Strange Fruit

Abel Meeropol

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 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 Tori Amos

When was the song “Strange Fruit” released by Tori Amos?
The song Strange Fruit was released in 1994, on the album “Cornflake Girl - Single”.
Who composed the song “Strange Fruit” by Tori Amos?
The song “Strange Fruit” by Tori Amos was composed by Abel Meeropol.

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