"Da-doo-da." "Da-doo-da" "Summertime and the livin' is easy," "Fish are jumpin and the cotton is high." "Oh your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'," "So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry." "One of these mornin's you goin' to rise up singin'," "Then you'll spread yo' wings an' you'll take the sky." "But till that mornin' there's a-nothin' can harm you" "With Daddy and Mammy standing' by." "Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin' to call." "Roll dem bones, roll." "It may be in the summertime and maybe in the fall." "Roll dem bones, roll." "But you got to leave yo' baby and yo' home an' all," "So.. roll dem bones, oh, my brudder, oh, my brudder, oh, my brudder, roll dem bones, roll, roll." "Seems like these bones don't give me nothin' but boxcars tonight." "It was the same two weeks ago, an' the game broke me;" "I don't likes that kind o' luck!" "Damn you, give me dem bones!" "What do you say to these, Jake?" "Them's the same cock-eyed bones what clean the game out last Saturday night;" "If they rolls in this game," "I rolls out" "Honey boy!" "Come on down, Robbins, we're waiting for you." "Honey, don't play tonight." "Do like I say." "I been sweatin' all day." "Night time is man's time." "He got a right to forget his troubles." "He got a right to play." "If you hadn't been drinkin' you wouldn't talk to me that way." "You ain't nebber hear Lord Jesus say nuttin' 'bout got to play." "There you go again." "Lissen what I say." "I works all the week;" "Sunday got to pray." "But Saturday night a man's got a right to play." "Yes, sir, that's right." "That ole lady of mine is hell on saving' money to join the burying' lodge." "I says spend it while you is still alive and kickin'." "Lord, I is tired this night." "I'm done with cotton." "Better come along with me on the Sea Gull." "I got room for another fisherman." "That suit me." "This cotton hook done swing its las' bale of cotton." "Here, who wants a cotton hook?" "Summertime and the livin' is easy..." "Seven come, seven come to pappy!" "Throw that beautiful number!" "Come seven to me!" "Yeah, man!" "I'll bet yo' wrong." "I'll bet he's right!" "Gettin' hot!" "Come, seven!" "Shoot!" "Made it!" "He made it!" "...So hush, little baby, don't yo' cry!" "Ol' man seven come down from heaven!" "What, that chile ain't asleep yet?" "Give him to me." "I'll fix him for you." "Lissen to yo' daddy warn you," "'Fore you start a-travelling," "Woman may born you, love you and mourn you," "But... a woman is a sometime thing," "Yes, a woman is a sometime thing." "Oh, a woman is a sometime thing." "Yo' mammy is the first to name you," "Then she'll tie you to her apron string," "Then she'll shame you and she'll blame you" "Till yo' woman comes to claim you," "'Cause a woman is a sometime thing," "Yes, a woman is a sometime thing." "Oh, a woman is a sometime thing." "Don't you never let a woman grieve you" "Jus' cause she got yo' wedding' ring." "She'll love you and deceive you," "Take yo' clothes and leave you" "'Cause a woman is a sometime thing." "Yes, a woman is a sometime thing." "There now, what I tells you;" "he's asleep already." "He got better sense than to listen to that nonsense." "Come back, Jake, you make a better crap shooter." "Here come de honey man." "Yes man, dis de honey man." "You got honey in de comb?" "Yes man, I got honey in de comb." "An' is yo honey cheap?" "Yes mam, my honey very cheap." "Here come de honey man." "Hello, Peter." "Well, here come my ol' man." "Now gimme the money!" "Now go sit and rest." "You Scipio!" "Here come Porgy." "Open the gate for him" "Here's the ol' crap shark!" "Now we'll have a game!" "Evenin' ladies, hello, boys!" "Luck been ridin' high with Porgy today." "I got a pocket full of the Buckra money, and it's goin' to any man what got the guts to shoot it off me." "Get on down, son we'll take it." "Lay it down." "All right, mens, roll 'em." "We done wait long enough." "You bes' wait for Crown." "I see him comin', takin' the whole sidewalk," "And he looks like he ain't gonna stand no foolin'." "Is Bess with him?" "Lissen to Porgy." "I think he's sof' on Crown's Bess." "I ain't nebber swap two words with Bess." "Porgy got too good sense to look twice at that liquor guzzling' slut." "That gal Bess ain't fit for Gawd fearin' ladies to 'sociate with." "Can't you keep yo' mouth off Bess." "Between Gawd fearing' ladies and the Gawd damnin' men that gal ain't got a chance." "Ain' I tells you Porgy sof' on her?" "No, no, brudder," "Porgy ain't sof' on no woman;" "They pass by singin', they pass by crying', always lookin'." "They look in my do' an' they keep on movin'." "When Gawd make cripple," "He mean him to be lonely." "Night time, day time," "He got to trabble dat lonesome road." "Night time, day time," "He got to trabble dat lonesome road." "Here comes Big Boy!" "'Low, Crown." "'Low, Bess." "Hi, boys!" "All right, Sporting Life, give us a pint and make it damn quick." "Pay him, Bess." "Drunk again!" "He sure love his liquor, but some day she's gonna throw him down." "That damn liquor' jus' as weak as water." "See that hussy drinkin' like any man!" "have one to the Gawd fearing' ladies." "There's nothin' like 'em, thank Gawd." "Oh, no, you don't." "Nobody ain't drinkin' none of my licker" "All right, mens, I'm talkin' to you." "Anybody answering' me?" "Boxcars again." "Cover 'em, brother, cover 'em." "I goin' to pass 'em along and see if I can break my luck." "Robbins' lady ain't allow him but fifty cent and he can't take no chances with bad luck." "That's all right, honey boy," "I'll stake you when yo' four bits done gone." "Go ahead an' play." "You don't need no charity off no she-devils." "See what I gets for you." "Yo' woman is easy when you know the way." "Crapped out!" "Don't you ever let a woman grieve you" "Cause she got yo' wedding ring." "She'll love you and deceive you, take yo' clothes and leave you" "'Cause..." "A woman is a sometime thing." "Yes, a woman is a sometime thing." "That gal ain't need to worry 'bout no man marrying' her." "Some women got to marry a man to keep him." "Shut yo' damn mouth!" "You don't give Mingo a chance to talk to the bones." "Fade me." "Old snake-eye go off an' die." "Old man seven come down from heaven." "Seven!" "I ain't seen that seven yet." "You done turn 'em over." "What I throw?" "Seven." "Seven." "Well there's more than one big mouth done meet his Gawd for pulling' 'em in before I reads 'em see!" "An' I'm sayin' it over tonight." "Yo' mammy's gone and yo' daddy's happy" "Come home little bones, come home to pappy." "Four to make." "Come four!" "Crapped out!" "I shoots like that." "Come clean you little blackeyed bitches." "Six!" "Six!" "Six to make!" "Six to make!" "Kiss rabbit foot and show these tinhorns how to