Strange Fruit

Lewis Allan

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 south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias, 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 trees to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop

Trivia about the song Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

On which albums was the song “Strange Fruit” released by Billie Holiday?
Billie Holiday released the song on the albums “Stormy Weather” in 1991, “Lady Sings the Blues” in 1995, “Ken Burns Jazz” in 2000, “20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection” in 2002, “Fine and Mellow 1936-1941 - Vol.2” in 2003, “Diva” in 2003, “Complete Verve Studio Master Takes” in 2005, “Billy Remembers Billie” in 2005, and “Jazz Forever: Strange Fruit” in 2005.
Who composed the song “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday?
The song “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday was composed by Lewis Allan.

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