Southern trees Bearing strange fruit Blood on the leaves And blood at the roots Black bodies
Swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanginÂŽ 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 burninÂŽ 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