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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ledisi
Ledisi
Vocals
Arlia De Ruiter
Arlia De Ruiter
First Violin
Vera Laporeva
Vera Laporeva
First Violin
Sarah Koch
Sarah Koch
First Violin
Denis Koenders
Denis Koenders
First Violin
Pauline Terlouw
Pauline Terlouw
First Violin
Jasper van Rosmalen
Jasper van Rosmalen
First Violin
Ian De Jong
Ian De Jong
First Violin
Casper Donker
Casper Donker
First Violin
Jenneke Tesselaar
Jenneke Tesselaar
First Violin
Giles Francis
Giles Francis
First Violin
Merel Jonker
Merel Jonker
Second Violin
Herman van Haaren
Herman van Haaren
Second Violin
Willem Kok
Willem Kok
Second Violin
Ewa Zbyszynska
Ewa Zbyszynska
Second Violin
Ruben Margarita
Ruben Margarita
Second Violin
Robert Baba
Robert Baba
Second Violin
Marta Lemanska
Marta Lemanska
Second Violin
Gideon Nelissen
Gideon Nelissen
Second Violin
Norman Jansen
Norman Jansen
Viola
Metropole Orkest
Metropole Orkest
Orchestra
Mieke Honingh
Mieke Honingh
Viola
Julia Jowett
Julia Jowett
Viola
Iris Schut
Iris Schut
Viola
Isabella Petersen
Isabella Petersen
Viola
Rani Kumar
Rani Kumar
Viola
Emile Visser
Emile Visser
Cello
Jascha Albracht
Jascha Albracht
Cello
Mariëtte Laport
Mariëtte Laport
Cello
Susanne Rosmolen
Susanne Rosmolen
Cello
Erik Winkelmann
Erik Winkelmann
Double Bass
Arend Liefkes
Arend Liefkes
Double Bass
Sjeng Schupp
Sjeng Schupp
Double Bass
Joke Schonewille
Joke Schonewille
Harp
Mariël van den Bos
Mariël van den Bos
Flute
Janneke Groesz
Janneke Groesz
Flute
Hans Wolters
Hans Wolters
Oboe
Paul van der Feen
Paul van der Feen
Saxophone
Yoran Aarssen
Yoran Aarssen
Saxophone
Leo Janssen
Leo Janssen
Saxophone
Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
Saxophone
Max Boeree
Max Boeree
Saxophone
Pieter Hunfeld
Pieter Hunfeld
French Horn
Liz Hunfeld
Liz Hunfeld
French Horn
Ray Bruinsma
Ray Bruinsma
Trumpet
Andy Greenwood
Andy Greenwood
Trumpet
Tom Rees-Roberts
Tom Rees-Roberts
Trumpet
Rik Mol
Rik Mol
Trumpet
Tom Walsh
Tom Walsh
Trumpet
Jan Oosting
Jan Oosting
Trombone
Martijn Sohier
Martijn Sohier
Trombone
Robinson Khoury
Robinson Khoury
Trombone
Pablo Martínez Hernández
Pablo Martínez Hernández
Trombone
Martin van den Berg
Martin van den Berg
Bass Trombone
Eddy Koopman
Eddy Koopman
Percussion
Murk Jiskoot
Murk Jiskoot
Percussion
Martijn Vink
Martijn Vink
Drums
Peter Tiehuis
Peter Tiehuis
Guitar
Aram Kersbergen
Aram Kersbergen
Bass
Hans Vroomans
Hans Vroomans
Keyboards
Jules Buckley
Jules Buckley
Conductor
Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer
Vocals
Alice Smith
Alice Smith
Vocals
Lizz Wright
Lizz Wright
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
Composer
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ledisi
Ledisi
Producer
Jules Buckley
Jules Buckley
Producer
Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen
Recording Engineer
Rex Rideout
Rex Rideout
Producer
Greg Foeller
Greg Foeller
Vocal Recording Engineer
Ray Bardani
Ray Bardani
Mixing Engineer
Timothy “Tip” Wyman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Reuben Cohen
Reuben Cohen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds I do belong
You see, my father was rich and white
He forced my mother one night
What do they call me? Mmm
My name is Saffronia
My name is Saffronia, mmm
[Verse 3]
My skin is tan
My hair is fine
My hips invite you
My mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I?
Anyone who's got money to buy
What, what do they call me?
My name is Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Thing, yeah
[Instrumental]
Ooh, my skin is brown
My manner is tough
I'll kill the first mother I see, ayy
My life has been rough
I'm awfully bitter these days
'Cause my parents were slaves, ooh
What do they call me?
My name is Peaches
Yeah, yeah
Written by: Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
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