Lead Belly — Boll Weevil

[Intro: Leadbelly & Ophelia] What's your name, little girl? My name's Ophelia, what's yours? My name is Huddie Ledbetter Oh These young folks in the studio are all friends of mine and they've come to the studio this morning to hear you sing and play Are you glad to see them? Well, I'm sure am, good mornin' chil'en! Good morning, Ledbetter! We sure do like the tune you were just playing, Mr. Ledbetter You know some more that you could sing for us? Well, I know lots of 'em What about the one about the boll weevil? I thought that was awfully cute Well, that'd be mighty fine The boll weevil, I'll tell you a little story about it, which is a little bug a long years ago, robbed people of their homes And ever since the boll weevil been gone, people been singin' this song [Verse 1] You can talk about the latest The latest of your home These boll weevils, they will rob you of a home They're lookin' for a home They're lookin' for a home [Verse 2] The first time I seen the boll weevil He was sittin' on a square Next time I seen the boll weevil He had his whole family there He is lookin' for a home He is lookin' for a home [Verse 3] The farmer take the boll weevil Put him in the sand The boll weevil says to the farmer, "You treat me just like a man And I'll have a home, I will have a home I will have a home, I will-a have a home I will-a have a home, I will-a have a home" [Verse 4] The farmer take the boll weevil Put him on the ice The boll weevil said to the farmer, "You is treatin' me mighty nice And I will have a home, I will have a home" [Verse 5] The old lady said to the old man "I been trying my level best Keep these boll weevils out of my brand new cotton dress It's full of holes, and it's full of holes" [Verse 6] The old man said to the old lady "What do you think of that? I got one of them boll weevils Out of my brand new Stetson hat And it's full of holes, and it's full of holes It is full of holes, it is full of holes It is full of holes, it is full of holes" [Verse 7] Now the farmer, he said to the merchant "I never made but one bale Before I'll let you have that last one, I will suffer and die in jail I will have a home, I will have a home" [Bridge] Now, this last verse is about myself and I want you children to come in on the chorus, I'll have a "he's lookin' for a home" [Verse 8: Leadbelly with crowd] Now if anybody should ask you, children, who made up this song Tell 'em its Huddie Ledbetter, he's done been here and gone He's lookin' for a home, he's lookin' for a home Now come with me He's lookin' for a home, he's lookin' for a home He's lookin' for a home, he's lookin' for a home