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De Ballit Of De Boll Weevil

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[Verse 1]
F5You may talk about the latest,
F5The latest of your home,
But Bb5these boll weevils
They will rob you of a F5home
They all lookin' for a C5home
They all lookin' for a F5home
[Verse 2]
F5Well, the first time I seen a boll weevil
F5He was sittin' on the square
The next Bb5time I seen a boll weevil
He had his whole family F5there!
They was lookin' for a hC5ome
                        F5   N.C.
They was lookin' for a home, alright Meg!
[Chorus 1]
They was lookin' for a Bb5home
They was lookin' for a F5home
They was lookin' for a C5home
They was lookin' for a F5home
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
F5Well, the farmer, he took the boll weevil
F5And put him in the sand
The boll Bb5weevil said to the farmer
"You treat me just like a F5man
And I will have a C5home
I will have a F5home"
[Verse 4]
F5The old lady said to the old man
F5"I'm tryin' my level best
To keep Bb5these boll weevils
Out of my brand new cotton F5dress
'Cause it's full of C5holes
Yeah, it's full of F5holes
[Verse 5]
F5The old man said to the old lady
F5"What do you think of that?
These Bb5boll weevils
Got into my brand new Stetson F5hat
And it’s full of C5holes
Ah, it’s full of F5holes, alright Meg!
[Chorus 2]
It's full of Bb5holes
Yeah, it's full of F5holes
Well, it's full of C5holes
                   F5     N.C.
Yeah, it's full of holes, alright!
[Speech; spoken by Jack in the linked show, with F5 played repeatedly throughout the "speech"]
Alright, this is the last verse of the last song of the night
Hey, hey
This verse is about myself, and I'm sorry about that
But it's ok, when I'm done singin' it I hope every one of you here
Will sing along with me and my sister on "He's lookin' for a home," ok?
Then you'll be happy, I'll be happy, and Lord knows Meg'll be happy
[Verse 6]
Well, if Fanybody asks you people
FWho sang you this song
You Bbtell 'em it was Jackie White
He's done been here and Fgone
He's lookin' for a C5home
He's lookin' for a F5home, hold on Meg
[Chorus 3] Lyrics in (brackets) sung by the crowd
N.C.                 Bb5    Bb5    Bb5    Bb5    Bb5N.C.
He's lookin' for a home
                      F5    F5    F5    F5    F5N.C.
(He's lookin' for a home)
                      C5    C5    C5    C5    C5N.C.
(He's lookin' for a home)
(He's lookin' for a F5homeF5),      F5      F5      F5Alright!
[Chorus 4]
He's lookin' for a Bb5home
Well, he's lookin' for a F5home
Well, he's lookin' for a C5home
I'm just lookin' for a F5home!    Bb5   F5Yeah!Bb5  F5  

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De Ballit Of De Boll Weevil

by The White Stripes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb5

[Verse 1]

You may talk about the latest,

The latest of your home,

Bb5

But these boll weevils

They will rob you of a home

They all lookin' for a home

[Verse 2]

Well, the first time I seen a boll weevil

He was sittin' on the square

Bb5

The next time I seen a boll weevil

He had his whole family there!

They was lookin' for a home

F5 N.C.

They was lookin' for a home, alright Meg!

[Chorus 1]

Bb5

They was lookin' for a home

Yeah!

[Verse 3]

Well, the farmer, he took the boll weevil

And put him in the sand

Bb5

The boll weevil said to the farmer

"You treat me just like a man

And I will have a home

I will have a home"

[Verse 4]

The old lady said to the old man

"I'm tryin' my level best

Bb5

To keep these boll weevils

Out of my brand new cotton dress

'Cause it's full of holes

Yeah, it's full of holes

[Verse 5]

The old man said to the old lady

"What do you think of that?

Bb5

These boll weevils

Got into my brand new Stetson hat

And it’s full of holes

Ah, it’s full of holes, alright Meg!

[Chorus 2]

Bb5

It's full of holes

Yeah, it's full of holes

Well, it's full of holes

F5 N.C.

Yeah, it's full of holes, alright!

[Speech; spoken by Jack in the linked show, with F5 played repeatedly throughout the "speech"]

Alright, this is the last verse of the last song of the night

Hey, hey

This verse is about myself, and I'm sorry about that

But it's ok, when I'm done singin' it I hope every one of you here

Will sing along with me and my sister on "He's lookin' for a home," ok?

Then you'll be happy, I'll be happy, and Lord knows Meg'll be happy

[Verse 6]

Well, if anybody asks you people

Who sang you this song

You tell 'em it was Jackie White

He's done been here and gone

He's lookin' for a home

He's lookin' for a home, hold on Meg

[Chorus 3] Lyrics in (brackets) sung by the crowd

Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5

N.C. N.C.

He's lookin' for a home

F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

N.C.

(He's lookin' for a home)

C5 C5 C5 C5 C5

N.C.

(He's lookin' for a home)

F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

(He's lookin' for a home), Alright!

[Chorus 4]

Bb5

He's lookin' for a home

Well, he's lookin' for a home

F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 F5

I'm just lookin' for a home! Yeah!

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