Brown Betty

You gon' let sofia go?
I have to. I can't stop her
What you gon' do then?
I'm gon' tear down this house she made me build, and make myself a jukejoint
Brown-legged woman put a spell on me
Oh, brown betty!
Time you forget about sofia
She not comin' back
She chop me down like an ol' oak tree.

Don't matter if she
Big-legged, brown-eyed
Big-eyed, brown-legged
Whatever she done, that girl sho was fine
What y'all buildin' here?
Jukejoint.

Ya'll need a waitress? My name's squeak
Hoowhee!
Gonna make you holler like a wild cat do
Oh, brown betty!
When i throw my mojo down on you
Don't matter if she
Big-legged, brown-eyed
Big-eyed, brown-legged
Whatever she is, that girl sho is fine
Whatever she is, that girl sho is fine
Huh!
Who gon' sing at your jukejoint?
Whoever want to, i guess
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
Men ain't pretty.

You is
If you wanna eat the apple
Offa dis here tree
Yeah, brown betty!
Don't bring nothin' but
Your sweet stuff
Home to me
Don't matter if she
Big-legged
8
Big-legged
Brown-eyed
Brown-eyed
Big-eyed
Big-eyed
Brown-legged
Brown-legged
Whatever she is
That girl sho is fine
Whatever she is
That girl sho is fine.