TOP песен исполнителя
"Brook Benton"
"Brook Benton"
- Rainy Night In Georgia
- Kiddio
- The Boll Weevil Song
- So Many Ways
- Thank You Pretty Baby
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- Lie To Me
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"Brook Benton"
"Brook Benton"
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жанры: oldies, blues, 50s
альбомы: Greatest Hits, Rainy Night In Georgia
The Boll Weevil Song
автор:
Brook Benton
жанры: oldies, blues, 50s
альбомы: Greatest Hits, Rainy Night In Georgia
рейтинг: ★★★★★ / 5 / 962 просмотра
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Let me tell you a story about a boll weevil Now, some of you may not know But, a boll weevil is an insectAnd he's found mostly where cotton grows Now, where he comes from, nobody really knows But, this is the way story goesThe 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 and said "We ain't gonna do ya much harm We're looking for home"And the boll weevil spotted a lightning bug He said "Hey, I'd like to make a trade with you 'Cos, you see if I was a lightning bug I'd search the whole night through Searching for home, I'd have me plenty of homes"And the boll weevil called the farmer, and he said "You better sell your old machines 'Cause when I'm through with your cotton You can't even buy gasoline I 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, I wish that you were in Lookin' for home, lookin' for a home Ah, you have a home, all right You'd have a home, real hot home"
Это интересно:Brook Benton, born Benjamin Franklin Peay, (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers.Early life and careerWhen Benton was young he enjoyed gospel music, wrote songs, and sang in a Methodist church choir in nearby Camden, where his father,... продолжение
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