The Color Purple Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
Our Prayer
Nettie
I wanna know how the world goes. how far is the moon?
How the sky changes color? hope I find out soon.
Nettie
What you want?
Celie
I wanna sit and do nothing. make you a new dress.
Hope my babies are happy, someplace god will bless.
Pa
Celie! get to work!
Nettie
Ain't no need to discuss.
Mister
She's the cutest thing in this whole world.
Pa
She gonna be a teacher.
Nettie
Picture me in a schoolhouse with my college degree.
I could teach all my children to spell tennessee.
Pa
You can have Celie, though. she too old to be livin' at home.
Celie
Maybe i'll have a garden where birds come to sing.
Know a finch from a sparrow, fix a broken wing.
Mister
I don't want Celie. she ugly.
Nettie
I wanna hear your birds sing.
Celie
Wanna hear your school bell ring.
Nettie & Celie
No matter what life bring, us in god's hands.
Pa
Whyn't you quit comin' 'round here and just go marry your shug avery?
Church ladies
Shug avery
Nettie
Who shug avery?
Church ladies
Shug avery!
Celie
She mister ol' girlfriend.