hit." "Crapped out, come to your pappy" "Crown too cock-eyed drunk to read 'em." "What the dice say, Bess?" "Seven." "I ain't drunk enough to read 'em." "That is the trouble." "Licker ain't strong enough." "Give me a pinch of happy dust, Sportin' Life." "Don't give him that stuff, Sportin' Life." "He's ugly drunk already." "Pay him an' shut up." "Frien' an' dice an' happy dust ain't meant to 'sociate..." "You mens bes' go slow." "Leave Peter be, let him alone." "He ain't mean no harm." "Huh, seven!" "'Leven come home," "Fido!" "God damn it, I ain't read 'em yet." "Crown cockeyed drunk, he can't tell dice from a watermelon;" "Crown cockeyed drunk," "Shut up!" "Six to make!" "Seven!" "Crapped out!" "Porgy shoots now." "Oh, little stars, little stars," "Roll, roll, roll me some light," "'Leven little stars, come home, come home," "Roll dis poor beggar a sun an' a moon," "Li'l Joe." "Little Joe," "Oh, no, my brother, that ain't little Joe." "What is it, then?" "They is the monin' and the evenin' stars." "An' just you watch 'em rise and shine for this poor beggar." "Turn me loose." "Made 'em!" "Roll up that bastard's sleeve." "Well, you got them damn dice, conjer them." "Boy, boy, boy," "I'm a crap shooting' idiot." "Crapped out!" "Rolled out!" "Nine to make, come nine!" "Read 'em." "Nine spot!" "Nine right!" "Touch that money an' meet yo' Gawd!" "Take yo' hand off me, you lousy houn'." "Han' me that brick behin' you." "Nobody's gettin' away with Crown's money." "I'm goin' kill dat bastard!" "Looks like trouble to me;" "He made his nine," "There's gonna be a fight, look out!" "Somebody hold them back," "Crown got murder in his eye!" "Somebody hold them back!" "Oh, stop them, someone will get hurt!" "Why must people fight?" "Crown is a bad, bad bizness when he's drunk!" "Why mus' they fight" "Can't anybody make Crown stop," "Lawd, please make dem stop!" "Jesus, he killed him!" "Wake up an' hit it out." "You ain't got no time to lose." "What the matter?" "You done kill Robbins and the police will be comin'." "Where you goin' hide?" "They know you an' I pulls together." "Some man always willin' to take care of Bess." "Well, get this:" "whoever he is, he's temporary." "I'm comin' back when the hell dies down." "All right, only get out now." "Here, take this." "That you, Sportin' Life?" "Sure, and I's the only friend you got left." "For Gawd's sake, give me a touch of happy dust." "I shakin' so I can hardly stand." "Listen," "I'll be goin' to New York soon." "I'll hide you out and take you with me." "Why you an' me will make a swell team." "I ain't come to that yet." "Well, the cops ain't goin' find me here for no woman." "You done bring trouble enough, get out before the police come." "You wouldn't have a heart and let me in?" "Not till hell freeze!" "Who live over there?" "That's Porgy, he ain't no use to your kind, he's a cripple and a beggar." "Where is brudder Robbins?" "He's a-gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "I seen him in de mornin' wid his work clo'es on" "But he's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "An' I seen him in the noontime straight and tall," "But death acome awalkin' in the evenin' fall" "An' he's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "An' death touched Robbins wid a silver knife" "An' he's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "An' he's sittin' in de garden by de tree of life." "An' he's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "Robin is gone" "Who's dat acomin' climbing' up my steps?" "It's Porgy, an' Bess is ahelpin' him." "What's dat woman comin' here for?" "I don't need yo' money for to bury my man." "Dis ain't Crown's money." "Porgy give me my money now." "All right, then." "You can put it in the saucer." "Come on, sister, come on, brudder," "Fill up the saucer till it overflow," "Overflow, overflow." "Fill up de saucer till it overflow." "Yes, my Jesus, overflow." "'Cause de Lawd will meet you," "Yes, de Lawd will meet you at the court-house do'" "Court-house do', court-house do'," "De Lawd will meet you at the court-house do'." "Yes, my Jesus, court-house do'." "How de saucer stand now, my sister?" "Fourteen dollars an' fifty cent." "Dat's a-comin' on, sister, you can bury him soon." "What am I goin' to do if I ain' got the money?" "Gawd got plenty of money for de saucer." "Bless de Lord!" "An' he goin' to soffen dese people heart for to fill de saucer till he spill all over." "Amen, my Jesus!" "De Lawd will provide a grave for his chillen," "Bless the Lord!" "An' he got comfort for de widder." "Oh, my Jesus!" "An' he goin' feed his fadderless chillen." "Yes Lawd, Truth Lawd!" "An' he goin' raise dis poor sinner up out of de grave." "Allelujah!" "An' set him in de shining' seat ob de righteous." "Amen, my Jesus!" "Overflow, overflow," "Oh fill up de saucer till it overflow," "Everybody helping' now sending' our brudder to heaven," "Lawd, Oh Lawd, send down your angels!" "Robbins is rising to heaven!" "Oh, suffering' Jesus!" "You knows right from wrong." "You knows Robbins was a good man, an' now he's weary an' he's goin' home." "Reach down yo' lovin' han' an' take our brudder to yo' bosom." "Thank you, Lawd, Bless you Lawd." "Lawd will fill de saucer," "Um!" "A saucer-burial setup," "I see." "You're his widow?" "Yes, suh." "He did not leave any burial insurance?" "No, boss, he didn't leave nuttin'." "Well, see to it he's buried tomorrow." "You killed Robbins an' I'm going to hang you for it!" "He ain't don um!" "What he say?" "He say you kill Robbins." "Come along now!" "'Fore Gawd, boss, I ain't never done um!" "Who did it, then?" "You heard me, who did it?" "Crown done it, boss." "I done see him do it." "You're sure you saw him?" "I swear to Gawd, boss," "I was right there beside him." "That was easy." "I thought as much." "You." "You saw it too." "I don't want to have to put the law on you." "Look at me, you damn dummy!" "I don't know nuttin' 'bout it, boss." "That's your room in the corner, ain't it?" "Yes, boss, dat's my room." "The door opens on the court, don't it?" "Yes, boss, my door opens on the court." "An' yet you didn't see or hear anything?" "I don't know nuttin' 'bout it, boss." "I been asleep inside, and my door been closed." "You're a damn liar." "He saw the killing;" "take him along and lock him up as a material witness." "Come along, uncle." "I ain't done it, boss." "How long you goin' lock him up for?" "Till we catch Crown." "I reckon Crown done loose now in de palmetto thickets, an' dere ain' no rope long enough to hang him." "Then the old man's out of luck." "Remember, you've got to bury that body tomorrow or the board of health will take him an' turn him over to the medical students." "Come on, get the old man in the wagon." "I ain't never done nuttin', boss." "I swear to Gawd I