(1935) Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
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 wanna stay here with you forever
And I'll be glad
Yes I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me
With his hot hands
If you can keep me
I wants to stay here with you forever
I've got my man
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 wanna stay here with you forever
I've got my man
Someday I know he's coming to call me
He's going to handle me and hold me
So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes I know I'll have to go
I loves you, Porgy,
Don't let him take me
Honey, don't let him handle me
and drive me mad
If you can keep me
I wanna stay here with you forever
I've got my manOh go Johnny kick me in the head,
Aimin' for the floorboard but they pick me up instead
through the ringing from the night before
the engines running gotta pay a call
Johnny drove the halftrack
cause we could not find the jeep
with me in the morning gotta get some sleep
driving all night out of fear
got in the ribs every time I changed gear
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team
gonna go where we've never been
I'm gonna pick up the team
(pickin up, picken up the team)
now you know how it's hard to keep the fighting clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
Oh go Johnny gonna fight the war
shotgun in the morning at the local liquor store
oh go talking bout them diesel fuels
Johnny tell the chaplain go and polish his tombs
lying on the wasteground with a blanket on his face
indicating that he's left the human race
hell went open when the world came in
gotta keep your head if you wanna win
I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team
gonna go where we've never been
I'm gonna pick up the team
(picking up, pickin up the team)
now you know it's hard to keep the fighting
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
clean clean
lost a million in the very first attack
clean clean
don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back
clean clean
lost a million in the very first attack
clean clean
don't you worry cause you know we'll get them back