The Boll Weevil Song chords and lyrics - BROOK BENTON, DINAH WASHINGTON

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[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][C][F]

[Verse 1]
Let me tell you a story about [F]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 they comes from,
hm, nobody really knows
But this is the way the story goes

[Verse 2]
[F]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 [C]have a home,
gotta have a [F]home"

[Verse 3]
[F]
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 you
much harm"
We're lookin' for a [C]ho- o- o- o- o,- o- o- o,
- o- o- o, o- o- ome"
[F]

[Verse 4]
And the boll weevil spotted
a lightning bug
He said "Hey,
I'd like to make a trade with you
'Cause you see if I was a lightning bug
I'd search the whole night through
Searchin' [C]for a home,
I'd have me plenty [F]of home"

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

[Verse 6]
[F]And the boll weevil said to the farmer,
Says "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 [C]home
Lookin' for [F]a home
Ah you'd [C]have a home alright,
you'd a [F]home
A real [C]hot home"