Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Blackberries , by - Thelma Houston. Song from the album Thelma Houston, in the genre R&BRelease date: 31.12.1971
Record label: A Motown Records Release;
Song language: English
Blackberries |
| Fresh from the bush |
| The good ship Jesus carried them over the sea |
| Tender and ripe |
| And so good for business |
| Blackberries |
| An old saying has long been in use |
| ‘The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice' |
| But the berry’s grown bitter from too much abuse |
| And the new berries are strange |
| Sold in the southern marketplaces |
| Planted in white cotton fields |
| Taught with the lash |
| To stay in their places |
| Blackberries |
| Oh, women were raped |
| And rapists were paid |
| $ 25 per child |
| This is the way the heathens were saved |
| It kept them from growing up wild |
| And then came a war and promises of |
| 40 acres and a mule |
| But sharecropping was a general rule for |
| Blackberries |
| High distance honey hot house ghettos |
| Ready, ready to burst into flame |
| Handle with gloves |
| To make them more mellow |
| Blackberries |
| And shipped off to war |
| They don’t expect more |
| Than they have gotten before |
| Used a the tools of those who would rule |
| Others on far away shores |
| But a long time ago |
| A constitution was written to make all people free |
| Well, it’s time for beginning revolution |
| Blackberries |
| An old saying has long been in use |
| ‘The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice' |
| But the berry’s grown bitter from too much abuse |
| And the new berries are strange |