The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-01-19
THE BOIL WEEWL


It's all about the Boil Weeyil--
He seems to stand the clone,
He's got home, he's eot a home.
The first time saw him
| saw him on the square.
The next time saw him
He had his family there
He had home, he had a home.
The farmer took the boil wcevil
And buried him in hot sand.
The boil weevil says to the farmer,
Hotter than this III stand,
I've got home, I've got a home.
The farmer took the boil weeyl
And laid him in red-hot PAN
The boil weevl says to the farmer,
''Pll stand it like man,
I've got home, I've got home
The farmer took the boil weevil
And hit him with a brick.
The boil weevil saws Lookout Mr.. Farmer,
You're liable to make me Sick
I've got home, I've got a home.
The farmer took the boil weevil
And laid him on the ice.
The boil wtevil said to the farmer,
'This surely is nice,
The farmer said to the boil weeyil,
''l'll pillow you under deep.
The boil weevil says to the farmer,
'sRight out again III creep,
I've got home, I've got home.
The farmer says to the boil weevi,
''I'll burn you up with fire
The boil weeviT says to the farmer,
''You are a dog-goned liar,
I've got home, I've got home
The boil weevil says 10 the farmer,
II am your bosom friend,
I've raised The price OH every bale
That's gone down to the gin
Since I've had home, since We had
home.
The farmer took the boil weeyil
And laid him on the fence,
And says, Every leg on you
Just looks like Is cents,
You can have home, you can nave
home"
The farmer says to the boil weeyil,
"Now I'll let you run,
Ii you Will eat up the other mans cotton
And Just leave mine alone,
You can have home, You can nave
u home.
The boil weeyl works in the day time,
When the sun is shining bright,
And all he fails to get that Gay
He comes back and gets that night
IlS y gov u iohSi li0 p SVe :"
The farmer says 10 his children,
"I'd send you oil TO schools,
But since the boil weeyil struck this
You'll grow up like burned iools
And stay at home, and stay at home,
The boil weevil says to the farmer,
''Pll learn you little sense;
I'll learn you to raise your own food stuifs
And cut down your expense,
Pye got home, I've got home
The boil wecyil says to the Georgians
'I'll bet you what l. do,
I'll have you fellows on the bum
In the next year or two,
You'll have no home, you'll have no
home"
The boil weevil says to the lawyers
''It's me you can not sue.
With all your legal talent
Against me you'll find no clee,
You've got no case, you We got no case. 2
The boil weevil says 10 the banker
"You don't know what panic is,
when get located right
iii paralize your biz
You'll have no home you'll have no
home"
The boil weevil says to the merchant,
you'll tind-when debts ale cue
That | have eat them out OF crop
And out OF credit too,
They'll have no home, they'll have no
home"
The boil weevil says to tie DOCTORS
''Youd as well throw away your pills,
For when | am through with tins country
People can pay their bills,
They'll have no home, they'L have no
no home"
The boil weeyil says to the preacher
Nov you won't stand no show,
You might as well close up your church
And pack your duds and CO.
You'll have no home, you'll have no
home"
The boil weevl says to the sporting folks,
'sYou sport in your Ford machine,
But by the time I'm through with you
You can't Guy gasoline,
You'll have no Ford, you'll have no
Ford"
The boil weevil says to the farmer,
''Im sure / wish you well"
The farmer says to the boil weeYl,
81 wish you were in H,
Then I'd have home, then I'd have
a home.'
by Charles A Oaks, Of Alabama
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