The Color Purple - Huckleberry Pie / Mysterious Ways Lyrics

Broadway Revival (2015)
The Color Purple Musical - Huckleberry Pie / Mysterious Ways Lyrics

"Huckleberry Pie / Mysterious Ways" is a song from the Broadway musical The Color Purple performed by Cynthia Erivo (Celie), Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie), and Ensemble.

CELIE:
Hey, sista, whatcha gon' do . . .
NETTIE:
Goin' down by the river
Gonna play with you.
CELIE:
Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here,
NETTIE:
No lip from the woman when they chug that beer.
NETTIE & CELIE:
Sho nuff sun gon' shine.
Gonna be grown ladies of the marryin' kind.
Sho nuff moon gon' rise
Like a huckleberry pie
In the middle of the sky.
Gon' be alright
Gon' be alright . . .
SOLOIST:
It's sunday morning . . .
SOLOIST DARLENE DORIS JARENE:
. . . So make a joyful
Noise joyful
A joyful noise! Joyful!
Noise ! Joyful!
Unto the
Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord!
DARLENE:
Hallelujah!
SOLOIST & CHURCH LADIES:
Today's the day
God hath made.
SOLOIST DARLENE DORIS JARENE:
It's sunday sunday!
It's sunday sing it, sista!
It's sunday sunday!
Morning!
So make a
SOLOIST & CHURCH LADIES:
Joyful noise
SOLOIST:
Unto the Lord!
When the king threw daniel in the lion's den,
ENSEMBLE:
The good lord works
In mysterious ways!
SOLOIST:
God sent a mighty angel,
Brought him out again.
ENSEMBLE:
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways!
SOLOIST:
When god saw the wicked he knew what to do.
Said, noah, bring the animals two by two.
'Cuz i'm gonna keep your boat afloat for 40 days.
SOLOIST & ENSEMBLE:
'Cuz the good lord works in mysterious ways.
ENSEMBLE:
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways.
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
Ah oom ah ooom
PA:
Celie! Come on celie, you slow as molasses.
NETTIE:
Celie not feelin' good, pa.
She's goin' as fast as she can.
PA:
Celie!
And finally celie enters,
Fourteen years old and hugely pregnant.
Pa stomps on to
Church followed by a handsome man who has his eye on nettie.
The man's children
Are with him. Nettie goes to help celie.
CELIE:
I'm sorry, pa.
As nettie and celie walk past,
the church ladies stop celie.
Pa looks back for nettie.
PA:
Nettie!
JARENE:
Whatchu gon' call your baby, chile?
CELIE:
If it's a boy, i'm gon' call this one adam.
An' the last one name olivia.
PA:
Celie!
JARENE:
Livin' with that man what killed their mama.
Now it gon' kill them too.
Doris jarene darlene
I heard about po'
CHILE & CELIE:
Heard about po' already ruint
CHILE & CELIE:
Two times!
Heard about po' already ruint
CHILE & CELIE:
Two times! She only 14 years old
Who da daddy? Who da daddy?
Who da daddy? Who da daddy?
Who da daddy? Who da daddy?
CHURCH LADIES:
Nobody know!
I hear her pa take her chirren
Into the woods and done kilt them.
SOLOIST:
Don't waste your time tryin' to wrassle
With your worldly woe,
ENSEMBLE:
The good lord works
In mysterious ways.
SOLOIST:
'Cause god watchin' over you
Wherever you go.
ENSEMBLE:
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways.
SOLOIST ENSEMBLE:
If your pore back breakin' ooooh
Under all that weight ooooh
St. Peter gonna lift it oooh
At the pearly gate. Ooooh
Let the spirit walk beside you
On your darkest days.
ENSEMBLE:
Oh, the good lord works
In mysterious ways.
PREACHER:
Now none of us know what the lord's got planned for us, no sir.
So i want y'all to stop your moanin' and quit your groanin'.
Just throw awayyyyy your hankerchiefs.
Put your hand in his and follow where he leads.
Lord have mercy!
That's what I'm talkin' about!
Don't you worry, now.
'Cause no matter what happens, I need you to know that here
In church today, the good lord is walkin' witcha.
ENSEMBLE:
Walkin'!
PREACHER:
The good lord is talkin' witcha -
ENSEMBLE:
Talkin'!
CHURCH LADIES:
Walkin' witcha,
Talkin' witcha,
When the devil start squawkin' witcha,
God won't quitcha.
CHURCH LADIES:
No he won't!
ENSEMBLE:
Yes he works!
SOLOIST:
Whoa, he walkin'
ENSEMBLE:
Yes he works!
SOLOIST:
Yes he walks
ENSEMBLE:
Yes he works!
SOLOIST:
Everyday
ENSEMBLE:
Yes he works!
SOLOIST:
Oh, in every way
ENSEMBLE 1 & CHURCH LADIES:
Yes he works! Walkin' witcha
Yes he works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! When the devil start
Squawkin' witcha,
Yes he works! God won't quitcha,
No, he won't.
Yes he works! Works!
Yes he works! Works!
ENSEMBLE 1 ENSEMBLE 2 CHURCH LADIES:
Yes he works! Works! Walkin' witcha
Yes he works! Works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! Works! When the devil start
Squawkin' witcha,
Yes he works! Works! God won't quitcha,
No, he won't!
ENSEMBLE SOLOIST:
Yes he works! Yes he
Yes he works! Works!
CELIE:
Dear god!
ENSEMBLE:
Works!
CELIE:
Dear god!
2
SOLOIST:
You know that god works . . .
ENSEMBLE:
In mysterious ways -
DARLENE:
So make a
ENSEMBLE DARLENE DORIS JARENE:
Joy joyful
NOISE:
Joyful
NOISE:
Throw your hands up
I said, a
Joyful
Noise get up on
Your feet
Joyful
NOISE:
Joyful
Joyful
Joyful joyful joyful
PREACHER:
Come on!
And make a joyful noise!
ENSEMBLE:
Unto the lord!


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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)