Brenda Russell - Big Dog lyrics

[Mister] (spoken) There's my field, there's my cattle, there's my men [Ensemble] He wants his ham hocks hot And his lemonade cold Don't want to hear no lip Just do what you told Pluck them chickens Scrub them pots and pans You gonna churn that bu*ter 'Til it cramp your hands If you think hard work Been doggin' you before Huh! Get ready for the big dog [Mister] (spoken) This my house [Mister] Fix that (Work!) Broken window 'fore the (Work!) Rain come in You got to (Work!) k** that rat with this here (Work!) Rollin' pin Mop this floor Pick up all this mess You know that cleanliness Next to godliness [Ensemble] If you think hard work Been doggin' you before Get ready for the big dog! Huh! [Mister]/[Celie] Sweep this barn, milk that cow/Nettie go to the schoolhouse Water from the well, fields to plow/Get her college degree Brush my horse, feed that pig/Nettie teachin' her children Tree to chop, ditch to dig/To spell Tennessee Fetch them eggs, pitch that hay/Won't be time for a garden Patch the fence so the billy don't stray/No birds gonna sing Pull those turnips, hose those greens/Won't be time for my readin' Feed the baby goats till the last one weans [Ensemble] Get ready for the big dog (Work!) Huh! [Mister] (spoken) Harpo! I warned you about this Get my belt, I'm gon' beat you clean to d**h [Young Harpo] (spoken) No! Pa! [Mister] (spoken) Come here! [Celie] When i lay me down to sleep I will say my prayer [Mister] (spoken) You spill your food on the floor, you gonna eat it off the floor, you little pig [Celie] That God love me so deep He will promise our souls to keep Together [Mister] (spoken) Bedroom's upstairs [Celie] I say a prayer [Ensemble] He like his bath real hot Like it 'bout to boil You got to rub his feet With some liniment oil Shave his whiskers Hope it's understood That you best not cut him Or he beat you good If you think hard work been doggin' you before Get ready for the big dog Huh!