Broadway Revival (2015) The Color Purple Musical - Our Prayer Lyrics
"Our Prayer" is a song from the Broadway musical The Color Purple performed by Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie), Cynthia Erivo (Celie), Isaiah Johnson (Mister), Doris, Darlene, Jarene and Pa.
NETTIE: I wanna know how the world goes. How far is the moon? How the sky changes color? Hope i find out soon. What you want? CELIE: I wanna sit and do nothing. Make you a new dress. Hope my babies are happy, Someplace god will bless. PA: Celie! Get to work! NETTIE: Ain't no need to discuss. CELIE: It ain't worth a big fuss. NETTIE & CELIE: Whatever come to us Is in god's hands. When i lay me down to sleep, I will say my prayer That god love me so deep, He will promise our souls to keep Together. I'll say a prayer. NETTIE: Who that man talkin' to pa? CELIE: He lookin' for a new wife take care of his mean chirren. MISTER: I want to marry nettie. She a sweet young girl. PA: She too young. MISTER: She's the cutest thing In this whole world. PA: She gonna be a teacher. NETTIE: Picture me in a schoolhouse With my college degree. I could teach all my children To spell tennessee. PA: You can have celie, though. She too old to be livin' at home. CELIE: Maybe i'll have a garden Where birds come to sing. Know a finch from a sparrow, Fix a broken wing. MISTER: I don't want celie. She ugly. NETTIE: I wanna hear your birds sing. CELIE: Wanna hear your school bell ring. NETTIE & CELIE: No matter what life bring, Us in god's hands. PA: Whyn't you quit comin' 'round here And just go marry your shug avery? Church ladies Shug avery NETTIE: Who shug avery? 3 Church ladies Shug avery! CELIE: She mister ol' girlfriend. MISTER: Shug avery not a child-raisin' woman, You know that. She the queen honeybee. PA: She a low-down ho, is what everybody say. You lookin' for a new shug avery, You better go to memphis. All we got here is one Pretty gal you can't never have, and one ugly gal PA & MISTER: . . . That work like a man. I-i-i-i I-i-i-i really want that girl. PA: I told you no! NETTIE, CELIE & MISTER: When I I wanna Lay me down to marry Sleep, nettie. I will she a Say my prayer sweet young girl. That god love Me she the So deep, sweetest thing He will in this Promise whole Our souls wide world. To keep together. I-i-i-i I'll say a prayer i really want that girl. CELIE: You want any kids? NETTIE: Someday, i guess. We'll live in big houses. CELIE: Put swings in the trees. NETTIE: Braid up your gray hair NETTIE & CELIE: In the cool of the breeze. And one day Our children will sing - When i lay me down to sleep, I will say my prayer That god love me so deep, He will promise our souls to keep Together. I'll say a prayer. I'll say our prayer.
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The Color Purple Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Huckleberry Pie/ Mysterious Ways Somebody Gonna Love You Our Prayer That Fine Mister Big Dog Nettie & Lily of the Field Dear God - Sofia A Tree Named Sofia Hell No! Brown Betty Shug Avery Comin' to Town All We Got to Say Dear God - Shug Too Beautiful for Words Push Da Button Uh-Oh What About Love? African Homeland The Color Purple Celie's Curse Miss Celie's Pants Any Little Thing What About Love? (Reprise) I'm Here The Color Purple (Reprise)
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