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Artist: Nina Simone
Track: Four Women

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My skin is black
My arms are long
My hair is woolly
My back is strong
Strong enough to take the pain
inflicted again and again
What do they call me
My name is AUNT SARAH
My name is Aunt Sarah

My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds
I do belong
My father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
What do they call me
My name is SAFFRONIA
My name is Saffronia

My skin is tan
My hair is fine
My hips invite you
my mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I?
Anyone who has money to buy
What do they call me
My name is SWEET THING
My name is Sweet Thing

My skin is brown
my manner is tough
I'll kill the first mother I see
my life has been too rough
I'm awfully bitter these days
because my parents were slaves
What do they call me
My name is PEACHES
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Nina Simone "Four Women": My skin is black My arms are long My hair is woolly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain...
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Nina Simone release “Four Women”?
Nina Simone released “Four Women” in 1966.
Q:When did Nina Simone release “Four Women (Song Annotation)”?
Nina Simone released “Four Women (Song Annotation)” on April 10, 1965.
Q:Who wrote “Four Women” by Queen Ifrica?
“Four Women” by Queen Ifrica was written by Nina Simone.
Q:Who wrote “Four Women” by Meshell Ndegéocello?
“Four Women” by Meshell Ndegéocello was written by Nina Simone.
Q:Who wrote “Four African Women” by Somi (East African)?
“Four African Women” by Somi (East African) was written by Somi (East African), Nina Simone & Michael Olatuja.
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