I Wants To Stay Here
Yearning Harmony: Love, Longing, and the Dance of Porgy's Heart
Lyrics
I wants to stay here,
I desire to remain here.
But I ain`t worthy.
But I don't feel deserving.
You is too decent to understan`.
You are too respectable to comprehend.
For when I see him he hypnotize me.
When I see him, he mesmerizes me.
When he take hold of me with his hot hand.
When he holds me with his passionate hand.
Someday I know he`s coming back to call me.
Someday, I believe he will return to summon me.
He`s goin` to handle me an` hold me so.
He will manage and embrace me so.
It`s goin` to be like dyin`, Porgy, deep inside me -
It will feel like a profound internal struggle, Porgy.
But when he calls, I know I have to go.
But when he calls, I know I must go.
If dere warn`t no Crown, Bess, if dere was only jus` you an`
If there was no Crown, Bess, if there was only you and Porgy, what then?
Porgy, what den?
I loves you, Porgy,
I love you, Porgy.
Don` let him take me,
Don't let him take me.
Don` let him handle me an` drive me mad.
Don't let him control and drive me insane.
If you kin keep me,
If you can keep me,
I wants to stay here wid you forever,
I want to stay here with you forever,
An` I`d be glad.
And I would be glad.
There, there, Bess, you don` need to be afraid no mo`,
There, there, Bess, you don't need to be afraid anymore.
You`s picked up happiness and laid yo` worries down.
You've found happiness and cast aside your worries.
You goin` to live easy, you goin` to live high.
You will live easily, you will live in luxury.
You goin` to outshine every woman in dis town.
You will outshine every woman in this town.
An` remember, when Crown come that`s my business, Bess!
And remember, when Crown comes, that's my concern, Bess!
I loves you, Porgy,
I love you, Porgy.
Don` let him take me
Don't let him take me.
Don` let him handle me
Don't let him control me
With his hot han`
With his passionate hand.
If you kin keep me
If you can keep me,
I wants to stay here wid you forever.
I want to stay here with you forever.
I got my man.
I have my man.
What you think I is, anyway,
What do you think I am, anyway,
To let dat dirty houn` dog steal my woman?
To let that dirty hound steal my woman?
If you wants to stay wid Porgy, you goin` stay.
If you want to stay with Porgy, you're going to stay.
You got a home now, Honey, an` you got love.
You have a home now, Honey, and you have love.
So no mo` cryin`, can`t you understan`?
So no more crying, can't you understand?
You goin` to go about yo` business, singin` `cause
You're going to go about your business, singing because
You got Porgy, you got a man.
You have Porgy, you have a man.
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