Lyrics:

The Boll Weevil Song

- Artist Brook Benton As Sung On the Satin Sound Brook Benton
- Suffolk Marketing-Smi 2
- Peak Billboard Position 2 In 1961
- Not To Be Confused With The Fats Domino-Written bo Weevil That Was Charted
in 1956 At 17 By Teresa Brewer And 35 By Domino
- Words And Music By Brook Benton And Clyde Otis

transcribers Note All Words Are Spoken Except Those In

which Are Sung.

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 Hes 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 Youre On The Square Boll Weevil Said To The
farmer say Yep! My Whole Darn Familys 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 Aint Gonna Do Ya Much Harm

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brand The Boll Weevil Spotted A Lightning Bug. He Said hey, Id Like To Make A Trade With
bryou. But, Ya See If I Was A Lightning Bug, Id Search The Whole Night Through
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searchin For A Home, Id Have Me Plenty Of Home
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brand The Boll Weevil Called The Farmer, n He Said ya Better Sell Your Old Machines,
brcause When Im Through With Your Cotton, Heh, You Cant Even Buy Gasoline. Im Gonnabr
stake Me A Home, Gotta Have A Home
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brand The Boll Weevil Said To The Farmer, Said Farmer, Id Like To Wish You Well.
brfarmer Said To The Boll Weevil, yeah, An I Wish That You Were In
lookin For A
br Home, Lookin For A Home (Ahh, You Have A Home All Right, You Have A Home (A Real Hot
brhome, Ahhh
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brtranscribed By Robin Hood
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brthese Lyrics Were Transcribed From The Specific Recording Mentioned Above
brand Do Not Necessarily Correspond With Lyrics From Other Recordings, Sheet
brmusic, Songbooks Or Lyrics Printed On Album Jackets.
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