The Color Purple Musical Soundtrack Lyrics
Hell No!
Sofia
You told harpo to beat me?
Celie
I'm sorry.
Sofia
I love harpo, god knows I do. but i'll kill him dead before I let him or anybody
beat me.
Sofia
All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy.
I had to fight my brothers, my cousins, my uncles, too. but I never, never,
never, never, never thought
I had to fight in my own house!
I feel sorry for you. to tell you the truth
You remind me of my mama, under your husband's thumb.
Naw, you under your husband's foot what he say go.
Why you so scared i'll never know.
If a man
Raise his hand, hell no!
Hell no!
Girl child ain't safe in a family o' mens.
Sick 'n tired how a woman still live like a slave.
You better learn how to fight back while you still alive.
You show them, girl, and beat back that jive.
'cause when a man
Just don't give a damn, hell no!
Hell no!
Celie
What you gonna do now?
Sofia
My sisters comin' to get me. I think I need a vacation on up and away from here.
Celie
But harpo's your husband. you got to stay with him. I know you love him.
Sofia
When that man used to touch me,
He clam on top and start to rock me away. lord knows I still loves him,
But he try to make me mind and I just ain't that kind. hell no!
Celie
Sometimes my husband get on me so hard it hurt me all over, but he my husband so
I just talk to my old maker. this life'll soon be over. heaven lasts always.
Sofia
What you ought to do is bash mister's head open, and think on heaven later. you
can't stay here, girl.
Sistas!
Sister 1
Hell no!
Sister 2
Hell no!
Sister 3
Hell no!
Sister 4
Hell no!
Sister 5
Hell no!
Sister 1
Hell no!
Sister 6
Hell no!
All sisters hell no! let's go!
Sister 6
Gonna be your rock. gonna be your tree.
Sister 4
Somethin' to hold on to in your time of need.
Sister 3
Girl, you too good for that man!
All sisters
Damn that man
Sister 2
Gonna take you away
All sisters
Take my hand
Sista, you got to go.
Sister 5
Don't be no fool. don't waste no time.
Sister 1
Any man who hurts you ain't worth a dime.
Sister 2
Well he won't know
'til you're gone
All sisters
She be gone
Sister 5
What he throwin' away.
All sisters
He be wrong.
Sista you got to go!
Sofia
Girl, you too good for that man.
Let me take you away.
All sisters
Sista!
Sofia
Let me take you away.
All sisters
Sista!
Sofia
Don't you want to go away?
All sisters
Sista!
Sofia
You got to leave today!
All sisters
Sista!
Sister 4
Hey!
All sisters
Sista, you got to say . . .
Sisters & sofia
. . . helllll . . .
Sofia
You got to say . . . you need to say . . . you better say . . . you ought to say
. . . hell . . .
Sofia
Hell, hell, hell, hell, hell, hell
Sisters & sofia
No!