ain' never done nuttin'." "I can't puzzle this thing out." "Peter was a good man, but dat lousy Crown was a killer and forever gettin' into trouble." "That's the truth, brother." "And there go Peter to be lock up like a thief." "Like a thief." "An' here be Robbins with his wife and his fadderless chillen, an' Crown done gone his ways drinking', gambling', swearing', to do the same thing over and over somewheres else." "Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone." "My man's gone now," "Ain't no use alistenin'" "For his tired foot-steps" "Climbin' up de stairs." "Ah!" "Ole Man Sorrow" "Come to keep me comp'ny," "Whisperin' beside me" "When I say my prayers." "Ain't dat I min' workin'·" "Work an' me is travellers" "Journey in' togedder" "To de promise land." "But Ole Man Sorrow's" "Marchin' all de way wid me" "Tellin' me I'm ole now" "Since I lose my man." "Since she lose her man Since I lose my man." "Ole Man Sorrow sittin' by de fireplace," "Lyin' all night long by me in de bed." "Tellin' me de same thing morning', noon an' eb'nin'" "That I'm all alone now since my man is dead." "Since my man is dead!" "How de saucer stan' now, my sister?" "There ain't but fifteen dollar." "Hum!" "Can't bury him for fifteen dollar." "He got to be buried tomorrow or the board of health will take him and give him to the medical students." "Life is hard, brudder, but we all got to live." "It cos' money for to bury a grown man." "Oh, for Gawd sake, bury him in the grave yard..." "Don't let the students take him to cut up an' scatter." "I goin' to work on Monday, an' I swear to Gawd," "I goin' pay you ev'ry cent." "All right, sister, wit the box an' one carriage, it'll cos' me more'n twenty-five, but I'll see you through." "Jesus bless you, my brudder." "You can all be ready tomorrow mornin'." "It's a long trip to the cemetery." "Oh, he's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone" "Oh, the train is at the station" "An' you better get on board" "'Cause it's leavin' today," "Leavin' today, leavin' today." "Oh, the train is at the station" "An' you better get on board," "'Cause it's leavin' today," "'An it's headin' for The Promise Lan'." "Oh, we're leavin' for the Promise Lan'" "Leavin' for the Promise' Lan'." "Keep that driving' wheel arollin', rollin'" "Let it roll..." "Until we meet our brudder in the Promise' Lan'." "Oh, I got my ticket ready an' de time is gettin' short" "'Cause we're leavin' today," "Leavin' today, leavin' today." "Oh, I got my ticket ready an' de time is gettin' short" "'Cause we're leavin' today, an' we're headed for the Promise Lan'." "Oh, we're leavin' for the Promise Lan'" "Leavin' for the Promise' Lan'" "Keep that driving' wheel arollin', rollin`, let it roll..." "Until we meet our brudder in the Promise' Lan'." "Oh, we're leavin' for the Promise' Lan' an' you better get on board all you sinners, oh, you better get on board." "Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks" "No matter what de wedder say," "An' when I say I'm goin'" "I means goin'" "An' I'm leavin' at de break o' day." "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there," "But I'll anchor in the Promise' Lan'" "In de Promise' Lan'." "An' Lawdy, if I meet Mister Hurricane an' Hurricane tell me no" "I'll take ole Mister Hurricane by the pants an' I'll throw him in de jailhouse do'." "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there," "But I'll anchor in the Promise' Lan'." "In de Promise' Lan'." "I got a blister on my setting' down place" "I got a blister in my han'" "But I'm goin' row dis little boat, trust me Gawd," "Till I anchor in de Promise' Lan'." "It takes a long pull to get there, huh!" "It takes a long pull to get there, huh!" "It takes a long pull to get there," "But I'll anchor in de Promise' Lan'." "Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic." "Ain' you knows dat de p'rade start up de block at ten o'clock?" "That's right, mens." "Turn out tomorrow mornin' an' we'll push de Seagull clean to de Blackfish banks ' fore we wet de anchor." "Jake, you ain't plannin' to take de Seagull to de Blackfish banks, is you?" "It's time for de September storms." "How you think dat boy goin' get de college education, if I don' work hard an' make money?" "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'," "An' nuttin's plenty fo' me." "I got no car, got no mule," "I got no misery." "De folks wid plenty o' plenty" "Got a lock on dey door." "'Fraid somebody's a goin' to rob 'em" "While dey's out amakin' more." "What for?" "I got no lock on de door," "Dat's no way to be" "Dey can steal de rug from de floor.." "Dat's okeh wid me," "'Cause de things dat I prize" "Like de stars in de skies All are free." "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'," "An' nuttin's plenty fo' me," "I got my gal, got my song," "Got Hebben de whole day long!" "No use complaining'!" "Got my gal, got my Lawd, got my song." "Porgy change since dat woman come to live with he." "How he change!" "He ain't cross with chillen no more, an' ain't you hear how he an' Bess all de time singing' in their room?" "I tells you dat cripple's happy now." "Happy." "I got plenty o'nuttin'," "An' nuttin's plenty fo' me." "I got de sun, got de moon, got de deep blue sea." "De folks wid plenty o' plenty," "Got to pray all de day." "Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry" "How to keep de debble away, away." "I ain't afrettin' 'bout hell" "Till de time arrive." "Never worry long as I'm well," "Never one to strive to be good, to be bad," "What de hell," "I is glad I's alive." "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'" "An' nuttin's plenty fo' me." "I got my gal, got my song," "Got Hebben de whole day long." "No use complaining'," "Got my gal, got my Lawd, got my song!" "Lissen there, what I tells you." "Go 'long with you, dat woman ain't de kin' for to make a cripple happy." "It take a killer like Crown to hol' her down." "What you t'ink you doin'?" "Dat stuff cos' money." "Lissen here," "I ain' say nuttin', no matter how drunk you get dese boys roun' here on rotgut whiskey, but nobody ain' goin peddle happy dust 'roun' my shop." "Does you hear what I say?" "Oh, come on now, ole lady, le's you an' me be fren'." "Frien' wid you low-life, hell, no!" "I hates yo' struttin' style," "Yes sir, and yo' god damn silly smile an' yo' ten cent di'mons an' yo' fi'cent butts." "Oh, I hates yo' guts." "Somebody's got to carve you up to set these people free" "An' de writing' on the wall says it's a goin' to be me." "Some night when you is full of gin an'don't know I's about," "I'm goin' to take you by de tail an' turn you inside out." "Frien wid you, low-life!" "hell, no!" "I's figgerin to break yo' bones" "Yes sir, one by one." "An' then I's goin' to carve you up an' hang you in de