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What Is Your Name? Lyrics by Donnie Ray Albert, Clamma Dale, Hansford Rowe, Larry Marshall (Actor)

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

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[CORONER, spoken]
What is your name?
[PORGY]
Just Porgy
You knows me, boss
You done give me plenty of pennies on Meetin' Street
[CORONER, spoken]
Of course, you’re the goat man
I didn't know you with no wagon
I'm the coroner, not the policeman
Now this dead one, Crown, you knew him by sight, didn’t you?
You'd recognize him if you saw him again?
[PORGY]
Yes, boss
Seems like I remember him
When he used to come 'round here long time ago
But I ain't care none 'bout seein' him
[DETECTIVE, spoken]
Well, you've got to see him anyway
[CORONER, spoken]
Well, you needn't be afraid
All you have to do is to view the body as a witness and tell us who it is
[PORGY]
I got to go and look, look at Crown’s face
[CORONER, spoken]
Yes, that’s all
[PORGY]
With all them white folks lookin' at me?
[CORONER, spoken]
Cheer up
I reckon you’ve seen a dead body before
It'll all be over in a few minutes
[PORGY]
There ain't goin' be nobody in that room ’cept me?
[DETECTIVE, spoken]
Nobody but you and Crown, if you can still call him one
Come along now
[PORGY]
Boss, I couldn't just bring a woman with me?
I, I couldn't even carry my woman?
[DETECTIVE, spoken]
No, you can't bring anyone!
I'll send an officer to help you over
[PORGY]
Boss, boss
[DETECTIVE, spoken]
Now get this, boy
I have summoned you and you have to go
Or you goin' to jail for contempt of court
[PORGY]
Oh Lord, what I goin' do?
[BESS]
You've got to go, Porgy
Maybe you can just make like to look at him
And keep your eye shut
You goin' be alright, Porgy
You only goin' to be a witness
[SPORTIN' LIFE]
I ain't so sure of that
All I know is that when the man that killed Crown
Go in that room and look at him
Crown' wounds
[SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken]
Begin to bleed
[PORGY]
Oh, my Jesus!
[SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken]
Ha ha ha ha
[SPORTIN' LIFE]
That's one way the cops got of tellin' who killed him
[SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken]
Ha ha ha ha
[PORGY]
I can't look at Crown's face
Oh God, what I goin' do?
[POLICEMAN, spoken]
Hey, you there, come along!
[PORGY]
I ain't goin' look on his face
[POLICEMAN, spoken]
Oh, you'll look all right
[PORGY]
Turn me loose
Turn me loose
You can't make me look on his face!
[PORGY, spoken]
Ain't nobody make me look on Crown's face
Credits
Donnie Ray Albert

Donnie Ray Albert

Clamma Dale

Clamma Dale

Hansford Rowe

Hansford Rowe

Larry Marshall (Actor)

Larry Marshall (Actor)

About “What Is Your Name?” by Donnie Ray Albert

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