[Sofia]
You told Harpo to beat me
[Celie]
I'm sorry
[Sofia]
I love Harpo. God knows I do, but
I'll k** him dead 'fo I let him or anybody beat me
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, never thought I'd have to fight
In my own house
I feel sorry for you to tell you the truth
You remind me of my momma
Under yo' husband's thumb (naw)
You under yo' husband's foot
What he say go
Why you so scared I'll never know.
But if a man raise his hand
Hell no, hell no
Girl child aint safe in a family of mens
Sick and tired how a woman still live like a slave
Oh, you better learn how to fight back
While you still alive
You show them, girl, and beat back that jive
Cause when a man jus dont give a damn
Hell no, hell no
[Celie]
What you gon' do now
[Sofia]
My sisters coming to get me
I think I need a vacation on up and away from here
[Celie]
Harpo yo' husband
You got to stay with him
I know you love him
[Sofia]
When that man used to touch me
He'd climb on top and start to rock me away
Lord knows I still loves him
But he tried to make me mind
And I just ain't that kind
Hell no
[Celie]
Sometimes my husband get on me so hard, he hurt me all over
But he my husband
So I jus' talk to my ol' maker
This life'll soon be over
Heaven last always
[Sofia]
What you oughta do is bash Mister's head open a
And thank ol' Heaven later
You can't stay here, girl
Sisters
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Hell no
[Sister]
Mmmm, hell no
[Sisters]
Hell no
Let's go
[Sister]
Gonna be yo' rock
Gonna be yo' tree, yeah
[Sister]
Something to hold on to in yo' time of need
Well, you too good for that man
[Sisters]
Man, that man
(I'm gonna take yo' hand)
Take my hand
Sister, you got to go
[Sister]
Don't be no fool! Don't waste your time
Any man who hurts you ain't worth a dime
What he won't know til' yo' gone
[Sisters]
Til she gone
(Throw him away)
She be gone (sister)
Sister, you got to go
[Sofia]
Girl, you too good for that man
Let me take you away
(Sister) Come on, go away
(Sister) Don't you wanna go away
(Sister) You gotta, you gotta leave today
(Sister) Hey
[Sisters]
Sister, you got to say
[Sofia]
You got to say
You need to say
You better say
You oughta say
[Sisters]
Hell
[Sofia]
Hell, hell, hell
Hell, hell, hell
[All]
No