[YOUNG CELIE]
Hey, sista, whatcha gon' do...?

[YOUNG NETTIE]
Goin' down by the river
Gonna play with you

[YOUNG CELIE]
Papa don't like no screamin' 'round here

[YOUNG NETTIE]
No lip from da woman when they chug that beer

[YOUNG NETTIE AND YOUNG CELIE]
Sho nuf sun gon' shine
Gon' be grown ladies of the marryin' kind
Sure 'nough moon gon' rise
Like a huckleberry pie
In the middle of the sky

Gon' be alright
Gon' be alright...

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
It's Sunday morning...
[CHURCH SOLOIST, DARLENE, DORIS, JARENE]
...So make a joyful noise
Joyful noise Joyful noise
A joyful noise Joyful
Unto the Joyful
Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord!
Hallelujah!

[CHURCH SOLOIST AND CHURCH LADIES]
Today's the day
God hath made

[CHURCH SOLOIST, DARLENE, DORIS, JARENE]
It's Sunday Ha! Ha!
It's Sunday My Lord!
It's Sunday I-i-i-i-oop!
Mornin'
So make a
Joyful noise Joyful noise Joyful noise Joyful noise
Unto the Lord!

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
When the King threw Daniel in the lion's den

[ENSEMBLE]
The good lord works
In mysterious ways!
[CHURCH SOLOIST]
God sent a mighty angel, brought him out again

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways!

[CHURCH 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 forty days

[ENSEMBLE]
'Cuz 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, spoken]
Celie! C’mon Celie, you’re slow as molasses

[NETTIE, spoken]
Celie not feelin' good Pa. She goin' as fast as she can
[PA, spoken]
Celie!

[CELIE, spoken]
I’m sorry, Pa

[PA, spoken]
Nettie!

[JARENE]
Whatchu gon' call your baby, chile?

[CELIE, spoken]
If it's a boy, I'm gon' call this one Adam. An' the last one name Olivia

[PA, spoken]
Celie!

[JARENE, spoken]
Livin' with that man what killed their mother. Now it gon' kill them too

[DORIS, JARENE, DARLENE]
I heard about po
Chile Celie
Heard about po Already ruint
Chile Celie Two times! Hummph!
Heard about po Already runit
Chile Celie Two times! Hummph! She only fourteen
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 dem

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
Don't waste your time tryin' to
Wrassle with your worldly woe

[ENSEMBLE]
The good lord works
In mysterious ways

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
'Cause God watchin' over you wherever you go

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes, the good lord works
In mysterious ways

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
If your poor back breakin'
Under all that weight
St. Peter gonna lift it
At the pearly gate

Let the spirit walk beside you on your darkest days

[ENSEMBLE]
Oh, the good lord work in mysterious... ways

[PREACHER]
None of us knows what the Lord's got planned for us, no sir
So I want you to stop your moanin', quit your groanin'
Just throw away your handkerchief
Put your hand in his
And follow where he leads, Lord have mercy!
That's what I'm talkin' about!

The good Lord is walkin' witcha

[ENSEMBLE]
Walkin!

[PREACHER]
Y'all don't hear me
I said the good Lord is talkin' witcha

[ENSEMBLE]
Talkin'!

[PREACHER]
Yeah Lord!

[CHURCH LADIES]
Walkin' witcha

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
Hey!

[CHURCH LADIES]
Talkin' witcha

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
Yeah!

[CHURCH LADIES]
When the devil start squawkin' witcha
God won't quitcha
No, he won't!

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes he works!

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
Whoa he's walkin'

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes he works!

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
And he's talkin'

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes he works!

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
Everyday

[ENSEMBLE]
Yes he works!

[CHURCH LADIES]
Walkin' witcha

[ENSEMBLE, CHURCH LADIES]
Yes he works! Talkin' witcha
Yes he works! When the devil start
Yes he works! Squawkin' witcha
Yes he works! God won't quitcha, no he won't!
Yes he works!

[ALL]
Works!

[CELIE, spoken]
Dear God!

[ALL]
Works!

[CELIE, spoken]
Dear God!

[CHURCH SOLOIST]
You know that God works...

[ENSEMBLE]
In mysterious ways-

[DARLENE]
So make a joyful noise

[ENSEMBLE, DARLENE, DORIS, JARENE]
Joy Throw your hands up
Joyful noise
Get up on your feet, yeah
Joyful
Joyful
Joyful

[JARENE, DORIS & DARLENE]
Joyful!

[PREACHER]
Come on, church! And make a joyful noise!

[ENSEMBLE]
Unto the Lord!