Top Songs By Annie Lennox
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Annie Lennox
Vocals
Mike Stevens
Keyboards
Stephen Hussey
Violin
Ivan Hussey
Cello
Neal Wilkinson
Drums
Chris Hill
Double Bass
Nichol Thomson
Trombone
S. FInch
Trumpet
Richard Brook
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lewis Allan
Composer
Annie Lennox
String Arranger
Mike Stevens
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Annie Lennox
Producer
Mike Stevens
Producer
Cameron Craig
Mixing Engineer
Mandy Parnell
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
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 the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning 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 tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
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
Writer(s): Lewis Allan
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