Strange Fruit Lyrics - Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings Jazz & Blues - Diana Ross

Southern trees bear a strange fruit 

Blood on the leaves and blood at the roots 

Black bodies swingin' in the southern breeze 

Strange fruit hangin' from the poplar trees 

Pastoral scene of the gallant south 

The bulging eyes and twisted mouth 

Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh 

And the sudden smell of burning flesh 

Here is the fruit 

For the crows to pluck 

For the rain to gather 

For the wind to suck 

For the sun to rot 

For the tree to drop 

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