The Dirty Dozens - From "The Color Purple" Soundtrack

I want all you men folk to fall in line
, Shake your shimmy like I'm shakin' mine.
You Shake your shimmy and you shake it fast.
If you can't shake your shimmy shake it yes, yes, yes.
Cause he's a dirty mistreator, a robber and a cheater.
Slip you in the dozens your pappy's
Your cousin and your mama do the Lordy, Lord
Yonder go your papa runnin down a field
Slippin' and a slidin' like an automobile.
I hollered at papa and toldd him to wait.
Slipped away from me like a cadillac snake.
Cause he's the rottenest cheater, dirty mistreator.
Slip you in the dozens, your pappy's your cousin and
Your mama do the Lordy, Lord.
I like your uncle, like your brother too.
I did like your pappy, but your pappy wouldn't do.
I met your daddy on the corner the other day.
You know bout that, that he was funny that way.
Now he's a funny mistreator, a robber and a cheater.
Slip you in the dozens,
Your pappy's your cousin and your mama do the Lordy, Lord.
Now God made him and elephant,
Made him stout, wasn't satisfied 'til he made him a snout.
Made him a snout just as long as a rail.
Wasn't satisfied 'til he made him a tail.
Made him a tail, just a fern to fly.
Wasn't satisfied until he made him some eyes.
Made him some eyes just to lose on the ground.
Wasn't satisfied 'til he made his yes, yes.
Made his yes, yes, yes.
Big and thick, wasn't satisfied 'til he made him sick.
Made him sick Lord it made him well.
You know about that, the elephant caught hell.
Cause he's a dirty mistreator, a robber and a cheater.
Slip you in your dozens.
Your pappa's your cousin mama do the Lordy,
Lord
Oh the Lordy, Lord