BOLL WEEVIL SONG (Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart) Recorded 1959 Tabbed by Neville Court C slide to C# C slide C# (Wah-hoo) C# Well the boll weevil and the little black bug Come from a-Mexico they say Came all the way to Texas Just a-lookin' for a place to stay Ab C# Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home C slide C# (Doo-doo-wop-wop) C# Well the first time that I seen the boll weevil He was a-sittin' on the square Well the next time that I seen him He had his a-family there Ab C# Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home C slide C# (Doo-doo-wop-wop) C# Well the farmer took the boll weevil And he put him on the red hot sand Well the weevil said this is a-mighty hot But I take it like a man Ab C# This will be my home, this will be my home C# Well the farmer took the boll weevil And he put him on a keg of ice Well the weevil said to the farmer This is mighty cool and nice Ab C# This will be my home, this will be my home Cslide to C# (Doo-doo-wop-wop) C# Well if anybody should ask you Who it was who sang this song Say a guitar picker from a-Oklahoma city With a pair of blue jeans on Ab C# Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home C slide to C# (Doo-doo-wop-wop) Repeat and fade out