Bess
I wants to stay here,
But I ainât worthy.
You is too decent to understanâ.
For when I see him he hypnotize me.
When he take hold of me with his hot hand.
Someday I know heâs coming back to call me.
Heâs goinâ to handle me anâ hold me so.
Itâs goinâ to be like dyinâ, porgy, deep inside me -
But when he calls, I know I have to go.
Porgy
If dere warnât no crown, bess, if dere was only jusâ you anâ
Porgy, what den?
Bess
I loves you, porgy,
Donâ let him take me,
Donâ let him handle me anâ drive me mad.
If you kin keep me,
I wants to stay here wid you forever,
Anâ Iâd be glad.
Porgy
There, there, bess, you donâ need to be afraid no moâ,
Youâs picked up happiness and laid yoâ worries down.
You goinâ to live easy, you goinâ to live high.
You goinâ to outshine every woman in dis town.
Anâ remember, when crown come thatâs my business, bess!
Bess
I loves you, porgy,
Donâ let him take me
Donâ let him handle me
With his hot hanâ
If you kin keep me
I wants to stay here wid you forever.
I got my man.
Porgy
What you think I is, anyway,
To let dat dirty hounâ dog steal my woman?
If you wants to stay wid porgy, you goinâ stay.
You got a home now, honey, anâ you got love.
So no moâ cryinâ, canât you understanâ?
You goinâ to go about yoâ business, singinâ âcause
You got porgy, you got a man.