[Men, spoken]
You sick?
[Harpo, spoken]
Nah, I ain't sick
(sung)
Brown-legged woman put a spell on me
[Men, sung]
Oh, Brown Betty
(spoken)
You forget about Sofia
She not comin' back
[Harpo]
She chopped me down like an old oak tree
[Men]
Don't matter if she's
[Harpo] (Men)
Big-legged (big-legged)
Brown-eyed (brown-eyed)
Big-eyed (big-eyed)
Brown-legged (brown-legged)
[Men]
Whatever she done, that girl sure was fine
[Squeak, spoken]
What y'all buildin' here?
[Harpo, spoken]
Jukejoint
[Squeak, spoken]
Y'all need a waitress?
[Harpo, spoken]
Sure do
Be done a week from today, you come back then
[Squeak, spoken]
Alright then, I will
Got my outfit already
You like yella'?
My name's Squeak!
[Harpo, sung]
Gonna make you holler like a wildcat do
[Men, sung]
Oh, Brown Betty
[Harpo]
When I throw my mojo down on you
[Men]
Don't matter if she's
[Harpo] (Men)
Big-legged (big-legged)
Brown-eyed (brown-eyed)
Big-eyed (big-eyed)
Brown-legged (brown-legged)
[Men]
Whatever she is, that girl sure is fine
Whatever she is, that girl sure is fine
Whoa!
[Squeak, spoken]
Who gonna sing at your jukejoint?
[Harpo, spoken]
Whoever want to, I guess
[Squeak]
I always wanted to sing
[Harpo]
What you sing about, girl?
Being skinny?
[Squeak]
Well, you get Shug Avery to come sing here
You make a lotta money
She comin' to town, y'know?
Everybody gettin' ready to lock up their mens
My momma say
[Harpo]
Uh-huh
[Squeak]
Is it true her daddy the preacher?
Only he don't speak to her anymore on account of her
Having all them babies and never marrying their daddy
Who their daddy? Y'know?
[Harpo]
He my daddy I think, only his daddy wouldn't let him marry her
[Squeak]
Then Shug Avery practically your momma!
She'll sing for you, Harpo
I know she will
You so pretty
[Harpo]
Men ain't pretty
[Squeak]
You is!
(sung)
If you wanna eat the apple off of this here tree
(Yeah, Brown Betty)
Don't bring nothing but your sweet stuff home to me
[Men]
Don't matter if she's
[Harpo] (Men)
Big-legged (big-legged)
Brown-eyed (brown-eyed)
Big-eyed (big-eyed)
Brown-legged (brown-legged)
[Men]
Whatever she is, that girl sure is fine
[Harpo]
Whatever she is, that girl sure is fine