Brook Benton - The Boll Weevil Song (1961) ASCD320 lyrics

Let me tell you 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, nobody really knows But, this is the way 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 do you pick my farm?" The weevil just laughed at the farmer and said "We ain't gonna do ya much harm We're looking for home" And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you 'Cos, you see if I was a lightning bug I'd search the whole night through Searching for home, I'd have me plenty of homes" And the boll weevil called the farmer, and he said "You better sell your old machines 'Cause when I'm through with your cotton You can't even buy gasoline I 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, I wish that you were in Lookin' for home, lookin' for a home Ah, you have a home, all right You'd have a home, real hot home"