I Wants To Stay Here
Bess
I wants to stay here,
But I aint worthy.
You is too decent to understan.
For when I see him he hypnotize me.
When he take hold of me with his hot hand.
Someday I know hes coming back to call me.
Hes goin to handle me an hold me so.
Its goin to be like dyin, porgy, deep inside me -
But when he calls, I know I have to go.
Porgy
If dere warnt no crown, bess, if dere was only jus you an
Porgy, what den?
Bess
I loves you, porgy,
Don let him take me,
Don let him handle me an drive me mad.
If you kin keep me,
I wants to stay here wid you forever,
An Id be glad.
Porgy
There, there, bess, you don need to be afraid no mo,
Yous picked up happiness and laid yo worries down.
You goin to live easy, you goin to live high.
You goin to outshine every woman in dis town.
An remember, when crown come thats my business, bess!
Bess
I loves you, porgy,
Don let him take me
Don let him handle me
With his hot han
If you kin keep me
I wants to stay here wid you forever.
I got my man.
Porgy
What you think I is, anyway,
To let dat dirty houn dog steal my woman?
If you wants to stay wid porgy, you goin stay.
You got a home now, honey, an you got love.
So no mo cryin, cant you understan?
You goin to go about yo business, singin cause
You got porgy, you got a man.
song performed by by Ella Fitzgerald
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Porgy I Is Your Woman Now
Porgy:
Bess, you is my woman now,
you is, you is!
An' you mus' laugh an' sing an' dance
for two instead of one.
Want no wrinkle on yo' brow,
Nohow,
Because de sorrow of de past is all done done
Oh, Bess, my Bess!
Bess:
Porgy, I's yo' woman now,
I is, I is!
An' I ain't never goin' nowhere 'less you shares de fun.
Dere's no wrinkle on my brow,
Nohow,
But I ain't goin'! You hear me sayin',
If you ain' goin', wid you I'm stayin'!
Porgy, I's yo' woman now!
I's yours forever -
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an'
summer time an' winter time.
Porgy:
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an'
summer time an' winter time.
Bess, you got yo' man.
Bess, you is my woman now and forever.*
Dis life is jes' begun,
Bess, we two is one
Now an' forever.
Oh, bess, don't min' dose women.
You got yo' Porgy.
I knows you means it,
I seen it in yo' eyes, Bess.
We'll go swingin'
Through de years a-singin'.
Bess:
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an'
summer time an' winter time.
Porgy:
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an'
summer time an' winter time.
Bess:
Oh, my Porgy, my man, Porgy.
Porgy: [simultaneously] My bess, my Bess.
Bess: From dis minute I'm tellin' you, I keep dis vow: Porgy, I's yo'
woman now.
Porgy: [simultaneously]
From dis minute I'm tellin' you, I keep dis vow:
Oh, my Bessie, we's happy now. We is one now.
*Sung as Bess repeats her part from 'Porgy, I's yo' woman now...'
through 'I's yours forever -'
song performed by by Nina Simone
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Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Porgy:
Bess, you is my woman now,
You is, you is!
An you mus laugh an sing an dance
For two instead of one.
Want no wrinkle on yo brow,
Nohow,
Because de sorrow of de past is all done done
Oh, bess, my bess!
Bess:
Porgy, is yo woman now,
I is, I is!
An I aint never goin nowhere less you shares de fun.
Deres no wrinkle on my brow,
Nohow,
But I aint goin! you hear me sayin,
If you ain goin, wid you Im stayin!
Porgy, is yo woman now!
Is yours forever -
Mornin time an evenin time an
Summer time an winter time.
Porgy:
Mornin time an evenin time an
Summer time an winter time.
Bess, you got yo man.
Bess, you is my woman now and forever.*
Dis life is jes begun,
Bess, we two is one
Now an forever.
Oh, bess, dont min dose women.
You got yo porgy.
I knows you means it,
I seen it in yo eyes, bess.
Well go swingin
Through de years a-singin.
Bess:
Mornin time an evenin time an
Summer time an winter time.
Porgy:
Mornin time an evenin time an
Summer time an winter time.
Bess:
Oh, my porgy, my man, porgy.
Porgy: [simultaneously] my bess, my bess.
Bess: from dis minute Im tellin you, I keep dis vow: porgy, is yo
Woman now.
