He sees a little boweevil   Sees him movin' in the, Lordie, yeah   Well, you can plant your cotton   But you won't get a half a bale, mama, yeah      Boweevil, boweevil   Where's your native home, mama, yeah?   Boweevil, boweevil   Where's your native home, mama, yeah?      The next time I seen him, Lord   He had his family there, mama, yeah   He sucks all your blossom and leaves   Your hedges square, mama, yeah      Boweevil, boweevil   Won't you treat me fair, mama, yeah?   Boweevil, boweevil   Got a one way ticket there, mama, yeah      Goin' down next year   Gonna give Karachi hell, mama, yeah   Well, you can cage them all in   But his friends are everywhere, Lordie, yeah      Keep movin', keep movin'   Boweevil is already there, mama, yeah   Next time he's here   Rent a package in Leicester Square, mama, yeah      Join me in good living   And where has it been goin', mama, yeah   Start wheezing, stop breathing   And where's this powder from, mama, yeah      Go faster, go faster   Man'll beat him a hundred fold, mama, yeah