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, nobody really knows   But, this is the way story goes      The farmer said to the boll weevil   "I see you're on the square"   Boll weevil said to the farmer   "Say yep, my whole darn family's here   We gotta have a home, gotta have a home"      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 ya much harm   We're looking for home"      And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug   He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you   'Cos, you see if I was a lightning bug   I'd search the whole night through   Searching for home, I'd have me plenty of homes"      And the boll weevil called the farmer, and he said   "You better sell your old machines   'Cause when I'm through with your cotton   You can't even buy gasoline   I gonna stake me a home, gotta have a home"      And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said   "Farmer, I'd like to wish you well"   Farmer said to the boll weevil   "Yeah, I wish that you were in   Lookin' for home, lookin' for a home   Ah, you have a home, all right   You'd have a home, real hot home"