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Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Charley Patton

Sees a little boll weevil keeps movin' in the, Lordie!

You can plant your cotton and you won't get a half a bale, Lordie

Bo weevil, bo weevil, where's your native home? Lordie

A-Louisiana raised in Texas,

Least is where I was bred and born, Lordie


Well, I saw the bo weevil, Lord, a-circle, Lord, in the air, Lordie

The next time I seed him, Lord, he had his family there, Lordie

Bo weevil left Texas, Lord, he bid me fare ye well, Lordie


(spoken: Where you goin' now?)

I'm goin' down the Mississippi, gonna give Louisiana hell, Lordie

(spoken: How is that, boy?)

Suck all the blossoms and he leave your hedges square, Lordie


The next time I seed you, you know you had your family there, Lordie

Bo weevil meet his wife, We can sit down on the hill, Lordie


Bo weevil told his wife, Let's trade this forty3 in, Lordie

Bo weevil told his wife, says, I believe I may go North, Lordie


(spoken: Hold on, I'm gonna tell all about that)

Let's leave Louisiana, we can go to Arkansas, Lordie

Well, I saw the bo weevil, Lord a-circle, Lord, in the air, Lordie

Next time I seed him, Lord, he had his family there, Lordie


Bo weevil told the farmer that I 'tain't got ticket fare, Lordie

Sucks all the blossom and leave your hedges square, Lordie

Bo weevil, bo weevil, where your native home? Lordie

Most anywhere they raise cotton and corn, Lordie

Bo weevil, bo weevil, Outta treat me fair, Lordie

The next time I did you had your family there, Lordie


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