[Church Ladies]
Who 'dis, lookit who 'dat
That Sofia, tell me who 'dat with her
Who 'dis, lookit who 'dat
That Sofia, wait till Harpo see her
[Sofia] (spoken)
Hooey, would you look at what Harpo done here
Oh, Miss Celie
[Celie] (spoken)
Sofia
This here is Shug Avery
[Sofia] (spoken)
Nice to meet you, ma'am
[Celie] (spoken)
Who that?
[Sofia]
This here is Henry, Henry Broadnax
But everybody calls him Buster
A prizefighter, friend of the family
[Church Ladies]
Oh, oh, oh Buster
[Mister]
Where your chirren at, Sofia?
[Sofia]
Where your'n?
[Harpo]
Oh no, Sofia, what are you doin' here
A woman need to– She need to be at home
[Sofia]
I come to hear Miss Shug sing
A woman need to have some fun
Ain't that right, Miss Celie
[Harpo]
It jes a scandless
[Church Ladies]
Scandless!
[Harpo]
Gal with five chirren
Out in the juke at night
[Sofia]
You know I got six chirren now
[Ensemble]
Six!
[Sofia]
Life don't stop just 'cause you leave home
Ain't that right, Miss Celie
[Harpo]
Let's dance
[Buster] (spoken)
Well that's the first time I've been knocked down
Without even throwin' a punch
[Sofia]
Harpo, be nice, be nice
[Harpo]
Sofia, Sofia
[Squeak]
Harpo–
Who this woman
[Harpo] (spoken)
You know who she is!
[Squeak]
She best leave–
You alone
[Ensemble] (spoken)
Uh-oh
[Sofia] (spoken)
Fine with me
[Harpo]
Baby, you don't have to go nowhere
Hell, this is your damn house
[Squeak]
What do you mean this is her house
You said it was our house
She walked away from it so it over now
[Ensemble] (spoken)
Uh-oh
[Sofia] (spoken)
Fine with me
[Harpo]
Woman, can't a man get some peace
Dancin' with his own wife
[Squeak]
Not if he my man, and not if he love me
No, not if he my man, he can't
You hear that, b**h?
[Church Ladies]
Her house, this is your house
Ain't but one house
So then whose is it
Her house, this is your house
Ain't but one house
Better keep him in it
[Squeak] (spoken)
You ain't nothin' but a big, old heifer
[Sofia] (spoken)
Like I said, fine with me!
[Church Ladies]
Her house, this is your house
Ain't but one–
[Ensemble]
Ohh-