Four Women

Song Four Women
Artist Nina Simone
Album Verve Jazz Masters 58

Lyrics

[00:11.66] My skin is black, my arms are long
[00:25.28] My hair is woolly, my back is strong
[00:35.72] Strong enough to take the pain, inflicted again and again
[00:47.16] What do they call me? My name is aunt Sarah
[00:57.97] My name is aunt Sarah, aunt Sarah
[01:07.72] My skin is yellow, my hair is long
[01:19.60] Between two worlds I do belong
[01:29.60] But my father was rich and white
[01:35.72] He forced my mother late one night
[01:42.47] And what do they call me?
[01:47.47] My name is Saffronia, my name is Saffronia
[02:05.10] My skin is tan, my hair fine
[02:15.85] My hips invite you, my mouth like wine
[02:27.48] Whose little girl am I? Anyone who has money to buy
[02:37.52] What do they call me? My name is Sweet Thing
[02:49.75] My name is Sweet Thing
[02:55.87] My skin is brown, my manner is tough
[03:07.91] I'll kill the first mother I see, my life has been rough
[03:18.53] I'm awfully bitter these days, because my parents were slaves
[03:29.84] What do they call me? My name is Peaches