...This text comes from Alabama near the state line and is known on the Mississippi side...
Mister Boll Weevil
First time I saw little Weevil he was on the western plain Next time I saw him he was riding a Memphis train He was seeking him a home, a happy home
Next time I saw him he was settin' on the cotton square The next time I saw him he had his family there He was seekin him a home, a happy home
Next time I saw him he was runnin a spinnin wheel The next time I saw him he was ridin in an automobile He was seeking him a home, a happy home
Mr. Merchant said to the farmer,"Well what do you think of that? If you'll get rid of little Weevil, I'll give you a Stetson hat." He was seekin him a home, a happy home
Mr. Farmer took little Weevil, put him in paris green "Thank you, Mr. Farmer;it's the best I've ever seen I'm going to have a home, a happy home
Then he took little Weevil and put him in a block of ice "Thank you Mr. Farmer;it is so cool and nice I'm going to have a home, a happy home"
Mr. Farmer then got angry and sent him up in a balloon "Goodbye, Mr. Farmer; I'll see you again in June I'll be seeking me a home, a happy home
Little Weevil took Mr. Farmer, throwed him in the sand Put on Mr. Farmer's overcoat, stood up like a natural man I'm going to have a home, a happy home
Little Weevil said to the sharpshooter, "Better get up on your feet Look down across the Delta at the cotton we'll have to reap We've got us a home, a happy home
Mr. Merchant said to the farmer, "I can not see your route Got a mortgage on old Beck and Kate; just as well be taking them out And bring them home, and bring them home
"Come on old woman, and we will travel out West The weevils et up everything we've got but your old cotton dress And it's full of holes, it's full of holes"