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Porgy (take B)
Duke Ellington
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There ain't no man in Charleston
A stranger to Big Crown's Bess
Catfish Row is closed now
To the sight of this old red dress
But there is one they call Porgy
And it seems like that man understood
Got his trust in me, Lord
And I's just gonna stick for good
I's got a man now
I's got Porgy
I understand now
Since I's got Porgy
I'm through with byways
And his ways is my ways
Forever more
Lord, just to feel his arms about me
Knowing he can't get on without me
I wants to beg for a chance
Just to camp by his door
Course he ain't much for to look and see
Lazy and no-count as he can be
But he's got that good kind of love for me
That's why I'm changing my style
And this old way of livin'
Glad I've stopped takin'
And started givin'
Oh, I's got a man
I's got Porgy now
For him to hold me in his arms
And whisper I loves you
To have him near me
Just to cheer me
How could I get blue?
Deep in my heart
Oh, I get such a thrill
We'll never part
That I'm sure we never will
'Cause love, true love
Will find a way
Never fear
There'll come a day
Maybe, my dear
So I'll wait
Trust fate
That we'll be happy someday
On just that precious little thing called love
And that's why I'm changing my style
And this old way of livin'
Glad I've stopped takin'
And started givin'
Oh, I's got a man
I's got Porgy now