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