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