Hey, bo-weavil , don't sing them blues no more Hey, hey, bo-weavil, don't sing them blues no more Bo-weavil's here, bo-weavil's everywhere you'll go I'm a lone bo-weavil, been out a great long time I'm a lone bo-weavil, been out a great long time I'm gonna sing these blues to ease the bo-weavil's lonesome mind I don't want no man to put no sugar in my tea I don't want no man to put no sugar in my tea Some of them's so evil, I'm afraid they might poison me I went downtown and bought me a hat I brought it back home, I laid it on the shelf Looked at my bed, I'm getting tired of sleeping by myself