Eddie Cochran - Boll Weevil

boll weevil song ( eddie cochran/jerry capehart )
recorded 1959 tabbed by neville court
C slide to C# C slide C#
( wah – hoo )
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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
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just A – lookin’ for a home , just A – lookin’ for a home

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( doo – doo – wop – wop )
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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
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just A – lookin’ for a home , just A – lookin’ for a home
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( doo – doo – wop – wop )
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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
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this will be my home , this will be my home
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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 )
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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
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just A – lookin’ for a home , just A – lookin’ for a home
C slide to C#
( doo – doo – wop – wop )
repeat and fade out