Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin' to call
Cynthia Clarey· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Johnny Worthy· Damon Evans· Barrington Coleman· Harolyn Blackwell· London Philharmonic Orchestra
Give him to me...Lissen to yo' daddy warn you...A woman is a sometime thing
Mervin Wallace· Marietta Simpson· Maureen Braithwaite· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Johnny Worthy· Harolyn Blackwell· Damon Evans· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Barrington Coleman
Here's the ol' crap shark...No, no, brudder
Sir Simon Rattle· Johnny Worthy· Damon Evans· Cynthia Clarey· Marietta Simpson· Barrington Coleman· London Philharmonic Orchestra
Here come the Big Boy
Craig Rutenberg· Damon Evans· Cynthia Haymon· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Barrington Coleman· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Johnny Worthy· Cynthia Clarey
Six to make
Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Marietta Simpson· Johnny Worthy· Cynthia Clarey· Damon Evans· Barrington Coleman· Cynthia Haymon· London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus, he's killed him!...That you, Sportin' Life?
Damon Evans· Cynthia Haymon· Sir Simon Rattle· Cynthia Clarey· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Marietta Simpson
Where is brudder Robbins?...Come on, sister!
Cynthia Clarey· Harolyn Blackwell· Cynthia Haymon· Marietta Simpson· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Mervin Wallace· Maureen Braithwaite· Camelia Johnson· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle
Overflow, overflow
A saucer-burying set-up, I see
Cynthia Clarey· Mervin Wallace· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Marietta Simpson· Ron Travis· Maureen Braithwaite· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Alan Tilvern
Oh, the train is at the station
Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks
Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic...Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
Harolyn Blackwell· Craig Rutenberg· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Cynthia Clarey· Marietta Simpson· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Paula Ingram
Lissen there, what I tells you...I hates yo' struttin' style
Cynthia Clarey· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Damon Evans· Marietta Simpson· Craig Rutenberg
Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for somebody?
Cynthia Haymon· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Linda Thompson· Paula Ingram· Maureen Braithwaite· Craig Rutenberg· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Cynthia Clarey· Marietta Simpson
Boy! Come here, boy!
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Barrington Coleman· Ted Maynard· Harolyn Blackwell· Cynthia Clarey· Linda Thompson· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle
Buzzard keep on flyin' over
'Lo Bess, goin' to picnic?
Damon Evans· Sir Simon Rattle· Cynthia Haymon· London Philharmonic Orchestra
Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff today!...Bess, you is my woman now
Oh, I can't sit down
Craig Rutenberg· Marietta Simpson· Cynthia Haymon· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Willard White
I ain't got no shame
It ain't necessarily so...Shame on you sinners
Marietta Simpson· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Damon Evans· Cynthia Clarey
Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Marietta Simpson· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Colenton Freeman
Take yo' han's off me
Marietta Simpson· Mervin Wallace· Cynthia Clarey· Sir Simon Rattle· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Cynthia Haymon
Oh, doctor Jesus
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Maureen Braithwaite· Sir Simon Rattle· Cynthia Clarey· Mervin Wallace
Oh dey's so fresh an' fine
Marietta Simpson· Camelia Johnson· Colenton Freeman· Paula Ingram· Sir Simon Rattle· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Anne Fridal· Mervin Wallace
Porgy, Porgy, dat you there ain't it?
I wants to stay here
Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?
Sir Simon Rattle· Harolyn Blackwell· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Marietta Simpson
Doctor Jesus
Cynthia Clarey· Linda Thompson· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Damon Evans· Maureen Braithwaite· Camelia Johnson· Craig Rutenberg· Michael Forest· Harolyn Blackwell
One of these mornings you goin' to rise up singin'
Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'
Marietta Simpson· Linda Thompson· Maureen Braithwaite· Barrington Coleman· Sir Simon Rattle· Mervin Wallace· London Philharmonic Orchestra
You is a nice parcel of Christians!
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Craig Rutenberg· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Cynthia Clarey· Cynthia Haymon· Hyacinth Nicholls
A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track
All right, I'm goin' out to get Clara...Oh, Doctor Jesus
Paula Ingram· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Camelia Johnson· Craig Rutenberg· Michael Forest· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Linda Thompson
Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted...You low-life skunk, ain' you got no shame
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Marietta Simpson· Damon Evans· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Craig Rutenberg
Wait for us at the corner
Paula Ingram· Sir Simon Rattle· Cynthia Clarey· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Billy J Mitchell· Alan Tilvern
Come out here, both of you
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Billy J Mitchell· Alan Tilvern· Sir Simon Rattle
Oh, Lawd, what I goin' do?....Oh, Gawd! They goin' make him look on Crown's face!
Ron Travis· Damon Evans· Sir Simon Rattle· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Cynthia Haymon
Listen: there's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York
Cynthia Haymon· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Sir Simon Rattle· Damon Evans
Good mornin', sistuh!... It's Porgy comin' home
London Philharmonic Orchestra· Craig Rutenberg· Barrington Coleman· Hyacinth Nicholls· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle· Colenton Freeman
Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby
Maureen Braithwaite· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Sir Simon Rattle
Bess is gone
Cynthia Clarey· Barrington Coleman· Marietta Simpson· Maureen Braithwaite· Craig Rutenberg· London Philharmonic Orchestra· Glyndebourne Chorus· Sir Simon Rattle
Oh Lawd, I'm on my way