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He sees a little boweevil |
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Sees him movin' in the, Lordie, yeah |
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Well, you can plant your cotton |
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But you won't get a half a bale, mama, yeah |
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Boweevil, boweevil |
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Where's your native home, mama, yeah? |
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Boweevil, boweevil |
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Where's your native home, mama, yeah? |
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The next time I seen him, Lord |
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He had his family there, mama, yeah |
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He sucks all your blossom and leaves |
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Your hedges square, mama, yeah |
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Boweevil, boweevil |
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Won't you treat me fair, mama, yeah? |
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Boweevil, boweevil |
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Got a one way ticket there, mama, yeah |
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Goin' down next year |
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Gonna give Karachi hell, mama, yeah |
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Well, you can cage them all in |
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But his friends are everywhere, Lordie, yeah |
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Keep movin', keep movin' |
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Boweevil is already there, mama, yeah |
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Next time he's here |
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Rent a package in Leicester Square, mama, yeah |
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Join me in good living |
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And where has it been goin', mama, yeah |
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Start wheezing, stop breathing |
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And where's this powder from, mama, yeah |
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Go faster, go faster |
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Man'll beat him a hundred fold, mama, yeah |