Junk Bucket Blues

Junk Bucket Blues
General information
Feature films	The Color Purple
Albums	The Color Purple (soundtrack)
Composer	Porter Grainger
Lyrics	Porter Grainger
Performers	The Get Happy Band
Preceded by	"Makidada"
Followed by	"The Dirty Dozens"

"Junk Bucket Blues" is a song that was featured in the 1985 film The Color Purple with music and lyrics written by Porter Grainger. It is performed by The Get Happy Band, a jazz ensemble that was popular in the 1920s. The song is played in the background when Celie Harris Johnson and Shug Avery are walking in the town and encounter Mister and Harpo. The song reflects the lively and upbeat mood of the scene, as well as the contrast between the urban and rural cultures.

Lyrics

I got a junk bucket baby
She's always on my mind
She's got a junk bucket body
And a junk bucket mind

She's a junk bucket woman
She's always on the go
She's a junk bucket lover
She loves me so

She's my junk bucket baby
She's sweet as she can be
She's my junk bucket honey
She's the one for me

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Media The Color Purple (soundtrack/video) • The Color Purple (2023) (soundtrack/video) Books: The Color Purple Characters Celie Harris Johnson • Nettie Harris • Shug Avery • Miss Millie • Sofia • Albert Johnson • Harpo Johnson • Mary Agnes • Mama • Ol' Mister Johnson • Samuel Avery • First Lady • Alphonso Harris • Henry Broadnax • Grady Locations Georgia • Africa • Memphis • Harpo's Juke Joint • Celie's Fancy Pants • Mister's House • Elmira Movie Theater • General Store • Deadwood Beach • Shug's House • Tennessee Songs 1985 film: Makidada • Junk Bucket Blues • The Dirty Dozens • Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) • Don't Make Me No Never Mind (Slow Drag) • Heaven Belongs to You • Old Ship of Zion • Maybe God Is Tryin' To Tell You Somethin' • Hot Lips • Scarification Chant and Katutoku Corinne • Body and Soul 2023 film: Huckleberry Pie • Mysterious Ways • She Be Mine • Keep It Movin' • Lily of the Field • Workin' • Too Beautiful for Words • Hell No! • Arkansas Blues • Shug Avery • Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) • Shake That Thing • Dear God - Shug • Prove It On Me Blues • (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along • Push Da Button • What About Love? • Agoo • Heaven Help This Heart Of Mine • My Faith Looks Up To Thee • Miss Celie's Pants • (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue • I'm Here • The Color Purple • Superpower (I) Music From and Inspired By: Risk It All • No Love Lost • Lifeline • Finally • When I Can't Do Better • There Will Come a Day • Any Worse • You See Me • All I Need • 100 • Eternity • No Time • Girls