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Boll Weevil

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 Cslide to                         C#   Cslide 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
 Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a homeG#  C#  
  Cslide 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
Just a-lookin' for a G#home, just a-lookin' for a C#home
  Cslide 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
This will be my G#home, this will be my C#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
This will be my G#home, this will be my C#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
Just a-lookin' for a G#home, just a-lookin' for a C#home
  Cslide to C#  
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
Repeat and fade out

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Boll Weevil

by Eddie Cochran

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C C# C C#

slide to slide

(Wah-hoo)

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

G# C#

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home

C C#

slide

(Doo-doo-wop-wop)

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

G# C#

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home

C C#

slide

(Doo-doo-wop-wop)

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

G# C#

This will be my home, this will be my home

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

G# C#

This will be my home, this will be my home

Cslide to C#

(Doo-doo-wop-wop)

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

G# C#

Just a-lookin' for a home, just a-lookin' for a home

C C#

slide to

(Doo-doo-wop-wop)

Repeat and fade out

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