Hell No!

[Sofia]

You told Harpo to beat me?

[Celie]

I'm sorry

[Sofia]

I love Harpo, God knows I do

But I kill him dead before I let him anybody beat me

[Sofia]

All my life I've had to fight

I had to fight my daddy

I had to fight my brothers

My cousins, my uncles too

But I never, never, never, never, never, never thought

I'd have to fight in my own house

I feel sorry for you to tell you the truth

You remind me of my momma

Under your husband's thumb

No, you under your husband's foot!

What he say goes

Why you so scared, I never know

But if a man raise his hand

Hell no

Hell no!

Girl child ain't safe

In a family of mens

Sick and tired old woman

Still live like a slave

Oh, you better learn how to fight back

While you still alive

You show him girls can beat back that jive

'Cause when a man just don't give a damn

Hell no

Hell no!

[Celie]

Well, what'chu gonna do then?

[Sofia]

My sister's comin' to get me

I think I need a vacation up and away from here

[Celie]

But Harpo's your husband

You gotta stay with him

I know you love him

[Sofia]

When that man used to touch me

He'd climb on top and start to rock me away

Lord knows I still love him

But he tried to make me mind

And I just ain't that kind

Hell no

[Celie]

Sometime my husband get on me so hard

It hurt me all over

But he's my husband, so I just talk to my old maker

This life will soon be over, heaven last always

[Sofia]

Well, what you oughta do is bash Mister's head open

And think on heaven later

You cain't stay here, girl

Sister

[Celie]

Hell no!

[Sofia]

Hell no!

[Celie]

Hell no!

[Sofia]

Hell no!

[Celie]

Hell no!

[Sofia]

Hell no!

[Sisters]

Hell no!

Let's go!

[Sister]

Gonna be yo rock

Gonna be yo tree

Somethin' to hold onto in your time of need

Girl, you too good for that man

(Tell that man)

Come on, take yo hand

(Take my hand)

[Sisters]

Sister, you got to go

[Sister]

Don't be no fool

Don't waste your time

Any man that hurt you ain't worth the dime

[Sofia]

No he won't know

Till you gone

(She be gone)

[Sisters]

Sister, you got to go

[Sofia]

Girl, you too good for that man

Let me tell you why

Come on go

Don't you wanna go away

You got to leave, sister

[Sisters]

Sister you got to say

[Sofia]

You got to say

You got to say

You better say

You oughta say

[Sisters and Sofia]

Hell no!