<br>
MISTER<br>
There's my field, there's my cattle, there's my men.<br>
FIELDHANDS<br>
HE WANT HIS HAM HOCKS HOT<br>
AND HIS LEMONADE COLD.<br>
DON'T WANT TO HEAR NO LIP,<br>
JUST DO WHAT YOU TOLD.<br>
PLUCK THEM CHICKENS,<br>
SCRUB THEM POTS AND PANS.<br>
YOU GONNA CHURN THAT BUTTER<br>
'TIL IT CRAMP YOUR HANDS.<br>
IF YOU THINK HARD WORK<br>
BEEN DOGGIN' YOU BEFORE . . .<br>
HUNH!<br>
GET READY FOR THE BIG DOG!<br>
MISTER<br>
This my house.<br>
4<br>
MISTER FIELDHANDS<br>
FIX THAT<br>
WORK!<br>
BROKEN WINDOW<br>
'FORE THE<br>
WORK!<br>
RAIN COME IN.<br>
YOU GOT TO<br>
WORK!<br>
KILL THAT RAT<br>
WITH THIS HERE . . .<br>
WORK!<br>
ROLLIN' PIN.<br>
HUMM!<br>
MOP THIS FLOOR,<br>
PICK UP HUMM!<br>
ALL THIS MESS.<br>
YOU KNOW THAT<br>
MISTER & FIELDHANDS<br>
CLEANLINESS<br>
NEXT TO<br>
GODLINESS.<br>
FIELDHANDS<br>
IF YOU THINK HARD WORK<br>
BEEN DOGGIN' YOU BEFORE,<br>
GET READY FOR THE BIG DOG!<br>
HUNH!<br>
MISTER CELIE<br>
SWEEP THIS BARN, NETTIE GO<br>
MILK THAT COW. TO THE SCHOOLHOUSE<br>
WATER FROM THE WELL, GET HER<br>
FIELDS TO PLOW. COLLEGE DEGREE.<br>
BRUSH MY HORSE. NETTIE TEACHIN'<br>
FEED THAT PIG. HER CHILDREN<br>
TREE TO CHOP, TO SPELL<br>
DITCH TO DIG. TENNESSEE.<br>
FETCH THEM EGGS, WON'T BE TIME<br>
PITCH THAT HAY. FOR A GARDEN.<br>
PATCH THE FENCE,<br>
SO THE BILLY NO BIRDS<br>
DON'T STRAY. GONNA SING.<br>
PULL THE TURNIPS, WON'T BE TIME<br>
HOSE THE GREENS, FOR MY READIN'.<br>
FEED THE BABY GOATS<br>
'TIL THE LAST ONE WEANS.<br>
FIELDHANDS<br>
GET READY FOR THE BIG DOG!<br>
MISTER<br>
WORK!<br>
FIELDHANDS<br>
HUNH!<br>
MISTER<br>
Harpo! I warned you about this. I'm gon' beat you clean to death. Get my belt!<br>
HARPO<br>
No! Pa!<br>
CELIE<br>
WHEN I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP<br>
I WILL SAY MY PRAYER<br>
MISTER<br>
You throw your food on the floor, you eats it off the floor, you little pig.<br>
CELIE<br>
THAT GOD LOVE ME SO DEEP,<br>
HE WILL PROMISE OUR SOULS TO KEEP<br>
GIRL<br>
Daddy, can I have . . .<br>
MISTER<br>
You get nothin' from me, girl. And the next one of you says a word gets tied to the<br>
fence post.<br>
CELIE<br>
TOGETHER.<br>
MISTER<br>
Bedroom's upstairs.<br>
CELIE<br>
I SAY A PRAYER.<br>
FIELDHANDS<br>
HE LIKE HIS BATH REAL HOT,<br>
LIKE IT 'BOUT TO BOIL.<br>
YOU GOT TO RUB HIS FEET<br>
WITH SOME LINIMENT OIL.<br>
SHAVE HIS WHISKERS,<br>
HOPE IT'S UNDERSTOOD<br>
THAT YOU BEST NOT CUT HIM,<br>
OR HE BEAT YOU GOOD.<br>
IF YOU THINK HARD WORK BEEN DOGGIN' YOU BEFORE,<br>
GET READY FOR THE BIG DOG! HUNH!<br>
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[Source of information - www.angelrecords.com/colorpurple/lyrics.pdf]<br>
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