sun." "I'll feed yo' meat to buzzards an' give'em belly aches." "An' take yo' bones to Kittiwah to pizen rattlesnakes," "Frien's wid you, low-life?" "I fears I mus' decline!" "I sooner cuts mah own throat 'fore I calls you a frien' of mine!" "Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for somebody?" "Porgy live here, don't he?" "He sho' do, right over there's his room." "Here, Porgy, here's Lawyer Frazier to see you." "Mornin', Porgy." "Mornin', Lawyer." "Ain't that Crown's Bess in yo' room?" "No, sir, she ain't, she's Porgy's Bess.." "Ah ha, ah ha, Porgy's Bess, eh?" "Den I guess she'll be wantin' divorce." "Huh?" "Ef de woman livin' wid you now, she got to have divorce from Crown or else it ain't legal." "How much dat t'ing cost?" "One dollar." "if there ain' no complication." "Bess, you likes to have divorce?" "What you think, Porgy?" "I'm agoin' to buy you a divorce." "Wait a minute, it ain't legal yet." "Yo' name?" "Bess!" "Yo' age?" "Twenty year." "Lord, Lord, listen what she say." "Dat girl's thirty if she's a day!" "You desire to be divorce from dat man Crown?" "Sho' she do, sho' she do," "Yes suh, yes suh, sho' she do!" "I'm askin' you." "Yes, boss, dat's true." "Address the court a "Yo' honor."" "Yes, yo' honor." "Yes, yo' honor." "Yes, yo' honor." "Yes, yo' honor." "When was you an' Crown marry?" "I don't rightly remember, yo' honor." "One yeah, five yeah, ten yeah, what?" "Dat gal ain' never marry!" "Ah, dat's a complication!" "Dat's a complication." "Dat's a complication," "Lord, Lord " "Dat is a complication." "You can't sell her divorce, gimme back my dollah!" "'Course I sells divorce." "You got no right to laugh, but it take expert to divorce woman what ain't marry, an' it cos' you, ahem, a dollar an' a half." "Don't pay him, Porgy." "Don't let him take you in." "All right, go on livin' in sin." "Good day to you, Missis Porgy." "Only dollar an' a half to change from woman to lady." "Woman to lady, woman to lady," "Lord, Lord, woman to lady!" " Dey's a Buckra comin'." " What he say?" " W'ite gen'man." "Boy." "Come here, boy!" "I'm looking for a man by the name of Porgy." "Which is his room?" "Come, don't you know Porgy?" "No, suh." "I'm looking for a man named Porgy;" "Can you direct me to his room?" "Anybody here know a man name Porgy?" "Come." "I'm a friend of his, Mister Archdale I have good news for him." "Go long and wake Porgy." "Can't you tell folks when you see em?" "Oh you mean Porgy!" "I ain' understan' what name you say." "Oh, de gen'man mean Porgy." "Dat's him, boss, dat's ole Porgy." "Glad to serve you boss." "How you does, boss?" "Good morning." "I've come to tell you about your friend, Peter, who got locked up on account of the Robbins murder" "How you come to care, boss?" "His folks used to belong to my fam'ly and I just heard he was in trouble." "He sho' got plenty of trouble." "Well, you can tell all of Peter's friends I'll go his bond." "He'll soon be back home again." "Thank you, boss." "Gawd bless you, boss, bless you, bless you!" "Good mornin' Mister Archdale." "Good morning Frazier, hope you're not selling any more divorces." "He jus' made a lady out of Bess for a dollar an' a half." "I, Simon Frazier, hereby divorce Bess an Crown, for the charge of one dollar an' fifty cents cash, signed Simon Frazier...." "Look here, Frazier, this divorce mill must close or I'll have to put you in jail." "I won't report you this time." "'Lo, Bess, goin' to picnic?" "No, guess I'll stay home." "Picnics is all right for these small town suckers, but we is use to the high life, you know." "You an' me, we understands each other." "I can't see for the life of me what you is hangin' roun' this place for;" "why, with your looks, Bess, an' your way with the boys, there's big money for you, an' me in New York." "I can't remember ever meeting' a nothin' what I likes less than I does you." "Oh, come on, now, how about a little touch of happy dus' for old time sake?" "I's through with that stuff!" "Come on, give me yo' han'." "I tells you, I's through!" "Just a pinch, not enough to hurt a flea." "No, no, I done give up dope." "Tell that to somebody else, nobody ever gave up happy dus'." "Leggo, you dam' cripple!" "Gawd, what a grip for a piece of a man!" "Sportin' Life, you keep away from my woman, or I'll break yo' damn neck!" "I'd like to see a lousy cripple, like you, break my neck." "If I get my hands on you once more, you'll see quick enough." "All right, yo' men frien's come an' they go, but remember ole Sportin' Life an' de happy dus' here all along." "Get out, you rat, you louse, you buzzard!" "Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff today." "Be sure to come 'long to de picnic, Bess." "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, no-how." "Because de sorrow of de past is all done done." "Oh, Bess, my Bess," "De real happiness is jes' begun." "Porgy, I's yo' woman now," "I is, I is!" "An' I ain' never goin' nowhere 'less you shares de fun." "Dere's no wrinkle on my brow, no how," "But I ain' 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." "Mornin' time an' evenin' time an summer time an' winter time," "Bess, you got yo' man." "Bess, you is my woman now,..." "Porgy, I's yo' woman now,..." "Oh, I can't sit down." "Got to keep agoin' like de flowing' of a song." "Oh, I can't sit down" "Guess I'll take my honey an' her sunny smile along." "Today I is gay an' I's free" "Jes' abubblin', nothin'troublin' me." "Oh, I's gwine to town" "I can't sit down." "Happy feeling', in my bones astealin'" "No concealing' dat it's picnic day." "Sho's is dandy, got de licker handy." "Me an' Mandy, we is on de way" "'Cause dis is picnic day." "Oh I can't sit down" "Got to keep ajumpin' to de thumpin' of de drum!" "Oh, I can't sit down." "Full of locomotion like an ocean full of rum!" "Today I is gay an' I's free." "Jes' abubblin', nothin' troubling' me!" "Oh, I's gwine to town" "I can't, jes' can't, sit down!" "What's de matter wid you, sister?" "Ain't you know you goin' be late for de picnic?" "I staying' with porgy." "Sho' you goin'." "Ev'rybody goin'." "You got to help me wid my basket." "Come now, where's yo' hat?" "What's dis talk about stayin' home when ev'rybody goin' to de picnic?" "Porgy, I hates to go an' leave you all alone." "Bess, my honey," "I so glad to have you go," "I been wantin' you to be so happy here in Catfish Row." "Yes, Porgy, I know." "Go, chile, go." "Come on, chile!" "Get into dese clo'es." "You stay roun' here an' you'll die of de lonesome blues." "Come on now, hurry up." "We'll be late for dat boat." "Goodbye, Porgy." "Goodbye, honey." "Goodbye, Porgy goodbye." "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'," "An' nuttin's plenty fo' me," "I got my gal, got my Lawd, got Hebben de whole day long." "Got my gal, got