The Color Purple Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
That Fine Mister
Jarene Doris Darlene
And what about that fine mister?
Mister
Shug avery not a child-raisin' woman, you know that. she the queen honeybee.
Marryin' that fine mister that po'
Homely child. hmmph!
Pa
She a low-down ho, is what everybody say.
You lookin' for a new shug avery, you better go to memphis. all we got here is
one pretty gal you can't never have, and one ugly gal
Pa mister
. . . that work like a man. i-i-i-i
I-i-i-i really want that girl.
Pa
I told you no!
Nettie & Celie mister when i i wanna lay me down to marry sleep, nettie.
I will she a
Say my prayer sweet young girl. that god love
Me she the
So deep, sweetest thing he will in this
And what about
That fine mister? marryin' that po'
Homely child. hmmph!
What about
That fine mister? marryin' that po'
Homely child. hmmph!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
She gonna work like a mule
He got two cows
Out that deal!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Promise whole
Our souls wide world. to keep together. i-i-i-i
I'll say a prayer i really want that girl.
Celie
You want any kids?
Nettie
Someday, I guess.
We'll live in big houses.
Celie
Put swings in the trees.
Nettie
Braid up your gray hair
Nettie & Celie
In the cool of the breeze. and one day
Our children will sing —
When I lay me down to sleep, I will say my prayer
That god love me so deep,
He will promise our souls to keep together.
I'll say a prayer.
I'll say our prayer.
Say, what say, what say, what gon' come of
That sweet nettie?
'lone with that
Letch of a man. ooh,
What gon' come of that sweet nettie?
'lone with that
Letch of a man. ooh,
They two unfortunate gals.
Doris / Darlene / Jarene
They need a chariot today
To swing low and carry them away!