The Color Purple Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
Lily Of The Field
Nettie
Celie! Celie!!!!!!!!
Celie
Nettie!
The girls embrace. mister enters. mister
She got to go!
Mister grabs them. the girls hang on to each other. Celie
No!
Nettie
Celie! no!
Celie
Dear god,
Mister separates them, pushing nettie to the ground. mister starts towards
nettie. Celie
Don't take my nettie!
Celie grabs mister. mister raises his hand to hit Celie. mister
You ain't never gonna hear from her.
Nettie jumps up to stop him. mister and nettie struggle.
Celie
Don't hurt her!
Mister gets a hold of nettie and begins to push her out. Celie
Don't do this!
Mister
You even try to find her, she be the one to pay.
Nettie
Don't forget me, Celie.
Mister throws nettie out. Celie
Nettie, write to me!
Mister
Git!
Mister throws rocks at nettie. nettie
I'll write you every day. nothin' but death will keep me from it.
Mister
Git!
Celie
Nettie!
Nettie runs away. mister
Git! git off of my property!
Mister starts towards house. mister
Your sister dead to you. dead!
Celie (to mister)
You can't do this! you can't do this!
Celie grabs mister. he hits her. Celie falls to the ground. mister leaves her
and continues to walk back to the house.
Celie (to god)
Why you do this?! dear god!!!
Celie is paralyzed by the truth of what has just happened. nettie is gone. she
sinks to the ground. she bows her head. then looks up.
Celie
What you done with my sista? how this play in your plan? won't you bring back my
nettie? you the only one who can.
I never asked for anything, but i'm askin' for this.
If i'm really a lily of the field, you will answer my prayer
Or you're no god at all.
A mailbox appears. it is 5 years later. Celie stands beside the mailbox. she
opens the mailbox door, but mister appears from nowhere and shuts it hard.
Mister
What you think you doin'? you touch that mailbox and i'll kill you, gal.
The mailbox disappears. Celie
So many winters gray and summers blue. nettie must be dead.
What kind of god are you?