Cover art for Bo Weevil by Teresa Brewer

Bo Weevil

Jan. 19561 viewer

Bo Weevil Lyrics

[Verse]
On Saturday night, where I was born, down on the farm
Guitar plinking and we started singing 'til the break of dawn
About twelve o'clock ev'rything gets hot, up steps old Jones
We started clappin' and he started singin' a sweet little country song

[Chorus]
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, where've you been all day
Your momma's been lookin', hasn't stopped lookin' since you went away
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, why did you go and stay
You'll get a lickin', as sure as I'm sittin' on this bale of hay

[Post-Chorus]
Bo Weevil, Weevil
Do do, do do, do do
Bo Weevil, Weevil
Do do, do do, do

[Verse]
On Saturday night, where I was born, down on the farm
Guitar plinking and we started singing 'til the break of dawn
About twelve o'clock ev'rything gets hot, up steps old Jones
We started clappin' and he started singin' a sweet little country song

[Chorus]
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, where've you been all day
Your momma's been lookin', hasn't stopped lookin' since you went away
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, why did you go and stay
You'll get a lickin', as sure as I'm sittin' on this bale of hay
[Post-Chorus]
Bo Weevil, Weevil
Do do, do do, do do
Bo Weevil, Weevil
Do do, do do, do

[Chorus]
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, where've you been all day
Your momma's been lookin', hasn't stopped lookin' since you went away
Bo Weevil, Bo Weevil, why did you go and stay
You'll get a lickin', as sure as I'm sittin' on this bale of hay

[Outro]
Please come back some day

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January 1956
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