"The Boll Weevil Song" lyrics

Let me tell you a story about a boll weevil
Now some of you may not know, but a boll weevil is an insect
And he's found mostly where cotton grows
Now, where he comes from, hmm...
Nobody really knows
But this is the way story goes

The farmer said to the boll weevil
"I see you're on the square"
The boll weevil said to the farmer
"Say, yep! My whole darn family is here"

The farmer said to the boll weevil
"Say, why do you pick my farm?"
The weevil just laughed at the farmer and said
"We ain't gonna do you much harm"

Looking for a home
Gotta have a home

And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug, he said
"Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you
But you see, if I was a lightning bug
I'd search the whole night through"

Looking for a home
Gotta have a home

And the boll weevil called the farmer and he said
"You better sell your old machines
'Cause when I'm through with your cotton
Hey, you can't even buy gasoline"

Looking for a home
Gotta have a home

And the boll weevil said to the farmer
"I'd like to wish you well"
Farmer said to the boll weevil
"Yeah! And I wish you weren't"

Looking for a home
Gotta have a home

Looking for a home
Gotta have a home
Looking for a home
Gotta have a home
Looking for a home
Gotta have a home
Looking for a home
Gotta have a home