Misc Traditional – Boll Weevil (Guitar)

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        G
Oh, the boll weevil is a little black bug, comes from Mexico they say.

Came all the way to Texas, came a lookin’ for a place to stay.

                     D7                         G
came a lookin’ for a home, came a lookin’ for a home.

         G
Now, the first time I saw that little black bug, he was sittin’ up on a plant.

I said hey there boll weevil, if you think you’re gonna stay you can’t.

                   D7                       G
Go a lookin’ for a home, Go a lookin’ for a home.

          G
Well, the next thing I knew, that little black bug crawled around without a care.

He was mighty well contented, ‘case he had his family there.

                   D7                       G
He was makin’ up a home, He was makin’ up a home.

        G
I got mad and told the little black bug, gonna spray you till y’all die,

and the weevil said if you do it, my pals will come and multiply.

                       D7                           G
‘cause we gotta have a home, ‘cause we gotta have a home, 

     G
So I got on my knees, Boll Weevil, said I, you’re a treatin’ me with scorn.

You done et up my cotton, and you’re startin’ in on my corn.

                       D7                           G
Can’t you find another home? Can’t you find another home?

         G
When the merchants came round to buy the cotton crop, I didn’t have a bale to sell.

I couldn’t pay the mortgage, and heavily in debt I fell.

                    D7                        G
Now I haven’t got a home, Now I haven’t got a home, 

                    D7                        G                    G6
Now I haven’t got a home, Now I haven’t got a home.

Strum pattern: DDUUDU There are many versions of this traditional folk song. I like this version because it tells the story clearly and cleverly. I've made some minor modifications to make it easier to sing the lyrics.