DE BALLIT OF DE BOLL WEEVIL (Boll Weevil) (Boll Weevil Blues)

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Song Title
DE BALLIT OF DE BOLL WEEVIL (Boll Weevil) (Boll Weevil Blues)
Writers
Ledbetter, Huddie, Lomax Alan, Lomax John A
Publisher
FOLKWAYS MUSIC PUBLISHERS, INC. (BMI)
Co-Publisher
Non-TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
50%-US/100% WORLD EX US
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Animals, Farmer, Home, Home, Music Reference, Story
Lyrics
talk about the latest,
The latest of this song,
These devilish boll weevils,
They gonna rob you of a home.
They lookin’ for a home, they lookin’ for a home.

The first time I seed him,
He was settin’ on the square,
The next time I seed him,*
He was spreadin’ ev’ywhere.
He was lookin’ for a home, he was lookin’ for a home.

Farmer taken the boll weevil,
Put him in the sand.
Boll weevil said to the farmer,
‘This is treatin’ me like a man
I have a home, I have a home.”

Farmer taken the boll weevil,
Put him in the ice,
Boll weevil said to the farmer,
“This is treatin’ me mighty nice,
I’ll have a home, I’ll have a home.”

The farmer an’ his ol’ lady
Went out ‘cross the fiel’,
The farmer said to the ol’ lady,
“I found a lotta meat an’ meal-
I’ll have a home, I’ll have a home.”

Ol’ lady said to the ol’ man,
“I ‘m tryin’ my level bes’,
To keep these devilish boll weevils
Outa my ol’* cotton dress.
It’s full of holes, it’s full of holes.”




Farmer said to the ol’ lady,
“What do you think of that?
I got some devilish boll weevils
In my ol’* Stetson hat-
It’s full of holes, it’s full of holes”

Farmer tol’ the merchant,
“I didn’t make but one bale.
Before I let you have that one,
I’ll suffer an’ die in jail,
I’ll have a home, I’ll have a home.”

If anyone should ask you, children,
Who made up this song?
Tell ‘em this is Huddie Ledbetter,
He’s done been here and gone,
He’s looking for a home, he’s looking for a home.

If anyone should ask you, children,
Who made up this song?
Tell ‘em this is Huddie Ledbetter,
He’s done been here and gone,
He’s looking for a home,
He’s looking for a home.

*alternate lines:
He had his whole family there.
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