Hey, sista, whatcha gon' do . ?
Goin' down by the river
Gonna play with you
Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here
No lip from the woman when they chug that beer
Sho nuff sun gon' shine
Gonna be grown ladies of the marryin' kind
Sho nuff moon gon' rise
Like a huckleberry pie
In the middle of the sky
Gon' be alright
Gon' be alright
It's sunday morning
So make a joyful noise
Joyful noise! Joyful!
A joyful noise
Joyful!
Unto the
Lord! Lord! Lord!
Hallelujah!
Today's the day
God hath made
It's sunday (yes)
It's sunday (ahh)
It's sunday Morning! (yaaayaahoo)
So make a
Joyful noise
Unto the the lord
When the king threw daniel in the lion's den
The good lord works
In mysterious ways!
God sent a mighty angel
Brought him out again
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways!
When god saw the wicked he knew what to do
Said, noah, bring the animals two by two
'Cuz i'm gonna keep your boat afloat for 40 days
'Cuz the good lord works in mysterious ways
C'mon Celie you're slow as my lessons
Sily not feeling well Paul
She's going as fast as she can
I'm sorry Paul
Whatchu gon' call your baby, chile?
If it's a boy, i'm gon' call this one adam.
An' the last one name olivia
Livin' with that man what k**ed their mama
Now it gon' k** them too
Oom ahh [?] about [?]
Celie heard about (oh really right)
Oh [?] Celie
[?] Celie oh really right
I heard about po'
Heard about po' already [?]
Heard about po' already
She only 14 years old
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Who da daddy?
Nobody know!
I hear her pa take her chirren
Into the woods and done kilt them
Don't waste your time tryin' to wra**le
With your worldly woe
The good lord works
In mysterious ways
'Cause god watchin' over you
Wherever you go
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways
If your pore back breakin' ooooh
Under all that weight ooooh
St. Peter gonna lift it
At the pearly gate
Let the spirit walk beside you
On your darkest days
Oh, the good lord works
In mysterious ways
Now none of us know what the lord's got planned for us, no sir
So I want y'all to stop your moanin' and quit your groanin'
Just throw awayyyyy your hankerchiefs
Put your hand in his and follow where he leads. Lord have mercy!
That's what i'm talkin' about!
Now. no matter what happens, I need you to know that here
In the good
Lord is walkin' witcha
Walkin' !
The good lord is talkin' witcha
Talkin'!
Church ladies
Walkin' witcha
Talkin' witcha
When the devil start squawkin' witcha
God won't quitcha
No he won't!
Yes he works!
Whoa, he walkin'
Yes he works!
Yes he walks
Yes he works!
Everyday
Yes he works!
Oh, in every way
Yes he works! Walkin' witcha
Yes he works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! When the devil start
Squawkin' witcha
Yes he works! God won't quitcha
No, he won't
Yes he works! Works!
Yes he works! Works!
Yes he works! Works! Walkin' witcha
Yes he works! Works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! Works! When the devil start
Squawkin' witcha
Yes he works! Works! God won't quitcha
No, he won't!
Yes he works! Yes he
Yes he works! Works!
Dear god!
Works!
Dear god!
You know that god works . . .
In mysterious ways
Darlene
So make a
Joy joyful
Noise
Joyful
Noise
Throw your hands up
I said, a
Joyful
Noise get up on
Your feet
Joyful
Noise
Joyful
Joyful
Joyful joyful joyful
Come on!
And make a joyful noise!
Ensemble
Unto the lord!