Four Women
Nina Simone * Track #2 On Wild Is the Wind
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Four Women by Nina Simone
Performed by
Nina SimoneProduced by
Hal MooneyWrited by
Nina SimoneAbout
Written by Nina Simone, “Four Women” was released in 1966 on her album Wild is the Wind. In the song, she creates a genealogy of black women through slavery to the present. Four characters, Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing, and Peaches represent different types of black women and the lasting legac...
Four Women Lyrics
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
Aunt Sarah
My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds
I do belong
But my father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
And 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 rough
I'm awfully bitter these days
Because my parents were slaves
What do they call me?
My name is Peaches
Four Women Q&A
Who wrote Four Women's ?
Four Women was written by Nina Simone.
Who produced Four Women's ?
Four Women was produced by Hal Mooney.