Got a pollywog in your water Tadpole in the moonshine vat An' granddaddy-long-leg climbin' on the screen You better watch, you're gonna squash him flat Boll weevils in your cotton And dirt dauber busy buildin' a nest The red wasp's gonna swoop down and get ya, child Won't give you a minute's rest (She's talkin 'bout) Bugs! Everywhere you look there's another kind of bug Makes you want to get a club and clout 'em Yes, everybody talks about the worrisome bug But ain't nobody doin' nothin' about 'em Shooin' the flies away from the table Hidin' under the quiltin' bed The chiggers runnin' wild in the blackberry bush Yellow jackets swarmin' 'round your head They're comin' to get your watermelon Black ants marchin' in a long line They're lurkin' in the leaves of the strawberry patch And climbin' up the tomato vine (She gonna tell you 'bout) Bugs! Everywhere you look there's another kind of bug But if ya live in the Delta ya got 'em Here's a sure fire way to pass the time of day Fold you up a newspaper and swat 'em Hey, look it's me With the DDT Um-hm-um, um-hm Ain't they a mess Them worrisome pests Um-hm-um, um-mm-hm