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Overflow Lyrics by Donnie Ray Albert, Houston Grand Opera Ensemble

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

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[SOLO SOPRANO]
Come on sister, come on brother
Fill up the saucer 'til it overflow
[ENSEMBLE]
Overflow, overflow
Fill up the saucer 'til it overflow
[JAKE]
Yes, my Jesus
[JAKE & ENSEMBLE]
Overflow
[SOLO SOPRANO]
'Cause the Lord will meet you
Yes, the Lord will meet you at the courthouse door
[ENSEMBLE]
Courthouse door, courthouse door
The Lord will meet you at the courthouse door
[JAKE]
Yes, my Jesus
[JAKE & ENSEMBLE]
Courthouse door
[PETER]
How the saucer stand now, my sister?
[SOLO TENOR]
Oh, he's
[SERENA & ENSEMBLE]
Fourteen dollars and fifty cent (Gone, gone, gone)
[MARIA & ENSEMBLE]
That's a comin' on, sister, you can bury him soon (Gone, gone, gone)
[SERENA & ENSEMBLE]
What am I goin' do if we ain't got thе money? (Gone)
[PORGY]
God got plenty of monеy for the saucer
[SERENA, spoken]
Bless the Lord!
[PORGY]
And he gonna soften these people heart
For to fill the saucer 'til he spill all over
[SERENA & ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Amen, my Jesus!
[PORGY]
The Lord will provide a grave for his children
[CLARA, spoken]
Bless the Lord!
[PORGY]
And he got comfort for the widow
[ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Oh, my Jesus!
[PORGY]
And he gonna feed his fatherless children
[ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Yes Lord, truth Lord
[PORGY]
And he gonna raise this poor sinner up out of the grave
[JAKE, spoken]
Allelujah!
[PORGY]
And set him in the shinin' seat of the righteous
[SERENA, spoken]
Amen, my Jesus!
[ENSEMBLE]
Overflow, overflow
Oh, full up the saucer 'til it overflow (Overflow, overflow, oh)
Everybody helpin' now (Fill up the saucer 'til it overflow)
Sendin' our brother to Heaven
Send down your angels, Lord, oh Lord
Lord, oh Lord
Robbins is risin', oh, Robbins is risin' (Lord, oh Lord)
Oh, Robbins is risin' to Heaven (Send down your blessing)
[ENSEMBLE & PORGY, spoken]
Overflow, overflow (Oh, sufferin' Jesus)
Fill up the saucer 'til it overflow (You knows right from wrong)
Overflow, oh (You knows Robbins was a good man)
Everybody (Fill up the saucer 'til it) (And now he's weary and he's)
Helpin' now (Overflow) (Goin' home)
Sendin' our brother to (Reach down your)
Heaven (Send down your angels, Lord, oh Lord) (Lovin' hand, and take our)
Oh (Lord, oh Lord) (Brother to your bosom)
Lord, oh (Robbins is risin', oh) (Thank you, Lord!)
Lord, send (Robbins is risin', oh) (Take Robbins to) (Bless you, Lord!)
Down your blessing (Robbins is risin' to Heaven) (Your Heaven)
[PORGY & MEN]
Lord will fill the saucer
[WOMEN]
'Til it overflow
[PORGY & MEN]
Lord will fill the saucer
[WOMEN]
'Til it
[PORGY & ENSEMBLE]
Over, overflow, oh!
Credits
Donnie Ray Albert

Donnie Ray Albert

Houston Grand Opera Ensemble

Houston Grand Opera Ensemble

About “Overflow” by Donnie Ray Albert

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