Boll Weevil keyboard

Boll Weevil

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

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

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

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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.
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‘cause we gotta have a home, ‘cause we gotta have a home, 

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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.
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Can’t you find another home? Can’t you find another home?

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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.
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Now I haven’t got a home, Now I haven’t got a home, 
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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.

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