Forbidden Fruit-Nina Simone

[00:19.47]Eve and Adam had a garden, everything was great [00:25.80]Till one day a boy says, "Pardon, Miss my name is Snake [00:32.31]See that apple over yonder, if you'll take a bite [00:38.79]You and Adam both are bound to have some fun tonight""Go on and eat, forbidden fruit [00:47.28]It's mighty sweet, forbidden fruit [00:50.40]It's quite a treat, forbidden fruit [00:54.69]Go ahead and taste it, you don't wanna waste it"The Lord had said in the beginning, everything is free [01:17.31]Except that apple that leads to sinning, so let that apple be [01:23.85]But Eve got tempted so she tried it and as all chicks do [01:30.36]Teased her man till he decided, he'd just try some tooGo on and eat, forbidden fruit [01:38.94]It's mighty sweet, forbidden fruit [01:42.09]It's quite a treat, forbidden fruit [01:43.11]Go ahead and bite it, I bet you'd be delightedI hate to tell you all what followed, the Lord was most upset [02:09.21]Saw them making love and hollered, "What have you to add?" [02:15.75]And when they made a full confession, the Lord says "Hmm I see [02:22.38]I guess, I'll have to teach you a lesson about not minding me""Go on and eat, forbidden fruit [02:31.95]It's mighty sweet, forbidden fruit [02:34.86]It's quite a treat, forbidden fruit [02:38.34]You're all indebted, now you gonna get it"The Lord made Eve be Adam's madam, have his kids and all [03:04.59]Placed some labor laws on Adam and he made the snake to fall [03:10.89]Ever since the days of Eden folks been sinful my [03:16.02]Nowadays they're even eating apples in their pieGo on and eat, forbidden fruit [03:23.58]It's quite a treat, forbidden fruit [03:25.89]It's mighty sweet, forbidden fruit [03:26.91]Go ahead and taste it and you don't wanna waste it [03:37.20]Oh, go on and bite it, I bet you'd be delighted [03:40.56]You always did it and now you gonna get it, forbidden fruit