Well, the Bull Weevil is a little black bug
come from Mexico, they say.
Well, he come all the way to Texas,
he was looking for a place to stay.
he was looking for a home.
He was looking for a home,
He was lookin' for a home,
Well, the first time I seen the boll weevil
He was sittin' on the square
And the next time I seen the boll weevil
He had his whole damn family there
They were lookin' for a home,
They were lookin' for a home,
They were lookin' for a home,
Then the farmer took the boll weevil
And the boll weevil said to the farmer
Well you're treatin' me like a man
And it'll be my home, I'll have a home,
I'll have a home, I'll have a home,
I'll have a home, it'll be my home.
Then the farmer took the boll weevil,
And the boll weevil said to the farmer,
well it's mighty cool and nice,
it'll be my home, it'll be my home,
it'll be my home, it'll be my home,
it'll be my home, it'll be my home.
Well, farmer said to his wife, honey,
what do you think about that?
The old boll weevil done made a nest in
my brand -new Stetson hat,
an d it's full of holes, it's full of holes, it's full of holes,
oh, full of holes, it's full of holes, it's full home.
come from Mexico, they say.
Well, he come all the way to Texas
just a -looking for a place to stay.
He was looking for a home,
just a -looking for a home.
He was looking for a home,
oh, looking for a home, a -looking
He was lookin' for a home