| Brook Benton의 싱글 | ||||
| "Think Twice" (1961) | → | The Boll Weevil Song (1961) | → | "Frankie and Johnny" (1961) |
| The Boll Weevil Song | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits | |||
| 아티스트 | Brook Benton | |||
| B-Side | "Your Eyes" | |||
| 발매일 | 1961년 5월 | |||
| 녹음 | 1960년 | |||
| 장르 | 노블티 송 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 2:39 | |||
| 레이블 | Mercury | |||
| 송라이터 | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
| 프로듀서 | Shelby Singleton | |||
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1. 개요
미국의 R&B/소울 가수 브룩 벤턴의 싱글이며 그의 7집 앨범 The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits의 첫 싱글로 1961년 5월에 발매되었다.2. 오디오
3. 가사
| Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil Now, some of you may not know, but a boll weevil is an insect And he's found mostly where cotton grows Now, where he comes from, hmm, nobody really knows But this is the way the story goes The farmer said to the boll weevil "I see you're on the square" Boll weevil said to the farmer "Say yep! My whole darn family's here" (We gotta have a home, gotta have a home) The farmer said to the boll weevil "Say, why do you pick my farm?" The weevil just laughed at the farmer 'n' said "We ain't gonna do ya much harm" ("We're looking for a home") And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you But, ya see if I was a lightning bug, I'd search the whole night through" ("Searchin' for a home, I'd have me plenty of home") And the boll weevil called the farmer, 'n' he said "Ya better sell your old machines 'Cause when I'm through with your cotton, heh You can't even buy gasoline." (I'm gonna stake me a home, gotta have a home) And the boll weevil said to the farmer, said "Farmer, I'd like to wish you well." Farmer said to the boll weevil, "Yeah, an' I wish that you were in shit" (Lookin' for a home, lookin' for a home) (Ahh, you have a home all right, you have a home) (A real hot home, ahh) |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 2위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 2위를 기록했다.1961년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 16위, 1961년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 25위에 올랐다.