Boll Weevil
Boll Weevil's Cozy World: A Tale of Comfort and Couches
Lyrics
Get down
Expression encouraging action or dancing.
Let me tell you about a friend of mine
Introduction to the narrative about a character named Boll Weevil.
His name's Boll Weevil, check him out
Identifying Boll Weevil as the subject of discussion.
Spends all day on his big butt
Describing Boll Weevil's sedentary lifestyle.
And he don't ever, ever get outside
Emphasizing Boll Weevil's lack of outdoor activity.
I come to visit, I bring some sunshine
Speaker's attempt to bring positivity to Boll Weevil's life.
And I just spread it all over the fire
Metaphorical spreading of sunshine to uplift Boll Weevil.
He's stuck on his big couch, stuck in his big shell
Describing Boll Weevil's immobility and reliance on the TV.
He looks at the TV and he's all right
Noting Boll Weevil's contentment with watching TV.
I come from the Drug Lord, the local drug store
Reference to the speaker's origin, possibly a playful metaphor.
Bug is a fly, baby he's never uptight
Introduction of Bug as carefree and easygoing.
And I wonder:
Speaker expressing curiosity about Boll Weevil's behavior.
Boll Weevil, why don't you get out of your home?
Direct question to Boll Weevil about leaving his home.
He said, I'm comfortable here, I don't wanna move, I don't wanna leave
Boll Weevil's response, expressing comfort and reluctance to move.
I said, Boll Weevil get right out of your home
Speaker urging Boll Weevil to leave his comfort zone.
Good bye, I gotta stay, I'll move some other day bye bye, gotta go to sleep
Boll Weevil's farewell, indicating a postponement of change.
And let the tube shine, let the tube shine
Repetition emphasizing the importance of the TV in Boll Weevil's life.
Let the tube shine, let the tube shine
-Now I would tell you about Boll Weevil, but that bug is just too scary
Speaker hesitant to describe Boll Weevil due to fear.
He's sittin there all alone, I try to coach him out, with chocolate pie
Failed attempts to motivate Boll Weevil using a chocolate pie.
But he would not move a muscle, and I tried
Highlighting Boll Weevil's stubbornness and refusal to move.
To make him see that the sun is shining outside
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's attempts to show Boll Weevil the sunny outside.
Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Check it out
Expression prompting attention or excitement.
Boll Weevil get right out of your home
Repetition of the plea for Boll Weevil to leave his home.
Boll Weevil get right out of your home
-Boll Weevil get right out of your home
-Boll Weevil get right out of your home
-Now I would tell you about Boll Weevil, but that bug is just too scary
Reiteration of the speaker's struggles to persuade Boll Weevil to embrace change.
He's sittin there all alone, I try to coach him out, with chocolate pie
-But he would not move a muscle, and I tried
-To make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining out
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see that the sun is shining outside
-Make him see the sun, make him see the sun
-Make him see the god damn sun
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