my Lawd, got my song!" "I ain' got no shame doin' what I like to do!" "I ain' got no shame doin' what I like to do!" "Sun ain' got no shame;" "moon ain' got no shame." "So I ain' got no shame, doin' what I like to do!" "So I ain' got no shame, doin' what I like to do!" "I ain' got no shame doin' what I like to do!" "Sun ain' got no shame;" "moon ain' got no shame." "So I ain' got no shame, doin' what I like to do!" "It ain't necessarily so," "It ain't necessarily so." "De t'ings dat yo' li'ble" "To read in de Bible," "It ain't necessarily so." "Li'l David was small, but oh my!" "Li'I David was small, but oh my!" "He fought big Goliath" "Who lay down an' dieth," "Li'l David was small, but oh my!" "Wadoo-Zim" "Hoodle ah da wa da " "Scatty wah." "Yeah!" "Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale," "Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale" "Fo' he made his home in" "Dat fish's abdomen." "Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale." "Li'l Moses was found in a stream." "Li'l Moses was found in a stream" "He floated on water" "Till Ole Pharaoh's daughter" "She fished him, she says, from dat stream." "Wa-dooZim bam boodle-oo," "Hoodle ah da wa " "Scatty wah." "Yeah!" "It ain't necessarily so," "It ain't necessarily so," "Dey tell all you chillun" "De debbie's a villun" "But 'tain't necessarily so." "To get into Hebben," "Don' snap for a sebben!" "Live clean." "Don' have no fault." "Look at me!" "Oh, I takes dat gospel" "Whenever it's pos'ble," "But wid a grain of salt." "Methus'lah lived nine hundred years," "Methus'lah lived nine hundred years," "Say, but who calls dat livin'" "When no gal'll give in" "To no man what's nine hundred years?" "I'm preachin' dis sermon to show" "It ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa" "Ain't necessarily so." "I'm preachin' dis sermon to show" "It ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa" "Ain't necessarily so." "Shame on all you sinners." "You call yourselves Church-members, you goes on a decent picnic of The Sons an' Daughters of Repent Ye Saith the Lord." "An' when the Christians turn their back you start behavin' like Sodom an' Gomorrah." "It's a Gawd's wonder de Lord don't sen' His living' fire to burn you offen de face of de earth." "An you, Jake, always so loudmouth at church-meeting," "Tell me when did you start workin' for de devil?" "Take them baskets an' get on de boat." "all you wicked chillen of de devil!" "Hear what I tell you," "It's high time you was goin'." "You bes' hurry up, you goin' miss dat boat." "If dat boat go without me, there's gonna be some blue lightning in Catfish Row when I gets home." "Hey there!" "Hold yo' holt." "I's acoming!" "Hurry up, Bess!" "Dat boat's gettin' de whoopin' cough." "Crown!" "You know very well dis Crown." "I seen you lan' an' I been waitin' all day for see you." "I mos' dead on this damn island." "You ain' looks mos' dead, you bigger'n ever." "Oh, I got plenty to eat, bird egg, oyster an' such." "But I mos' dead of the lonesome wid not one Gawd'person to swap a word wid." "Lord!" "I's glad you come." "I can't stay, Crown, or de boat'll go without me." "Damn dat boat!" "Got any happy dus' wid you?" "No, Crown, no mo' happy dus'." "I done give up dope, an' besides, Crown," "I got something for to tell you." "You bes'lissen to what I gots to tell you." "I waiting' here till de cotton begin comin' in." "Den libbin 'll be easy." "Johnny'll hide you an' me on de ribber boat fur as Savannah." "Who you libbin' wid now?" "I livin' wid de cripple Porgy." "You sho'got funny tas' in men, but dat's yo' business." "I ain' care who you takes up wid while I's away." "But membuh, what I tol' you." "He's temporary." "I reckon it'll be just a couple ob weeks now 'fore I comes for you." "Crown, I got something to tell you." "What dat?" "I..." "I livin' wid Porgy now, an' I livin' decent." "You hear what I tol' you," "I say in a couple ob weeks" "I's comin' for you, an' you is goin' tote fair, lessen you wants to meet yo' Crowd you gets dat?" "Take yo' han's off me," "I goin' miss dat boat." "You tellin' me dat you'd rather have dat cripple dan Crown?" "It's like dis, Crown," "I's the only woman Porgy ever had, an' I's thinkin' now, how it will be tonight when all these others gets 'em go back to Catfish Row." "He'll be sittin' an' watchin' the big front gate, acountin' 'em off, waitin' for Bess." "An' when the las' woman goes home to her man an' I ain' there..." "Lemme go, Crown!" "You can get plenty other women." "What I wants wid other woman?" "I gots a woman an' dat's you, see!" "Oh..." "What you want wid Bess?" "She's 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, licking' yo' hand." "There's plenty better lookin' gal than Bess." "What I wants" "Can' you see, / wid other woman," "I'm with Porgy, / I gots a woman, yes," "Now and forever / An' dat is you," "I am his woman, / yes, dat is you, yes, he would die without me./ I need you now an'" "Oh, Crown, won't you let me go to my man, to my man./ you're mine jus'" "He is a cripple / as long as I want you." "an' needs my love, / No cripple goin' all my love. / take my woman from me." "What you want wid Bess?" " You got a man tonight" "Oh, let me go to my man..." " I'm youre man" "What you want with Bess?" "Lemme go, Crown dat boat," "You ain't goin' nowhere!" "Take yo' hands off me, I say, yo' hands, yo' hands, yo hands." "I knows you' ain' change - wid you and me it always be the same." "Get in dat thicket." "Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for." "It's gettin' late, the weather's fine." "I'm on my way." "Come on, you fishermens, it's time to trabble." "All right, Jake." "All ready, Jake, we bes' be off." "Goodbye, boys." "Goodbye, Maria." "It looks to me like it goin' storm today." "Don't you know dat ain' de way to talk 'fore my woman." "So long, Clara, gangway for de Sea Gull." "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there, huh!" "It take a long pull to get there, but I'll anchor in de Promise' Lan'" "In de Promise' Lan'." "Take yo' han's off me, I say." "Yo' han's, yo' han's, yo' han's!" "She still out of her head." "Eighteen mile to Kittiwah, eighteen mile to trabble," "Lord, what a long road, ain' nobody to help me." "Ain' nobody to help me!" "Well, if it ain' ole Peter!" "De white folks put me in an' de white folks take me out an' I ain' know yet what I done, what I done, done, done..." "Oh, there's a rattlesnake in dem bushes" "Oh, Lord, ain' nobody to help me." "What's de matter?" "Porgy woman very sick more'n a week now;" "she gone to the picnic ain' get los' in de jungle." "She ain' come home for two day." "I think dat maybe she goin' to sleep now;" "a whole week gone now an' she ain' no better." "Hello, Peter, welcome back home, ole frien'." "I advise you