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Dance; Shame On All You Sinners Lyrics by Wilma Shakesnider

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

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[SPORTIN' LIFE & ENSEMBLE]
I'm preaching this sermon to show
It ain't nessa, 'tain't nessa
'Tain't nessa, 'tain't nessa
'Tain't necessarily—
[SERENA]
Shame on all you sinners
You call yourselves church members
You goes on a decent picnic of
The Sons and Daughters of Repent Ye Saith the Lord
And when the Christians turn their back
You start behaving like Sodom and Gomorrah
It's a God's wonder the Lord don't send His livin' fire
To burn you off of the face of the earth
And you, Jake, always so loudmouth at church meetin'
Tell me when did you start working for the devil?
Take them baskets and get on that boat
All you wicked children of the devil!
[Boat whistle sounds.]
Hear what I tell you
It's high time you were goin'
[SERENA, spoken]
You best hurry up, you goin' miss that boat
[MARIA]
If that boat go without me
There's gonna be some blue lightning in Catfish Row when I gets home
[Boat whistle sounds.]
[MARIA, spoken]
Hey there!
Hold your holt
I's a-comin!
Hurry up, Bess!
That boat's gettin' the whoopin' cough
[Boat whistle sounds.]
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Wilma Shakesnider

Wilma Shakesnider

About “Dance; Shame On All You Sinners” by Wilma Shakesnider

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