Brown Betty

Celie (to harpo)
You gon' let sofia go?
Harpo
I have to. I can't stop her
Celie
What you gon' do then?
Harpo
I'm gon' tear down this house she made me build, and make myself a jukejoint
Harpo
Brown-legged woman put a spell on me
Buddy & other buddy
Oh, brown betty!
Buddy 3
Time you forget about sofia
Buddy 4
She not comin' back
Harpo
She chop me down like an ol' oak tree
Harpo & two buddies
Don't matter if she
Big-legged, brown-eyed
Big-eyed, brown-legged
Whatever she done, that girl sho was fine
Squeak
What y'all buildin' here?
Harpo
Jukejoint
Squeak
Ya'll need a waitress? My name's squeak
Harpo
Hoowhee!
Gonna make you holler like a wild cat do
Harpo & buddies
Oh, brown betty!
Harpo
When i throw my mojo down on you
Harpo & buddies
Don't matter if she
Big-legged, brown-eyed
Big-eyed, brown-legged
Whatever she is, that girl sho is fine
Buddies
Whatever she is, that girl sho is fine
Huh!

Squeak
Who gon' sing at your jukejoint?
Harpo
Whoever want to, i guess
Squeak
You get shug avery come sing here you make a lot of money
She sing for you
Harpo. I know she will. You so pretty
Harpo
Men ain't pretty
Squeak
You is
If you wanna eat the apple
Offa dis here tree
Harpo & buddies
Yeah, brown betty!
Squeak
... Don't bring nothin' but
Your sweet stuff
Home to me
Harpo & buddies
Don't matter if she
Big-legged
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Buddies
Big-legged
Harpo
Brown-eyed
Buddies
Brown-eyed
Harpo
Big-eyed
Buddies
Big-eyed
Harpo
Brown-legged
Buddies
Brown-legged
Harpo & buddies
Whatever she is
That girl sho is fine
Harpo
Whatever she is
That girl sho is fine.