Ballad of the Boll Weevil Songtext
von Mance Lipscomb

First I saw a boll weevil, he was in the air
Next time I saw that boll weevil, he was stickin′ on a cotton twine
Find him a home, had to have a home

Farmer said to the boll weevil, "What you doin' on my farm?"
Boll weevil said to the farmer, "I ain′t gonna do you much harm
I'm lookin' for a home, I′m got to have a home"

Farmers all got together, said "Let′s poison our crop
We don't stop that boll weevil, he′ll eat up everything we got
He lookin for a home, done found him a home"


And they decided to take him, stick him in some ice
Stayed in the ice 24 hours, come out lookin' very nice
He had him a home, had a cool home

Then they decided to catch him, stick him in the sand
Stayed there 30 long hours, he stood it like a natural man
He had a home, he had a hot home

Farmers all decided, wonderin′ what to do
He done ate up all our cotton crop, gone in the corn patch too
Done found a home, done found a home

Now the boll weevil said to the farmer, "I'm your bosom friend
I′ll cause you to get four cents on every
Bale of cotton that you takes to the gin
I got a home, I done found me a home"