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| Color Purple the Musical - 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 . . . 8 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. |
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