| BESS
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| I wants to stay here,
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| But I ain’t worthy.
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| You is too decent to understan'.
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| For when I see him he hypnotize me.
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| When he take hold of me with his hot hand.
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| Someday I know he’s coming back to call me.
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| He’s goin' to handle me an' hold me so.
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| It’s goin' to be like dyin', Porgy, deep inside me —
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| But when he calls, I know I have to go.
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| PORGY
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| If dere warn’t no Crown, Bess, if dere was only jus' you an'
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| Porgy, what den?
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| BESS
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| I loves you, Porgy,
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| Don' let him take me,
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| Don' let him handle me an' drive me mad.
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| If you kin keep me,
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| I wants to stay here wid you forever,
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| An' I’d be glad.
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| PORGY
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| There, there, Bess, you don' need to be afraid no mo',
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| You’s picked up happiness and laid yo' worries down.
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| You goin' to live easy, you goin' to live high.
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| You goin' to outshine every woman in dis town.
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| An' remember, when Crown come that’s my business, Bess!
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| BESS
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| I loves you, Porgy,
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| Don' let him take me
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| Don' let him handle me
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| With his hot han'
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| If you kin keep me
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| I wants to stay here wid you forever.
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| I got my man.
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| PORGY
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| What you think I is, anyway,
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| To let dat dirty houn' dog steal my woman?
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| If you wants to stay wid Porgy, you goin' stay.
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| You got a home now, Honey, an' you got love.
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| So no mo' cryin', can’t you understan'?
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| You goin' to go about yo' business, singin' 'cause
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| You got Porgy, you got a man. |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song I Wants to Stay Here , by - Oscar Peterson Trio. Song from the album Oscar Peterson Trio-Songbooks+, Vol. 9, in the genre