to send her to de white folks hospital." "Oh, Gawd, don' let 'em take Bess to the hospital!" "Hospital!" "Mus' be you is all forget how I pray Clara' baby out of the convulsions." "There ain' never been a sick person or corpse in Catfish Row dat I has refused my prayers." "Dat's right, sistuh, you pray over her." "Oh, doctor Jesus, who done trouble de water in de Sea of Gallerie." "Amen!" "An' likewise who done cas' de devil out of de afflicted time an' time again." "Time an' time again." "Oh, my Jesus!" "Oh, doctor Jesus, what make you ain' lay yo' han' on dis po' sister head?" "Oh, my father!" "An' chase de devil out of her down a steep place into de sea like you used to do time an' time again." "Time an' time again." "Oh, my Jesus!" "Lif' dis po' cripple up out of de dus'!" "Allelujah!" "An' lif' up his woman an' make her well time an' time again, an' save us all for Jesus sake," "Amen." "Amen." "All right." "Now, Porgy," "Doctor Jesus done take de case." "By five o'clock dat woman goin' be well." "Oh dey's so fresh an' fine" "An' dey's jus' off de vine" "Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries," "Oh, dey's so fresh an' fine" "An' dey's just off de vine," "Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries," "Here come de honey man," "Yes mam, this de honey man." "Oh, honey man, honey man!" "You got honey in the comb." "Yes mam, I got honey in the comb." "Hey there!" "I wants some honey!" "An' is yo' honey cheap?" "Peter, honey man!" "Yes mam, my honey very cheap, here come de honey man." "Gawd amighty, I's jus' wasting my breath on you," "'Cause you ain' never goin' to hear no how." "I'm talkin' about devil crabs 1'm talkin' about devil crabs" "I'm talkin' about de food I sells" "She crab," "On yo' way, brother." "she crab." "Devil crab!" "Hey, crab man!" "I'm talkin' about de food I sells" "When I done talkin' about de food I sells" "Talkin' about devil crab." "Now I's talkin' about yo' pocketbook" "I'm talkin' about devil crabs, she crab, she crab," "Devil crab," "I'm talkin' about de food I sells." "Now de time, oh Gawd," "now de time." "Porgy, Porgy," "Thank Gawd, thank Gawd!" "I lonesome here all by myself, it's hot in there, let me sit here with you in the cool." "Oh, Bess!" "Bess!" "I been sick, ain't I?" "You been very sick." "But now I got you back, Bess." "How long I been sick?" "Over a week now." "You come back from Kittiwah with eye like fireball, an' Maria get you into bed, an' you ain' know me." "What de matter, Bess?" "I guess I ain' know nuttin' wid de fever, or I ain' come back at all." "Dat's all right Honey, don't you worry, Honey," "I know you been with Crown." "How you know?" "Gawd give cripple to understan' many things he ain' give strong men." "You ain' want me to go 'way?" "No, no, I ain' want you to go." "How things stan' between you an' Crown?" "He's comin' for me when de cotton come to town." "You goin'?" "I tell 'im, yes." "Porgy, Gawd, man!" "Why yo' muscle pull up like that?" "It make me afraid." "You ain' got nuttin' to be afraid of;" "I ain' try to keep no woman what don't want to stay." "If you wants to go to Crown," "Dat's for you to say." "I wants to stay here," "But I ain't 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 he's coming back to call me." "He's goin' to handle me an' hold me so." "It's goin' to be like dyin', Porgy, deep inside me " "But when he calls," "I know I have to go." "If dere warn't no Crown, Bess, if dere was only jus' you an' Porgy, what den?" "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' I'd be glad." "There, there, Bess, you don' need to be afraid no mo'," "You's 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 that's my business, Bess!" "I loves you, 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', can't you understan'?" "You goin' to go about yo' business, singin' 'cause" "You got Porgy, you got a man." "Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?" "You got no cause to worry 'bout yo' man." "Dis goin' be a fine d?" "y." "I never see de water look so black." "It sits there waitin', holdin' its breath, list'nin' for dat hurricane bell." "Hurricane bell!" "Lawd chile, dere ain' goin' be no hurricane." "I's gettin' ole now an' I ain' hear dat bell but fo' time in my life." "Go 'long to de baby now an' quiet down." "Hurricane!" "Jake!" "Jake!" "On, Doctor Jesus, look down on me wit' pity." "Put Yo' lovin' arms thru de roof of dis house an' lif' me to Yo' bosom till de storm is over." "Oh, Doctor Jesus, look down on me" "Why is You angry wit' dis po' sinner?" "Why is You cryin' dose tears, an' mumbling' dat thunder" "When I ain' got nuthin' but rev'rence in me heart for you," "Lawd." "Oh, Doctor Jesus, look down on me." "If You is lookin' down on me wit' disfavor" "I ain' know what to do 'cause if worshipping' You ain' stoppin' dose tears an' dat thunder," "Lawd, I ain' know jes' what to do, Lawd." "Oh, Doctor Jesus, look down on me I's beseeching' You to look down on me wit' pity an' I's hopin' You's about to put Yo' lovin' arms thru de roof of dis house" "an lif' me to Yo' bosom," "Amen..." "Lawd, hab mercy." "Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens an' de Lawd rock de groun'" "An' where you goin' stand, my brudder an' my sister," "When de sky come atumblin' down." "Oh, de sun goin' to rise in de wes'" "My Jesus." "An' de moon goin' to set in de sea " "My Saviour." "An' de stars goin' to bow befo' my Lawd, bow down befo' My Lawd" "Who died on Calvarie." "Clara, come sing wid us, sister, ain' you know, song make you forget yo' trouble." "An' lif' up dat burden of sorrow offen yo' heart." "I 'mos' lose my mind wid yo' singing only dat one song over an' over since daylight yesterday." "We got to be ready singing' praises to de Lawd when Gabriel soun' dat trumpet an' de graveya'ds spew up de dead." "We had storm befo'," "I ain't so sure this is Judgment Day." "Well, anyhow, it ain' no time fo' taking' no chances." "One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up singin'," "Den you'll spread yo wings an' you'll take de sky," "But till dat morning dere's a nothin' can harm you" "Wid Daddy an' Mammy standing' by." "Lawd hab mercy on our soul." "What make you so still, Bess," "You ain' sayin' nuttin'" "You ain' afraid, is you Honey?" "I jus' thinkin', an' you know what I's thinkin' about?" "You's thinkin' what dis storm mus' be like atramplin' over de sea islands," "Dese waves mus' be runnin' clean across Kittiwah." "Ain' nobody could live on dat damn island in a storm like dis." "I guess you got me for keeps, Porgy." "Ain'I tell you dat all along?" "Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'," "Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'," "Oh, Mary," "Oh, Marta, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'." "I