Karaoké 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 the cotton grows

Now, where they come from

Hmm, 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

We gotta have a home

Gotta have a home

The farmer said to the boll weevil

Say, why'd you pick my farm

The weevil just laughed at the farmer and said

Said, we ain't gonna do ya much harm

We're looking for a home

And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug

He said

Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you

But you see, if I was a lightning bug

I'd search the whole night through

Searchin' for a home

I'd have me a plenty of homes

And the boll weevil called the farmer and he said

You better sell your old machines

'Cos when I'm through with your cotton, heh you can't even buy gasoline

I'm gonna stake me a home

Gotta have a home

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

Lookin' for a home

Lookin' for a home

Aah, you have a home, all right

You'll have a home

A real hot home