Color Purple movie - Brown Betty lyrics
rate me<br>
CELIE (to Harpo)<br>
You gon' let Sofia go?<br>
HARPO<br>
I have to. I can't stop her.<br>
CELIE<br>
What you gon' do then?<br>
HARPO<br>
I'm gon' tear down this house she made me build, and make myself a jukejoint.<br>
HARPO<br>
BROWN-LEGGED WOMAN PUT A SPELL ON ME.<br>
BUDDY & OTHER BUDDY<br>
OH, BROWN BETTY!<br>
BUDDY 3<br>
Time you forget about Sofia.<br>
BUDDY 4<br>
She not comin' back.<br>
HARPO<br>
SHE CHOP ME DOWN LIKE AN OL' OAK TREE.<br>
HARPO & TWO BUDDIES<br>
DON'T MATTER IF SHE<br>
BIG-LEGGED, BROWN-EYED,<br>
BIG-EYED, BROWN-LEGGED . . .<br>
WHATEVER SHE DONE, THAT GIRL SHO WAS FINE.<br>
SQUEAK<br>
What y'all buildin' here?<br>
HARPO<br>
Jukejoint.<br>
SQUEAK<br>
Ya'll need a waitress? My name's Squeak.<br>
HARPO<br>
Hoowhee!<br>
GONNA MAKE YOU HOLLER LIKE A WILD CAT DO<br>
HARPO & BUDDIES<br>
OH, BROWN BETTY!<br>
HARPO<br>
WHEN I THROW MY MOJO DOWN ON YOU.<br>
HARPO & BUDDIES<br>
DON'T MATTER IF SHE<br>
BIG-LEGGED, BROWN-EYED,<br>
BIG-EYED, BROWN-LEGGED . . .<br>
WHATEVER SHE IS, THAT GIRL SHO IS FINE.<br>
BUDDIES<br>
WHATEVER SHE IS, THAT GIRL SHO IS FINE.<br>
HUH!<br>
SQUEAK<br>
Who gon' sing at your jukejoint?<br>
HARPO<br>
Whoever want to, I guess.<br>
SQUEAK<br>
You get Shug Avery come sing here you make a lot of money. She sing for you,<br>
Harpo. I know she will. You so pretty.<br>
HARPO<br>
Men ain't pretty.<br>
SQUEAK<br>
You is.<br>
IF YOU WANNA EAT THE APPLE<br>
OFFA DIS HERE TREE . . .<br>
HARPO & BUDDIES<br>
YEAH, BROWN BETTY!<br>
SQUEAK<br>
. . . DON'T BRING NOTHIN' BUT<br>
YOUR SWEET STUFF<br>
HOME TO ME.<br>
HARPO & BUDDIES<br>
DON'T MATTER IF SHE<br>
BIG-LEGGED . . .<br>
8<br>
BUDDIES<br>
BIG-LEGGED,<br>
HARPO<br>
BROWN-EYED,<br>
BUDDIES<br>
BROWN-EYED<br>
HARPO<br>
BIG-EYED,<br>
BUDDIES<br>
BIG-EYED,<br>
HARPO<br>
BROWN-LEGGED,<br>
BUDDIES<br>
BROWN-LEGGED . . .<br>
HARPO & BUDDIES<br>
WHATEVER SHE IS,<br>
THAT GIRL SHO IS FINE.<br>
HARPO<br>
WHATEVER SHE IS,<br>
THAT GIRL SHO IS FINE.<br>
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[Source of information - www.angelrecords.com/colorpurple/lyrics.pdf]<br>
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