hear Death knockin' at de do'." "What you say, Daddy Peter?" "I hear Death knockin' at de do'." "It mus' be death or Peter can't hear 'im." "He can't hear no livin' pusson." "Open de do', Mingo, an' show Peter dere ain' nobody dere." "Open um up yo'self." "All right, I'll show you." "Dat ain' no use, if he's Death, he comin anyway." "Oh, Gawd, Gawd, don't let 'im in." "You is a nice parcel of Christians!" "Shut a friend out in a storm like dis!" "Who' frien' is you?" "I's yo' frien', Sister." "Oh, here's de woman I's lookin' fo'." "Why you ain' come an' say hello to yo' man?" "You ain't my man!" "It's sho' time I was comin' back for you, sweet Bess!" "You ain't done much for yo'self while I been gone." "Ain' dere no whole ones left?" "You keep yo' mouth off Porgy." "Woman, do you want to meet yo' Gawd?" "Come here!" "Porgy my man now!" "Well, for Gawd sake, does you call dat a man?" "Well don' you min'," "I got de forgiving' nature an' I goin' take you back." "Turn dat woman loose!" "Keep yo' han' off me." "You bes' behave yo'self in dis sturm!" "Don' you know, Gawd might strike you dead!" "If Gawd want to kill me," "He had plenty of chance 'tween here an' Kittiwah Island." "Me an' Him havin' it out all de way from Kittiwah, firs' Him on top, den me on top." "There ain' nothin'" "He likes better den a scrap wid a man." "Gawd an' me is frien'!" "Hear dat?" "Gawd's laughin' at you!" "Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens an' de Lawd ruck de groun'" "Here, cut dat out!" "Stop it!" "I didn't come all the way from Kittiwah to sit up wid no corpses." "Dem dat is in such a hurry to meet de Judgement," "All dey gots to do is kiss dereselves goodbye an' step out dat door." "Daddy Peter, here's yo' chance." "De Jim-crow's leavin' an' you don' need no ticket." "How about you, ole lady?" "What, dere ain'no travellers?" "Don' you hear Gawd a'mighty laughing' at you?" "Dat's right, Gawd laugh an' Crown laugh back." "Dat s right, drown em out, don let em sing." "How 'bout dis one, Big Frien'?" "A red-headed woman makes a cho-choo jump its track." "A red-headed woman she can make it jump right back." "Oh, she's jus' nature's child," "She's got somethin' dat drives men wild." "A red-headed woman's gonna take you wedder you're White, yellow or black." "But show me the red-head that kin make a fool of me!" "Oh, she ain' existin' on de lan' or on de sea." "Oh, you kin knock me down" "If dey don't fall for Brudder Crown." "Oh, show me de redhead dat kin make a goddam fool of me." "Oh show me de redhead that can make a fool of me," "Oh, she ain't existin' on de land or on de sea." "Oh you kin knock me down if they don't fall for Brudder Crown." "Oh, show me de redhead dat can make a goddam fool of," "I said a fool out o' me!" "Jake's boat in de river, upside down!" "Jake!" "Jake!" "Bess, keep my baby for me till I get back!" "Clara oughtn't to be out dere all by herself." "Won't somebody go to Clara?" "Ain't dere no man here?" "Yeah, where is a man?" "Porgy, what you sittin' dere for?" "Ain't you hear yo' woman calling' for a man?" "Looks to me like dere ain' only one man 'roun' here!" "All right," "I'm goin' out to get Clara, then I'm comin' back to get you." "No, you don't!" "All right, Big Frien', we's on for another bout!" "Oh, Doctor Jesus, look down on me wit'pity,..." "Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted," "Clara, Clara, don't you be sad an' lonesome." "Jesus is walkin' on de water." "Rise up an' follow Him home." "Oh, Lawd, oh my Jesus, rise up an' follow Him home." "Jake, Jake, don't you be downhearted," "Jake, Jake, don't you be sad an' lonesome," "Jesus is walkin' on de water." "Rise up an' follow Him home." "Oh, Lawd, oh my Jesus, rise up an' follow Him home." "Crown, Crown, don t you be downhearted," "You low-lived skunk, ain' you got no shame, laughing' at those po' womens whaf's singin' for their mens los' in the storm !" "I ain't see no sense in makin' such a fuss over a man when he's dead;" "when a gal loses her man dere's plenty o' men still livin' what likes good lookin' gals." "I know it ain' dem gals you is after, ain' you see, Bess got no use for you, ain' you see she got a man?" "I see more'n dat, Auntie," "I see she got two men." "What you mean by dat?" "Bess got two men." "Crown dead ain' he?" "I ain' tellin' you nothin', but a woman who got jus' one man, maybe she got him for keeps, but when she got two mens, there's mighty apt to be a carving'," "den de cops comes in an' takes de leaving's." "An' pretty soon she ain't got none." "Summertime an' the livin' is easy," "Fish are jumpin' an'the cotton is high." "Oh yo' daddy's rich an yo' ma's good lookin' so hush, little baby, don' you cry, Ah." "Bess, Bess, you got a man now, you got Porgy!" "Wait for us at the corner, Al." "We'll put the widow through first." "Come on down Serena Robbins, and make it damn quick!" "Huh!" "Serena been very sick in her bed three day an' I been here with her all de time." "The hell she has." "Tell her if she don't come down" "I'll get the wagon and run her in." "Where were you last night, Serena Robbins?" "I been sick in my bed three day an' three night." "An' we been nursing' her all dat time." "Dat's de Gawd's truth." "Would you swear to that?" "Yes, boss, we swear to that." "There you are, an air-tight alibi." "Just two months ago right here" "Crown killed your husband, didn't he?" "you'll either talk here or in jail." "Did Crown kill you husband, yes or no?" "We swear to dat, boss." "And last night Crown got his right here, didn't he?" "Go 'long, boss, ain' dat gentleman say we is "alabi"?" "Was Crown killed here - yes or no?" "We ain' see nuttin' boss." "We been in dis room three day an' night an' de window been closed." "Look at me, Serena Robbins." "Do you mean to tell me that the man who killed your husband was bumped off under your window, and you didn't know it?" "We ain' see nuttin' Boss." "We been in dis room" "Three days an' nights." "An' de window been closed." "You needn't do that one again." "Oh hell!" "You might as well argue with a parrot, but you'll never break their story." "But I'll get you a witness for your inquest." "Step over here an' I'll put the cripple through." "Come out both of you there, step lively now!" "what is your name?" "Jus' Porgy." "You knows me, boss," "You done give me plenty of pennies on Meetin' Street." "Of course - you're the beggar man," "I didn't know you with no wagon." "I'm the coroner, not a policeman." "Now this dead one, Crown, you knew him by sight, didn't you?" "You'd know him if you saw him again?" "Yes, boss, seems like I remember him, when he used to come 'round' here long time ago." "But I ain' care none' bout seein' him." "Well, you've got to see him anyway." "Come along." "You needn't be afraid." "All you've