For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck Here is a strange and bitter crop. Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, In the lyrics, black victims are portrayed as “strange fruit,” as they hang from trees, rotting in the sun, blowing in the wind, and becoming food for crows upon being burned. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning flesh. Then the sudden smell Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
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The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. © 2020 METROLYRICS, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Copyright: Writer(s): Lewis Allan, Maurice Pearl, Dwayne P. Wiggins Lyrics Terms of Use. Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees, For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, Strange Fruit by Pete Rock (Ft. Cappadonna, Sticky Fingaz & Tragedy Khadafi), Strange Fruition by Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Casey Benjamin), Magnolia by David Banner (Ft. CeeLo Green & Raheem DeVaughn), Strange Fruit by Stephen the Levite & DJ Official, Strange Fruit by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Strange Fruit by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Strange Fruit by Katey Sagal (Ft. Blake Mills & The Forest Rangers), Strange Fruit by Edward W. Hardy (Ft. Daniel Constant, Edward W. Hardy, Thapelo Masita & Tia Allen).
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[Verse 1] Here is a strange and bitter crop. Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language: Southern trees For the leaves to drop ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Strange and bitter crop.
This song, written by Abel Meeropol and performed by many artists (but most notably, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone,) is a dark and profound song about the lynching of African Americans in the Southern United States during the Jim Crow Era. He is the author of the books “June Cleaver Was a Feminist!” (2014) and “Women Pioneers in Television” (1997). Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. "Strange Fruit Lyrics." Swinging in the southern breeze For the sun to rot 20 Comments; 3 Tags; Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.