The Boll Weevil Song
Brook Benton
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, hm, 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
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
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
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.
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 ****
home, ahhh
FADE
