Strange Fruit Lyrics - Anthology - Nina Simone

Lewis Allen, Sonny White 

Southern trees 

Bear strange fruit 

Blood on the leaves 

And blood at the roots 

Black bodies 

Swinging in the southern breeze 

Strange fruit hangin' 

From the poplar trees 

Pastoral scene 

Of the gallant south 

Them big bulging eyes 

And the twisted mouth 

Scent of magnolia 

Clean and fresh 

Then the sudden smell 

Of burnin' flesh 

Here is a fruit 

For the crows to pluck 

For the rain to gather 

For the wind to suck 

For the sun to rot 

For the leaves to drop 

Here is 

Strange and bitter crop 

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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. 

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. 

Photos 

Here is fruit for the crows to pluck, 

For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, 

For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop, 

Here is a strange and bitter cry.