas,
Jus' a-lookin for a place to stay,
Jus' a-lookin' for a home, jus' a-lookin' for a home. home.
2
De first time I seen de boll weevil,
He was settin' on de square.
De next time I seen de boll weevil,
He had all of his fam'ly dere,
Jus' a-lookin' for a home, jus' a-lookin' for a home.
3
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de hot san';
De weevil say, " Dis is mighty hot,
But I'll stand it like a man.
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
4
De farmer take de boll weevil
An' he put him in a lump of ice.
De weevil say to de farmer,
" Dis is mighty cool an' nice,
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
5
De boll weevil say to de farmer,
" You can ride in dat Fohd machine,
But when I get through wid yo' cotton
Can't buy no gasoline.
Won't have no home, won't have no home. "
6
De merchant got half de cotton,
De boll weevil got de res'
Didn't leave de farmer's wife
But one ol' cotton dress,
An' it's full of holes, an' it's full of holes.
7
De farmer say to de merchant,
" We's in an awful fix,
De boll weevil et all de cotton up
An' left us only sticks.
We got no home, we got no home. "
8
De farmer say to de merchant,
" I want some meat an' meal. "
" Get away from here, you son of a gun,
You got boll weevils in yo' fiel',
Goin' to get yo' home, goin' to get yo' home. "
9
De farmer say to de merchant,
" We ain't made but only one bale,
And befoh we'll give you dat one,
We'll fight and go to jail,
We'll have a home, we'll have a home. "
1
Oh, de boll weevil am a little black bug,
Come from Mexico, dey say,
Come all de way to Texas, jus' a-lookin' foh a place to stay,
Jus' a-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home.
2
De first time I seen de boll weevil,
He was a-settin' on de square.
De next time I seen de boll weevil, he had all of his family dere.
Jus' a-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home.
3
De farmer say to de weevil:
" What make yo' head so red? "
De weevil say to de farmer, " It's a wondah I ain't dead,
A-lookin' foh a home, jus' a-lookin' foh a home. "
4
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de hot san'.
De weevil say: " Dis is mighty hot, but I'll stan' it like a man,
Dis'll be my home, it'll be my home. "
5
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in a lump of ice;
De boll weevil say to de farmer: " Dis is mighty cool and nice,
It'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
6
De farmer take de boll weevil,
An' he put him in de fire.
De boll weevil say to de farmer: " Here I are, here I are,
Dis'll be my home, dis'll be my home. "
7
De boll weevil say to de farmer:
" You better leave me alone;
I done eat all yo' cotton, now I'm goin' to start on yo' corn,
I'll have a home, I'll have a home. "
8
De merchant got half de cotton,
De boll weevil got de res'.
Didn't leave de farmer's wife but one old cotton dress,
An' it's full of holes, it's full of holes.
9
De farmer say to de merchant:
" We's in an awful fix;
De boll weevil et all de cotton up an' lef' us only sticks,
We's got no home, we's got no home. "
10
De farmer say to de merchant:
" We ain't made but only one bale,
And befoh we'll give yo' dat one we'll fight and go to jail,
We'll have a home, we'll have a home. "
11
De cap'n say to de missus:
" What d' you t'ink o' dat?
De boll weevil done make a nes' in my bes' Sunday hat,
Goin' to have a home, goin' to have a home. "
12
An' if anybody should ax you
Who it was dat make dis song,
Jus' tell 'em 'twas a big buck niggah wid a paih o' blue duckin's on,
Ain' got no home, ain' got no home.
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