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DE BALLIT OF DE BOLL WEEVIL (2), by                    
First Line: "oh, have you heard de latest"
Last Line: "an' he'll be dead, - an' he'll be dead"
Subject(s): Boll Weevils


OH, have you heard de latest,
De latest all yore own?
All about de Boll Weevil
Whut caused me to lose mah home?
To lose mah home,—to lose mah home!

First time ah saw de Boll Weevil
He was settin' on de squah.
Next time ah saw dat Weevil
He was settin' everywhah,
Jes' a-lookin' foh a home,—lookin' foh a home!

Fahmah say to de Weevil,
"Whut makes yore head so red?"
Weevil say to de fahmah,
"It's a wondah ah ain't dead,
Lookin' foh a home, lookin' foh a home!"

Nigger say to de Weevil,
"Ah'll throw you in de hot sand."
Weevil say to de nigger,
"Ah'll stand hit lak a man.
Ah'll have a home, ah'll have a home!"

Says de Captain to de Mistis,
"Whut do you think ob dat?
Dis Boll Weevil done make a nes'
Inside mah Sunday hat;
He'll have a home,—he'll have a home!"

Ef you wanta kill de Boll Weevil
You betta staht in time.
Use a little sugar
An' lots o' turpentine,
An' he'll be dead,—an' he'll be dead!





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