Boll Weevil

boll weevil song ( eddie cochran/jerry capehart ) recorded 1959 tabbed by neville court C slide to C# C slide 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 G# C# just A - lookin’ for a home , just A - lookin’ for a home C slide 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 G# C# just A - lookin’ for a home , just A - lookin’ for a home C slide 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 G# C# this will be my home , this will be my 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 G# C# this will be my home , this will be my 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 G# C# just A - lookin’ for a home , just A - lookin’ for a home C slide to C# ( doo - doo - wop - wop ) repeat and fade out