The Color Purple - Nettie & Lily of the Field Lyrics

Broadway Revival (2015)
The Color Purple Musical - Nettie & Lily of the Field Lyrics

"Nettie & Lily of the Field" is a song from the Broadway musical The Color Purple performed by Cynthia Erivo (Celie), Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie), and Isaiah Johnson (Mister).

NETTIE:
Celie! Celie!

CELIE:
Nettie?

MISTER:
She got to go!

CELIE:
No!

NETTIE:
Celie!

CELIE:
No! Dear God! Dont take my Nettie!

MISTER:
You aint never gonna hear from her!

CELIE:
Dont hurt her! Dont do this!

MISTER:
You even try to find her, she be the one to pay!

NETTIE:
Dont forget me, Celie!

CELIE:
Nettie, write to me!

MISTER:
Git!

NETTIE:
I'll write to you everday

MISTER:
Git!

NETTIE:
Nothin' but death will keep me from you!

MISTER:
Git off my property!

CELIE:
Nettie!

MISTER:
Yo sister dead to ya! Dead!

CELIE:
You cant do this! You cant do this!
Why you do this, dear God?

What you done wit' my sister?
How this play in yo' plan?
Wont you bring back my Nettie?
You the only one who can!

I never ask for anything
But Im askin' for this:
If Im really a lily of the field
You will answer my prayer
Or you're no God at all

Nettie...

MISTER:
What you think you doin'?
You touch that mailbox, I'll kill ya, gal

CELIE:
So many winters grey and summers blue
She must be dead
What kind of God are you?

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)