Ma rainey kids

Blues song, notably recorded by Lead Belly and Brook Benton

This article is about the blues song that was a pop hit for Brook Benton. For rock and roll song by Fats Domino, see Bo Weevil.

For other uses, see Boll weevil (disambiguation).

"Boll Weevil" is a traditional blues song, also known by similar titles such as "Boweavil" or "Boll Weevil Blues". Many songs about the boll weevil were recorded by blues musicians during the s through the s.

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However, a rendition by Lead Belly recorded in by folklorist Alan Lomax led to it becoming well-known. A adaptation by Brook Benton became a pop hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot Fats Domino's "Bo Weevil" is a different song.

Lyrics

The lyrics deal with the boll weevil(Anthonomus grandis), a beetle which feeds on cotton buds and flowers that migrated into the U.S. from Mexico in the late 19th century, and by the s had infested all U.S.

cotton-growing areas, causing severe devastation to the ind