You told Harpo to beat me?!
I′m sorry
I love HarpoGod knows I do
But I'll kill him dead
′Fore I let him or anybody beat me
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 go
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 how a woman
Still live like a slave
Oh, you better learn how to figh 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
Ooh! Hell no!
Well, watcha gon′ do, then?
My sister's coming to get me
I think I need a vacation
Up and away from here
But Harpo′s your husband
You got to stay with him
I know you love him
When that men 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
Sometimes 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
Well, what you oughta do
Is bash Mister′s head open
And think on heaven later
You can't stay, girl
Sister!
Hell no (hell no)
Hell no
Hell no
Hell no
Hell no
Let′s go
Gonna be your rock
Gonna be your tree
Something to hold on to
In your time of need
Girl, you too good
For that man (damn that man!)
Let me take you away (take my hand)
Sister, you got to go
Don't be no fool
Don′t waste your time
Any man that hurt you
Ain't worth a dime
Girl, he won′t know
'Til you've gone (she be gone)
Where you′re gone away (he′ll be wrong)
Sister, you got to go
Girl, you too good for that man
Let me take you away (sister)
Come on, go away (sister)
Don't you want to go away (sister)
You got to leave, sister (sister)
Sister, you got to say
Oh, you got to say
You need to say
You better say
You oughta say
Hell
Hell, hell, hell, hell, hell
Hell
No!