Porgy: [simultaneously]
From dis minute Im tellin you, I keep dis vow:
Oh, my bessie, wes happy now. we is one now.
song performed by by Ella Fitzgerald
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I Loves Ya Porgy
(george gershwin/ira gershwin/dubose heyward)
I loves ya porgy
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
Porgy, I wanna stay here
With you forever
I got my man
Someday, I know
Hes comin back to call me
Hes going to handle me and hold me
Its gonna be like dyin, porgy
But when he calls me
Ill have to go
I loves ya porgy
Dont let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here
With you forever
And ever, ever and ever
Ever and ever
Porgy, I got my man
song performed by by Diana Ross
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What You Want Wid Bess?
Bess
Oh... what you want wid bess?
Shes gettin ole now;
Take a fine young gal
For to satisfy crown.
Look at this chest
An look at these arms you got.
You know how it always been with me,
These five years I been yo woman,
You could kick me in the street,
Then when you wanted me back,
You could whistle, an there I was
Back again, lickin yo hand.
Theres plenty better lookin gal than bess.
Can you see, Im with porgy,
Now and forever
I am his woman, he would die without me.
Oh, crown, wont you let me go to my man, to my man.
He is a cripple an needs my love, all my love.
What you want wid bess? oh, let me go to my man. . .
Crown
What I wants wid other woman,
I gots a woman, yes,
An dat is you, yes, dat is you, yes,
I need you now an youre mine jus as long as I want you.
No cripple goin take my woman from me.
You got a man tonight an that is crown, yes, crown, yes
Crown.
Youre my woman, bess, Im tellin you, now Im your man.
(pressing her very close)
Bess
What you want with bess?
(boat whistles)
Lemme go, crown dat boat, its goin wiout me!
Crown
You aint goin nowhere!
Bess
(weakening)
Take yo hands off me, I say, yo hands, yo hands, yo hands.
(crown kisses her passionately)
Crown
I knows you ain change - wid you and me it always be the
Same. git in dat thicket.
(bess backs into woods; crown follows.)
song performed by by Ella Fitzgerald
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I Loves You Porgy
(1935) ira gershwin, dubose heyward, george gershwin
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
And Ill be glad
Yes I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wants to stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
Someday I know hes coming to call me
Hes going to handle me and hold me
So, it going to be like dying, porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes I know Ill have to go
I loves you, porgy,
Dont let him take me
Honey, dont let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
Ive got my man
song performed by by Nina Simone
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Porgy
George and ira gershwin / dubose heyward
I love you, porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I want to stay with you forever
And i'll be glad
I love you, porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I want to stay with you forever
I like my man
Someday i know he's coming
Back to call me
He's gonna handle me
And hold me so
It's going to be like dying, porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, i know
I'll have to go
song performed by by Billie Holiday
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(I Love You) Porgy
George and Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
I love you, Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I want to stay with you forever
And I'll be glad
I love you, Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I want to stay with you forever
I like my man
Someday I know he's coming
Back to call me
He's gonna handle me
And hold me so
It's going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I'll have to go
song performed by by Billie Holiday
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Oh, Bess, Oh Wheres My Bess?
Porgy
I ain axin yo opinion.
Oh, bess, oh wheres my bess,
Wont somebody tell me where?
I ain care what she say,
I ain care what she done,
Wont somebody tell me wheres my bess?
Bess, oh, lawd,
My bess! I want her now,
Widout her I cant go on.
I counted de days dat I was gone
Till I got home to see her face.
Wont somebody tell me wheres my bess?
I want her so, my gal, my bess,
Where is she?
Oh gawd, in yo big heavn
Please show me where I mus go,
Oh give me de strength, show me de way!
Tell me de truth, where is she, where is my gal,
Where is my bess!
song performed by by Ella Fitzgerald
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Oh, Doctor Jesus
Serena
(kneeling)
Oh, doctor jesus, who done trouble de water in de sea of gallerie.
Porgy
Amen!
Serena
An likewise who done cas de devil out of de afflicted time
An time again.
Porgy
Time an time again.
Peter
Oh, my jesus!
Serena
Oh, doctor jesus, what make you ain lay yo han on dis po
Sister head?
Lily
Oh, my father!
Serena
An chase de devil out of her down a steep place into de sea
Like you used to do time an time again.
Porgy
Time an time again. oh, my jesus!
Serena
Lif dis po cripple up out of de dus!
Porgy
Allelujah!
Serena
An lif up his woman an make her well time an time again,
An save us all for jesus sake, amen.
Porgy and peter
Amen.
Serena
All right. now, porgy, doctor jesus done take de case.
By five oclock dat woman goin be well.
