Color Purple movie - Our Prayer lyrics
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NETTIE<br>
I WANNA KNOW HOW THE WORLD GOES.<br>
HOW FAR IS THE MOON?<br>
HOW THE SKY CHANGES COLOR?<br>
HOPE I FIND OUT SOON.<br>
NETTIE<br>
What you want?<br>
CELIE<br>
I WANNA SIT AND DO NOTHING.<br>
MAKE YOU A NEW DRESS.<br>
HOPE MY BABIES ARE HAPPY,<br>
SOMEPLACE GOD WILL BLESS.<br>
PA<br>
Celie! Get to work!<br>
NETTIE<br>
AIN'T NO NEED TO DISCUSS.<br>
CELIE<br>
IT AIN'T WORTH A BIG FUSS.<br>
NETTIE & CELIE<br>
WHATEVER COME TO US<br>
IS IN GOD'S HANDS.<br>
WHEN I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,<br>
I WILL SAY MY PRAYER<br>
THAT GOD LOVE ME SO DEEP,<br>
HE WILL PROMISE OUR SOULS TO KEEP<br>
TOGETHER.<br>
I'LL SAY A PRAYER.<br>
NETTIE<br>
Who that man talkin' to Pa?<br>
CELIE<br>
He lookin' for a new wife take care of his mean chirren.<br>
MISTER<br>
I WANT TO MARRY NETTIE.<br>
SHE A SWEET YOUNG GIRL.<br>
PA<br>
She too young.<br>
MISTER<br>
SHE'S THE CUTEST THING<br>
IN THIS WHOLE WORLD.<br>
PA<br>
She gonna be a teacher.<br>
NETTIE<br>
PICTURE ME IN A SCHOOLHOUSE<br>
WITH MY COLLEGE DEGREE.<br>
I COULD TEACH ALL MY CHILDREN<br>
TO SPELL TENNESSEE.<br>
PA<br>
You can have Celie, though. She too old to be livin' at home.<br>
CELIE<br>
MAYBE I'LL HAVE A GARDEN<br>
WHERE BIRDS COME TO SING.<br>
KNOW A FINCH FROM A SPARROW,<br>
FIX A BROKEN WING.<br>
MISTER<br>
I don't want Celie. She ugly.<br>
NETTIE<br>
I WANNA HEAR YOUR BIRDS SING.<br>
CELIE<br>
WANNA HEAR YOUR SCHOOL BELL RING.<br>
NETTIE & CELIE<br>
NO MATTER WHAT LIFE BRING,<br>
US IN GOD'S HANDS.<br>
PA<br>
Whyn't you quit comin' 'round here and just go marry your Shug Avery?<br>
CHURCH LADIES<br>
SHUG AVERY<br>
NETTIE<br>
Who Shug Avery?<br>
3<br>
CHURCH LADIES<br>
SHUG AVERY!<br>
CELIE<br>
She Mister ol' girlfriend.<br>
MISTER<br>
Shug Avery not a child-raisin' woman, you know that. She the Queen Honeybee.<br>
PA<br>
She a low-down ho, is what everybody say.<br>
You lookin' for a new Shug Avery, you better go to Memphis. All we got here is one<br>
pretty gal you can't never have, and one ugly gal<br>
PA MISTER<br>
. . . that work like a man. I-I-I-I<br>
I-I-I-I REALLY WANT THAT GIRL.<br>
PA<br>
I told you no!<br>
NETTIE & CELIE MISTER<br>
WHEN I I WANNA<br>
LAY ME DOWN TO MARRY<br>
SLEEP, NETTIE.<br>
I WILL SHE A<br>
SAY MY PRAYER SWEET YOUNG GIRL.<br>
THAT GOD LOVE<br>
ME SHE THE<br>
SO DEEP, SWEETEST THING<br>
HE WILL IN THIS<br>
PROMISE WHOLE<br>
OUR SOULS WIDE WORLD.<br>
TO KEEP TOGETHER. I-I-I-I<br>
I'LL SAY A PRAYER I REALLY WANT THAT GIRL.<br>
CELIE<br>
You want any kids?<br>
NETTIE<br>
Someday, I guess.<br>
WE'LL LIVE IN BIG HOUSES.<br>
CELIE<br>
PUT SWINGS IN THE TREES.<br>
NETTIE<br>
BRAID UP YOUR GRAY HAIR<br>
NETTIE & CELIE<br>
IN THE COOL OF THE BREEZE.<br>
AND ONE DAY<br>
OUR CHILDREN WILL SING -<br>
WHEN I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,<br>
I WILL SAY MY PRAYER<br>
THAT GOD LOVE ME SO DEEP,<br>
HE WILL PROMISE OUR SOULS TO KEEP<br>
TOGETHER.<br>
I'LL SAY A PRAYER.<br>
I'LL SAY OUR PRAYER.<br>
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[Source of information - www.angelrecords.com/colorpurple/lyrics.pdf]<br>
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