Lyrics and translation Lead Belly - Boll Weevil
Well
the
boll
weevil
and
the
little
black
bug
Eh
bien,
le
charançon
du
coton
et
le
petit
insecte
noir
Come
from
a-Mexico
they
say
Vient
du
Mexique,
disent-ils
Came
all
the
way
to
Texas
Est
arrivé
jusqu'au
Texas
Just
a-lookin'
for
a
place
to
stay
Juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
endroit
où
rester
Just
a-lookin'
for
a
home,
just
a-lookin'
for
a
home
Juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer,
juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
Well
the
first
time
that
I
seen
the
boll
weevil
Eh
bien,
la
première
fois
que
j'ai
vu
le
charançon
du
coton
He
was
a-sittin'
on
the
square
Il
était
assis
sur
la
place
Well
the
next
time
that
I
seen
him
Eh
bien,
la
prochaine
fois
que
je
l'ai
vu
He
had
his
a-family
there
Il
avait
sa
famille
là
Just
a-lookin'
for
a
home,
just
a-lookin'
for
a
home
Juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer,
juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
Well
the
farmer
took
the
boll
weevil
Eh
bien,
l'agriculteur
a
pris
le
charançon
du
coton
And
he
put
him
on
the
red
hot
sand
Et
il
l'a
mis
sur
le
sable
rouge
chaud
Well
the
weevil
said
this
is
a-mighty
hot
Eh
bien,
le
charançon
a
dit
que
c'était
sacrément
chaud
But
I
take
it
like
a
man
Mais
je
le
prends
comme
un
homme
This
will
be
my
home,
this
will
be
my
home
Ce
sera
mon
foyer,
ce
sera
mon
foyer
Well
the
farmer
took
the
boll
weevil
Eh
bien,
l'agriculteur
a
pris
le
charançon
du
coton
And
he
put
him
on
a
keg
of
ice
Et
il
l'a
mis
sur
un
tonneau
de
glace
Well
the
weevil
said
to
the
farmer
Eh
bien,
le
charançon
a
dit
à
l'agriculteur
This
is
mighty
cool
and
nice
C'est
sacrément
frais
et
agréable
This
will
be
my
home,
this
will
be
my
home
Ce
sera
mon
foyer,
ce
sera
mon
foyer
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
Well
if
anybody
should
ask
you
Eh
bien,
si
quelqu'un
te
demande
Who
it
was
who
sang
this
song
Qui
a
chanté
cette
chanson
Say
a
guitar
picker
from
a-Oklahoma
city
Dis
un
guitariste
d'Oklahoma
City
With
a
pair
of
blue
jeans
on
Avec
un
jean
bleu
Just
a-lookin'
for
a
home,
just
a-lookin'
for
a
home
Juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer,
juste
à
la
recherche
d'un
foyer
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
(Doo-doo-wop-wop)
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Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do?
2 Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom
3 Well, You Know I Had to Do It
4 4, 5 and 9
5 It's Tight Like That
6 Julie Ann Johnson
7 Old Riley
8 Birmingham Jail
9 DeKalb Blues (Ain't Going to Drink No More)
10 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(Cry to Me)
11 Easy Rider
12 Careless Love
13 Boll Weevil
14 The Midnight Special
15 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
16 Death Letter Blues
17 The Titanic
18 Silver City Bound
19 Irene (Goodnight Irene)
20 Story of the 25 Cent Dude
21 How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
22 Hello Central, Give Me Long Distance Phone
23 Yellow Gal
24 Sweet Jenny Lee
25 Bully of the Town
26 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
27 Didn't Old John Cross the Water
28 Sugar'd Beer
29 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)
30 Talk About Fannin Street
31 The Gray Goose
32 House of the Rising Sun
33 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
34 Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
35 Backwater Blues
36 Chinatown
37 Springtime in the Rockies
38 Digging My Potatoes
39 I’ll Be Down On the Last Bread Wagon
40 Hesitation Blues
41 I'm Alone Because I Love You
42 Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla
43 Hawaiian Song
44 Pig Latin Song
45 Rock Island Line
46 I Don't Know You, What Have I Done
47 Black Betty
48 Mistreatin' Mama
49 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy
50 Old Ship of Zion
51 Jolly O the Ransom
52 Looky Looky Yonder
53 Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit?
54 We're In The Same Boat Brother
55 The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)
56 Go Down Old Hannah
57 Leaving Blues
58 Dog Latin Song
59 Liza Jane
60 Dick Ligger S Holler
61 Ain't Going Down to the Well No More
62 Yes, I'm Going Down in Louisiana
63 Nobody in This World is Better Than Us
64 He Was the Man
65 Shorty George
66 Bottle up and Go
67 Polly Wolly Wee
68 Relax Your Mind
69 Easy Mr. Tom
70 National Defense Blues
71 Salty Dog
72 John Henry
73 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
74 New Iberia
75 Stewball
76 I Want to Go Home
77 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)
78 He Never Said a Mumbling Word
79 I'm Thinking of a Friend
80 My Lindy Lou
81 Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
82 DeKalb Blues (Ain't Gonna Drink No More)
83 Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on Sunday
84 You Know I Got to Do It
85 In the World
2 Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom
3 Well, You Know I Had to Do It
4 4, 5 and 9
5 It's Tight Like That
6 Julie Ann Johnson
7 Old Riley
8 Birmingham Jail
9 DeKalb Blues (Ain't Going to Drink No More)
10 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(Cry to Me)
11 Easy Rider
12 Careless Love
13 Boll Weevil
14 The Midnight Special
15 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
16 Death Letter Blues
17 The Titanic
18 Silver City Bound
19 Irene (Goodnight Irene)
20 Story of the 25 Cent Dude
21 How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
22 Hello Central, Give Me Long Distance Phone
23 Yellow Gal
24 Sweet Jenny Lee
25 Bully of the Town
26 Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
27 Didn't Old John Cross the Water
28 Sugar'd Beer
29 Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)
30 Talk About Fannin Street
31 The Gray Goose
32 House of the Rising Sun
33 In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
34 Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
35 Backwater Blues
36 Chinatown
37 Springtime in the Rockies
38 Digging My Potatoes
39 I’ll Be Down On the Last Bread Wagon
40 Hesitation Blues
41 I'm Alone Because I Love You
42 Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla
43 Hawaiian Song
44 Pig Latin Song
45 Rock Island Line
46 I Don't Know You, What Have I Done
47 Black Betty
48 Mistreatin' Mama
49 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy
50 Old Ship of Zion
51 Jolly O the Ransom
52 Looky Looky Yonder
53 Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit?
54 We're In The Same Boat Brother
55 The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)
56 Go Down Old Hannah
57 Leaving Blues
58 Dog Latin Song
59 Liza Jane
60 Dick Ligger S Holler
61 Ain't Going Down to the Well No More
62 Yes, I'm Going Down in Louisiana
63 Nobody in This World is Better Than Us
64 He Was the Man
65 Shorty George
66 Bottle up and Go
67 Polly Wolly Wee
68 Relax Your Mind
69 Easy Mr. Tom
70 National Defense Blues
71 Salty Dog
72 John Henry
73 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
74 New Iberia
75 Stewball
76 I Want to Go Home
77 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)
78 He Never Said a Mumbling Word
79 I'm Thinking of a Friend
80 My Lindy Lou
81 Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
82 DeKalb Blues (Ain't Gonna Drink No More)
83 Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on Sunday
84 You Know I Got to Do It
85 In the World
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