(it is now full morning and catfish row is full
Of activity with street vendors calling.)
song performed by by Ella Fitzgerald
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Porgy
Dorothy fields, jimmy machugh
This song talk about the same porgy
That weve talked about for two years now
His name is porgy only this one was written by eh
Dorothy fields and jimmy mchugh
I got my man now I got porgy
My baby understands now I got my porgy
Im through with bymays his way is may way forever more
Lord when I feel his arms around me
Knowing he cant go on without me
I wants to beg for a chance to camp at his door
Say hes not much for to look and see
Hes lazy and no count as he can be
Hes got the kind of a love for me
So Im changing my style my way of living
Glad Ive stopped taking and started giving
I got my man got my porgy now
Though you say hes not much for to look and see
Hes lazy and no count as he can be
Hes got the kind of a love for me
Oh oh baby Im changing my style nad way of living
Glad Ive stopped taking and started giving
I got my man I got my porgy now
song performed by by Nina Simone
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Goin Down To Rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio,
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Theres a place down rio town
Where everybody hangs around
And they all do the crazy thing
Dance a lot and love to sing
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
All right
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Take a trip down rio
Where I goin down there any day
Where the folks all have a ball
Just go down there for any all
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
All right, thats nice, Im going to rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Take a trip down rio where
Im goin down there any day
Where the folks all have a ball
Just go down knock on any door
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Goin down to rio, goin down to rio
Goin down to rio
song performed by by Electric Light Orchestra
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Georgy Porgy
Its not your situation, I just need contemplation over you
Im not so systematic, its just that Im an addict for your love
Not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only girl
Im not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only world
Just think how long Ive known you, its long for me to own you, lock and key
Its really not confusing, Im just the young illusion, cant you see
Im not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only girl
Im not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only world
Georgy porgy, pudding pie, kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry, kissed the girls and made them cry
(in strumental break)
Its not your situation, I just need contemplation over you
Im not so systematic, its just that Im an addict for your love
Not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only girl
Im not the only one that holds you, I never ever should have told you
Youre my only world
Georgy porgy, pudding pie, kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry, kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy porgy, pudding pie, kissed the girls and made them cry
Kissed the girls and made them cry, kissed the girls and made them high
Georgy porgy
Kissed the girls and made them cry, kissed the girls and made them high
Georgy porgy
Kissed the girls and made them cry, kissed the girls and made them cry
song performed by by Toto
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The Girl who never said Yes (Double Limerick)
The girl of his dreams was sweet Bess,
For Bess was ahead of the rest
She may have been older,
He could cry on her shoulder
But Bess was the girl who never said Yes.
He had searched the world East to West
The girl of his dreams was still Bess.
One day he grew bolder
And tried to enfold her
But Bess was the girl who never said Yes.
poem by Joyce Hemsley
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Georgy Porgy
[eric]
Its not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
[faith] over you
[eric]
Im not so systematic
Its just that Im an addict for your love, yeah
1 - Im not the only one that holds ya
I never ever should have told ya
Youre my only girl
(never should have told you/me)
Im not the only one that holds ya
I never ever should have told ya
Youre my only world
Just think how long Ive known ya
Its wrong for me to own you lock and key
Lock and key
Its really not confusin
Im just a young illusion cant you see, yeah, well
Repeat 1
[faith]
2 - georgy porgy puddin pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy porgy puddin pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy porgy puddin pie
Kissed the girls and made them cry
Georgy porgy puddin pie
Kissed the girls, yeah
Oh, oh, kissed the girls, um hmm
[eric]
Oh, oh, oh
Its not your situation
I just need contemplation over you
[faith] over you
[eric]
Im not so systematic
Its just that Im an addict for your love, yeah
Repeat 1
Repeat 2
[faith]
Why ya wanna make them
Oh make them cry (no)
Oh, whoa whoa (why)
Kiss the girls
[both]
Why ya wanna
Repeat 2
song performed by by Faith Evans
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0032 Conman
Silver-bronze…that was the beauty of your voice,
deep and rich and flexible,
as you sat yourself down on the bench
in the waiting-room on Kensington High Street Station
almost deserted on a dull afternoon
not long before Christmas
and spun your almost convincing tale
of the African Union scholarship, was it,
of which the monthly payout was late this month…
and I watched myself,
hypnotized by that voice which should be singing
Porgy and Bess up there on the stage,
and felt good, dammit, that I was
trusting a stranger to borrow more than I’d given –
let alone lent – any Christmas up to then…
yes, it felt really good, as if
I’d paid for a lesson in how
to stop thinking of myself as mean, uncharitable –
an hour with a psychotherapist
who knew exactly what to relieve me of…
at about the standard rate
poem by Michael Shepherd
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I'm Goin'
Well, I'm goin', I'm goin'
Goin' on a downhill slide.
I'm goin', I'm goin'
Goin' on a downhill slide.
Things feel so easy
I'm never gonna change my mind.
I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin'.
