The Boll Weevil Song

Clyde Otis, Brook Benton

Let me tell ya 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, hm, nobody really knows
But this is the way the 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"

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"
Ho-o-o-o-o,-o-o-o, -o-o-o, o-o-ome"

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

And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said
"Ya better sell your old machines
'Cause when I'm through with your cotton
Heh, you can't even buy gasoline
"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, an' I wish that you were in ****" home
Lookin' for a home
(Ahh, you have a home all right, you have a home
(A real hot home, ahhh

Trivia about the song The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton

On which albums was the song “The Boll Weevil Song” released by Brook Benton?
Brook Benton released the song on the albums “The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits” in 1961, “Golden Hits Volume 2” in 1963, “The Best of Brook Benton” in 1984, and “Legendary Song Stylist” in 1999.
Who composed the song “The Boll Weevil Song” by Brook Benton?
The song “The Boll Weevil Song” by Brook Benton was composed by Clyde Otis, Brook Benton.

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