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lead belly - boll weevil (1945) كلمات الأغنية

[intro]
a blues is a feelin’, and when you get blues, it makes some people wear out their shoes, and they got the blues when they wear out their shoes, and blues is sad news
the boll weevil, i’ll tell you a little story about it, is a little bug a long years ago robbed people of their homes and ever since the boll weevil been gone, the people been singing this song

[verse 1]
you can talk about the latest
the latest of your home
these boll weevils, they will rob you of a home
they’re lookin’ for a home
they’re lookin’ for a home

[verse 2]
the first time i seen the boll weevil
he was sittin’ on a square
next time i seen the boll weevil
he had his whole family there
he is lookin’ for a home
he is lookin’ for a home

[verse 3]
the farmer take the boll weevil
put him in the sand
the boll weevil says to the farmer, “you treat me just like a man
and i’ll have a home, i will have a home
i will have a home, i will_a have a home
i will_a have a home, i will_a have a home”
[verse 4]
the farmer take the boll weevil
put him on the ice
the boll weevil said to the farmer, “you is treatin’ me mighty nice
and i will have a home, i will have a home”

[verse 5]
the old lady said to the old man
“i been trying my level best
keep these boll weevils out of my brand new cotton dress
it’s full of holes, and it’s full of holes”

[verse 6]
the old man said to the old lady
“what do you think of that?
i got one of them boll weevils
out of my brand new stetson hat
and it’s full of holes, and it’s full of holes
it is full of holes, it is full of holes
it is full of holes, it is full of holes”

[verse 7]
now the farmer, he said to the merchant
“i never made but one bale
before i’ll let you have that last one, i will suffer and die in jail
and i will have a home, i will have a home”
[bridge]
now, this last verse is about myself and i want you children to come in on the chorus, i’ll have a “he’s lookin’ for a home”

[verse 8: leadbelly with crowd]
now if anybody should ask you, children, who made up this song
tell ’em its huddie ledbetter, he’s done been here and gone
he’s lookin’ for a home, he’s lookin’ for a home
now come with me
he’s lookin’ for a home, he’s lookin’ for a home
he’s lookin’ for a home, he’s lookin’ for a home

- lead belly

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