I loves you Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
And drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wants to stay here
With you forever and I'd be glad

There, there, Bess, you don' need to be afraid no more
You's picked up happiness and laid yo' worries down.
You goin' to live easy, you goin' to live high
You goin' to outshine every woman in dis town
An' remember, when Crown come that's my business
Bess

I loves you Porgy
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hand
If you can keep me, I wants to stay here
With you forever
I got my man

What you think I is, anyway,
To let that dirty houn' dog steal my woman
If you wants to stay wid Porgy, you goin' stay.
You got a home now, Honey, an' you got love.
So no mo' cryin', can't you understan'
You goin' to go about yo' business, singin' 'cause
You got Porgy, you got a man
