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