Boll Weevil by Willie George Albertine King

Albertine King - Boll Weevil; sung a capella.

First time I saw boll weevil, I saw him in New York

Next time I saw boll weevil, he were climbin' up a cotton stalk

Tell me how long the bullyin' boll weevil been gone

The farmer went to his merchant

Say, "All I want was meats and meal."

And the merchant said to the farmer,

"Got boll weevils in your field."

Tell me how long the bullyin' boll weevil been gone

NOTE:

Willie George Albertine King was an African-American singer, who was recorded by the Library of Congress in Winnfield, Louisiana, in 1940.