(Verse 1: Peace) See, strange fruit comes from strange roots It's a shame; why we afraid of truth? ...Truth is, while people we wanna be hangin' In the streets and brag about all the dope we be...

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Chorus: shawn chapelle Southern trees, bare us strange fruit Blood on the leaves, blood at the roots Black bodies swingin, in the southern breeze All that strange fruit hangin... hangin from the trees...

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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...
Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves, blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallow South The...
Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black body swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the galant South...

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How's this? Mmm...Yeah. Isn't that good? Yeah. That's it. I swear to God, I'm never running another marathon again. You know, if a mugger was after me, I wouldn't be able to run away. What was that?...
Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood at the leaves 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...
Southern trees bear a 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...
July 4, 1963 Those marched in the streets were just kids. And the police were using fire hoses and dogs on 'em. Fillin' their jails with children. I'm just thankful we left Biloxi. I think Dr. King's...