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!