Boll Weevil Song chords by
David Frizzell

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Key: D major

Verse 1
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Let me tell ya a story about
a boll weevil
Now, some of you may not know
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But a boll weevil is an insect
And he's found mostly where
cotton grows
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Now, where he comes from,
hm, nobody really knows
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But this is the way the story goes

Verse 2
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The farmer said to the boll weevil
"I see you're on the square"
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Boll weevil said to the farmer
"Say yep,
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my whole darn family's here"

Verse 3
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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"
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Ho- o- o- o- o,- o- o- o, - o-

Interlude 1

o- o, o- o- ome"

Verse 4
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And the boll weevil spotted
a lightning bug.
He said "Hey, I'd like to make
a trade with you
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But, ya see if I was a lightning bug
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I'd search the whole night through"

Verse 5
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And the boll weevil called the farmer,
'n' he said
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"Ya better sell your old
machines
'Cause when I'm through
with your cotton
Heh, you can't even buy gasoline
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"Stake me a home, gotta have a home

Verse 6
And the boll weevil said to the farmer,
said " Farmer
I'd like to wish you well"
Farmer said to the boll weevil
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"Yeah, an' I wish that you were in
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****" home
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Lookin' for a home
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(Ahh, you have a home all right,
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you have a home
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(A real hot home, ahhh

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