got to do is to view the body as a witness, and tell us who it is." "I got to go an' look at Crown's face..." "Yes, that's all." "With all dem white folks lookin' at me?" "Oh cheer up." "I reckon you've seen a dead body before." "It'll all be over in a few minutes." "There ain' goin' be nobody in dat room 'cept me?" "Just you an' Crown, if you can still call him one." "Boss, I couldn't jus' bring a woman with me?" "I..." "I couldn't even carry my woman?" "No!" "You can't bring anyone." "I'll send an officer to help you out." "Boss, boss..." "Now get this..." "I have summoned you an' you have to go." "or you'll go to jail for contempt of court." "Oh, Lawd what I goin' do?" "You've got to go Porgy, maybe you can jus' make like to look at him an' keep yo' eye shut;" "You goin' be alright, Porgy." "You only goin' be a witness." "I ain' so sure of that." "All I know is that when the man that killed Crown go in that room - an' look at him" "Crown' wound begin to bleed!" "Oh, my Jesus!" "That's one way the cops got of tellin' who killed him." "I can't look at Crown's face" "Oh Gawd, what I goin' do?" "Hey, you there, come along!" "I ain' goin' look on his face!" "Oh, you'll look all right." "Turn me loose, turn me loose you can't make look on his face!" "Ain't nobody can make me look on Crown's face!" "Oh, Gawd!" "They going' make him look on Crowns's face!" "Sister, that Porgy ain' goin' be no witness now." "They going' lock him up in jail" "Lock him up?" "Not for long, Sportin' Life!" "Not for long." "Maybe one year, maybe two year, maybe" "just like I tol' you, ain' nobody home now but Bess and ole Sportin' Life." "But cheer up, sistuh," "Ole Spurtin' Life givin' you de stuff for scare away, dem lonesome blues." "Happy dus'!" "I ain' want none of dat stuff," "I tells you." "Take dat stuff away, Buzzard!" "That's the thing, ain' it?" "An' membuh there's plenty more from where that come from." "Listen:" "There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York." "Come wid me, dat's where we belong, sister." "You an' me kan live dat high life in New York." "Come wid me, dere you can't go wrong, sister." "I'll buy you de swellest mansion" "Up on upper Fi'th Avenue" "An' through Harlem we'll go strutting'," "We'll go astruttin'," "An' dere'll be nuttin'" "Too good for you." "I'll dress you in silks and satins" "In de latest Paris styles." "And de blues you'll be forgettin'," "You'll be forgettin'," "There'll be no frettin'" "Jes nothin' but smiles." "Come along wid me," "Hey dat's de place," "Don't be a fool, come along," "There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York" "Come wid me, dat's where we belong, sister," "Dat's where we belong!" "Come on, Bess!" "You low, crawlin' hound!" "Get away from my door," "I tells you, leave it, you rattlesnake." "Dat's what you is, a rattlesnake!" "Don't want take a second shot, eh!" "All right," "I'll leave it here." "Maybe you'll change yo' mind." "It's Porgy, comin' home" "Thank Gawd I's home again!" "Welcome home, Porgy." "We're all so glad you is back again." "Dem white folks sure ain' put nuthin' over on this baby." "Ain' I tell you," "I ain' goin' look on Crown's face." "You ain' look on um Porgy?" "No, no, no, no," "I keep dese eyes shut in dat room 'til they done put me in jail for contemp' of court." "Don' anybody let on I's home again." "I got a surprise for Bess." "Sweet Bess, an' I ain' wants her to know, 'til I get ev'rything ready." "Bring dem bundles here, Scipio!" "Here, boy, look what I brought for you." "Throw away that ole mouth organ you got an' start on this one." "See, it got a picture of a brass band on it" "Work on that an' the firs' thing you know you'll be playin' wid de orphans." "Lily Holmes," "Lily Holmes!" "Here gal, hol' up yo' head." "Dat's right." "I never did like dat ole funeral bonnet" "Peter buy for you..." "Get down, sistuh;" "Dere now, get underneath dat, an' make all de redbird an' de bluejay jealous." "Now dat's de style for my Bess." "She's one gal what always look good in red." "Listen to this, ev'rybody;" "I reckon I's de firs' fella roun' here what go to jail po' and leave there rich;" "All de time I got my lucky bones hid in my mout', see,..." "An' I jus' got t'ru dem other crap-shootin' polecats like Glory Hallelujah!" "Now, ain' dis de thing?" "'Course de baby ain' big enough to wear a dress like dis yet, but he goin' grow fast." "You watch, he goin' be in dat dress by de first frost." "An' now it's time to call Bess." "Bess, oh, Bess, here Porgy come home!" "Jus' you wait till dat gal see me." "Oh, Bess!" "Here Mingo," "What's de matter wid you all?" "Where you goin'?" "What kind of a welcome is dis for a man what's just been in jail for contemp' of court?" "Why, hello, if dere ain't Serena" "You sho' work fast, sistuh." "I jus' been gone a week, an' here you are wid a new baby." "Here, hol' on, let me see dat chile dat's Bess' baby ain'it, where you get it?" "Where Bess anyhow?" "She ain' answer me." "Bess, ain' you here?" "Bess!" "Maria, Maria, where's Bess, tell me quick where's Bess," "Tell me quick..." "Where's Bess." "Where is Bess!" "Oh, Bess!" "Ain' we tell you all along, Porgy," "Dat woman ain' fit fo' you?" "I ain' axin' yo' opinion." "Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess," "Won't somebody tell me where?" "I ain' care what she say," "I ain' care what she done, won't somebody tell me where's my Bess?" "Bess," "Oh, Lawd," "My Bess!" "I want her now," "Widout her I can't go on." "I counted de days dat I was gone" "Till I got home to see her face." "Won't somebody tell me where's my Bess?" "I want her so, my gal, my Bess, where is she?" "Oh Gawd, in yo' big Heav'n 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!" "Bess is gone." "An' Serena take dis chile to give 'im a Christian raising'." "You ain' mean Bess dead?" "She worse than dead, Porgy," "She gave herself to de debbil, but she still livin', an' she gone far away." "Alive, Bess is alive!" "Where Bess gone?" "Noo York." "I hear you say Noo York." "Where dat?" "A thousand mile from here." "Which way Noo York?" "It's way up North pas' de custom house." "I must go!" "What you wants to go, Porgy?" "You bes' not go any place." "I must go!" "You better stay wid yo' frien', Porgy," "You'll be happy here." "Ain't we tell you, you can't find her, Porgy?" "For Gawd sake, Porgy, where you goin'?" "Where yau goin' Porgy?" ";" "Ain't you say Bess gone to Noo York?" "Dat's where I goin'," "I got to be wid Bess." "Gawd help me to fin' her." "I'm on my way." "Oh Lawd," "I'm on my way." "I'm on my way to a Heav'nly Lan'," "I'll ride dat long, long road." "If You are there to guide my han'." "Oh Lawd," "I'm on my way." "I'm on my way to a Heav'nly Lan'" "Oh Lawd." "It's a long, long way, but You'll be there to take my han'."