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It’s Porgy Comin’ Home Lyrics by Donnie Ray Albert

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

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[MINGO, spoken]
It's Porgy comin' home
[PORGY]
Thank God I's home again!
[ENSEMBLE]
Welcome home, Porgy
We're all so glad you is back again
[PORGY]
Them white folks sure ain't put nothin' over on this baby
Ain't I tell you I ain't goin' look on Crown's face?
[LILY, spoken]
You ain't look at him, Porgy?
[PORGY]
No, no, no, no
I keep these eyes shut in that room
[PORGY, spoken]
'Til they done put me in jail for contempt of court
Hee hee ha ha ha ha
Shh
[PORGY]
Don't anybody let on I's home again
I got a surprise for Bess, sweet Bess
And I ain't wants her to know 'til I get everything ready
[PORGY, spoken]
Bring them bundles here, Scipio!
[PORGY]
Here, boy, look what I brought for you
Throw away that old mouth organ you got and start on this one
See, it got a picture of a brass band on it
Work on that
[PORGY, spoken]
And the first thing you know
You'll be playin' with the orphans
Ha ha ha
[PORGY]
Lily Holmеs, Lily Holmes!
Here gal, hold up your hеad
[PORGY, spoken]
That's right
I never did like that old funeral
[PORGY]
Bonnet Peter buy for you
Get down, sister
[PORGY, spoken]
There now, get underneath that
And make all the redbird and bluejay jealous
Hee hee ha ha ha
[PORGY]
Now that's the style for my Bess
She's one gal what always look good in red
Listen to this, everybody
I reckon I's the first fella 'round here
What go to jail poor and leave there rich
All the time I got my lucky bones hid in my mouth, see
And I just got through them other crap-shootin' polecats
Like glory hallelujah!
Now, ain't this the thing?
'Course the baby ain't big enough to wear a dress like this yet
But he goin' grow fast
You watch, he goin' be in that dress by the first frost
And now it's time to call Bess
[PORGY, spoken]
Bess, oh, Bess, here Porgy come home!
[PORGY]
Just you wait 'til that gal see me
Oh, Bess!
Here Mingo
What's the matter with you all?
Where you goin'?
What kind of a welcome is this for a man
What's just been in jail for contempt of court?
Why, hello, if there ain't Serena
You sure work fast, sister
I just been gone a week
And here you are with a new baby
[PORGY, spoken]
Hee hee ha ha ha ha
[PORGY]
Here, hold on, let me see that child
That's Bess' baby, ain't it?
Where you get it?
Where Bess anyhow?
She ain't answer me
[PORGY, spoken]
Bess, ain't you here?
[PORGY]
Bess!
Maria, Maria, where's Bess?
Tell me quick, where's Bess?
Tell me quick
Where's Bess?
Where is Bess?
Oh, Bess!
[MARIA]
Ain't we tell you all along, Porgy
[MARIA, spoken]
That woman ain't fit for you?
[PORGY]
I ain't askin' your opinion
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Donnie Ray Albert

Donnie Ray Albert

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