MISTER: There's my field, there's my cattle, there's my men. FIELDHANDS: He want 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 butter 'Til it cramp your hands. If you think hard work Been doggin' you before . . . Hunh! Get ready for the big dog! MISTER: This my house. 4 MISTER & FIELDHANDS: Fix that Work! Broken window 'Fore the Work! Rain come in. You got to Work! Kill that rat With this here . . . Work! Rollin' pin. Humm! Mop this floor, Pick up humm! All this mess. You know that MISTER & FIELDHANDS: Cleanliness Next to Godliness. FIELDHANDS: If you think hard work Been doggin' you before, Get ready for the big dog! Hunh! MISTER & CELIE: Sweep this barn, nettie go Milk that cow. To the schoolhouse Water from the well, get her Fields to plow. College degree. Brush my horse. Nettie teachin' Feed that pig. Her children Tree to chop, to spell Ditch to dig. Tennessee. Fetch them eggs, won't be time Pitch that hay. For a garden. Patch the fence, So the billy no birds Don't stray. Gonna sing. Pull the turnips, won't be time Hose the greens, for my readin'. Feed the baby goats 'Til the last one weans. FIELDHANDS: Get ready for the big dog! MISTER: Work! FIELDHANDS: Hunh! MISTER: Harpo! I warned you about this. I'm gon' beat you clean to death. Get my belt! HARPO: No! Pa! CELIE: When i lay me down to sleep I will say my prayer MISTER: You throw your food on the floor, you eats it off the floor, you little pig. CELIE: That god love me so deep, He will promise our souls to keep Girl Daddy, can i have . . . MISTER: You get nothin' from me, girl. And the next one of you says a word gets tied to the Fence post. CELIE: Together. MISTER: Bedroom's upstairs. CELIE: I say a prayer. FIELDHANDS: 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! Hunh!Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