Well, ride me babe
Hang on to my hat
Ride me babe
Hang on to my hat
I'll howl like a wolf
Scream like an alley cat.
I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin'.
Don't wanna change my mind.
Don't wanna reel it in.
Don't wanna stop
this slidin' honey
That's the shape I'm in.
I'm goin', I'm goin'
on a downhill slide.
Things feels so easy
I'm never gonna change my mind.
I'm goin', I'm goin', I'm goin'.
Goin', goin',
goin', goin', goin'.
I'm goin' on a downhill slide.
Watch me now, watch me now.
Goin', goin',
goin', goin', goin'.
song performed by by Neil Young
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Goin To California
Im goin to california
To live in the summer sun
The streets are made of silver
Im like a rabbit on the run
Philidelphia freedom
Well its not like you have heard, no, no, no
This city of brotherly love
Is full of pain and hurt
Im goin to california
To find my pot of gold
Corruption on every corner
Hustlers sellin sweets
Baby is home cryin
While her mom is on the streets
Everybodys dyin
Have you heard the news today?
A woman in north phili is mournin
A bullet took another son away
Im goin to california
Im goin far, far, far away
Goin to california, yes
To resurect my soul
The sun is always shinin, shinin
Or atleast thats what Im told
Im goin to california
Theres a better life for me, yes
Goin to california
Ill write and tell you what I see
Im goin to california
Somebody say a prayer for me
song performed by by Pink
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To The Floor - Feat. Nelly
Oh, to the floor, everybody to the floor [repeat]
Neptunes
To the floor, everybody to the floor
MC, Nelly
Baby, I dont want to let you think
Im
I like to try ya, I think you so on fire
Easy, like them other girls you be seein'
I cant deny ya, I be tryin' to fight it
Im sayin', I just wanna make sure that
You really want me just for me
Because it's not just that Im so impressed
By your cars and jewelry
And you know like I know
Feel that chemistry
You know I feel it just the same as you
So why dont you bring that down to me
Whatever happens
Its goin down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon handle it tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
To the floor, everybody to the floor
I would never think that you were
I like to try ya, I think youre so on fire
Easy, girl I just think that you are so outstandin'
I cant deny ya, keep tryin' to fight it
Im sayin' I just wanna make sure that
You really want me just for me
Because it's not just that Im so impressed by
Your cause and your cars and jewelry
And you know like I know
Feel that chemistry
You know I feel it just the same as you do
So why dont you bring that down to me
Whatever happens, whatever happens
Its goin down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon handle it tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
To the floor, everybody to the floor
Looks like it's right
For you and I
Its going down
Tonight
Whatever happens
Its goin down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
I said, it's all goin' down tonight
So get ready
Cause you and me got business
We gon handle it tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Its goin' down tonight, it's goin' down tonight
song performed by by Mariah Carey
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Im Goin On A Downhill Slide
Well, Im goin, Im goin
Goin on a downhill slide.
Im goin, Im goin
Goin on a downhill slide.
Things feel so easy
Im never gonna change my mind.
Im goin, Im goin, Im goin.
Well, ride me babe
Hang on to my hat
Ride me babe
Hang on to my hat
Ill howl like a wolf
Scream like an alley cat.
Im goin, Im goin, Im goin.
Dont wanna change my mind.
Dont wanna reel it in.
Dont wanna stop this slidin honey
Thats the shape Im in.
Im goin, Im goin on a downhill slide.
Things feels so easy
Im never gonna change my mind.
Im goin, Im goin, Im goin.
Goin, goin, goin, goin, goin.
Im goin on a downhill slide.
Watch me now, watch me now.
Goin, goin, goin, goin, goin.
song performed by by Neil Young
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Cripple Creek
1: well I married a wife in the month of june,
Married her up by the light of the moon.
We live down on cripple creek.
Weve been there about a week.
Chorus: Im a-goin down to cripple creek, Im goin on a run.
Goin down to cripple creek to have some fun.
Goin down to cripple creek, Im goin on a run.
Goin down to cripple creek to have some fun.
2: now cripple creek girls about half-grown,
Jump on a man like a dog on a bone.
Roll my pants up to my knees,
Cross on cripple creek a-when I please.
Chorus: Im a-goin down to cripple creek, Im goin on a run,
Goin down to cripple creek to have some fun.
Goin down to cripple creek, Im goin on a run.
Goin down to cripple creek to have some fun.
3: well Im goin to cripple creek, Im goin on a run.
Im a-goin to cripple creek to have some fun.
Chorus: Im a-goin to cripple creek, Im goin on a run,
Goin to cripple creek to have some fun.
song performed by by Monkees
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