Lead Belly — The Boll Weevil 1939

[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's-a lookin' for a home He's-a 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 are treating me just like a man I'll have a home, I'll-a have a home And I'll have a home, and I'll have a home And I'll have a home, and I'll have a home" [Verse 4] Now the farmer, he says to the merchant "I never made but one bale Before I'll let you have that last one, I'll suffer and die in jail And I'll have a home, and I'll have a home" [Verse 5] And the old lady says to her old man "I been trying my level best To keep these boll weevils out of my brand new cotton dress It's full of holes, and it's full of holes Yes it's full of holes, yes it's full of holes Yes it's full of holes, yes it's full of holes" [Verse 6] The farmer take the boll weevil Put him in the ice The boll weevil said to the farmer, "You treatin' me mighty nice And I'll have a home, and I'll have a home" [Verse 7] Now if anybody should come along and ask you people who composed 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 He's a-lookin' for a home, he's a-lookin' for a home He's a-lookin' for a home, he's a-lookin' for a home