Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Porgy: Bess, you is my wo-man now, you is, you
is! An' you mus' laugh an' sing an' dance for two in-stead of one. Want
no wrin-kle on yo' brow no-how, be-cause de sor-row of the past is all
done, done, oh Bess, my Bess! De real hap-pi-ness is jes' be-gun.
Bess: Por-gy, I'se yo' wo-man now, I is, I
is! An' I ain' nev-er go-in no-where 'less you shares de fun. Dere's no
wrin-kle on my brow no-how, but I ain' go-in'! You hear me say-in', if
you ain' go-in', wid you I'm stay-in'. Por-gy, I'se yo' wo-man now. I'se
yours for-ev-er, morn-in' time an' ev-'nin' time an' sum-mer time an' win-ter
time.
Porgy: Morn-in' time an' ev-'nin' time an'
sum-mer time an' win-ter time; Bess, you got yo' man. Bess, you is my wo-man
now an' for-ev-er. Dis life is jes' be-gun. Bess, we two is one now an'
for-ev-er. Oh Bess, don' min' dose wo-men, you got yo' Por-gy, you loves
yo' Por-gy, I knows you means it, I seen it in yo' eyes, Bess. We'll go
swing-in' through de years a-sing-in'. Hmm. Morn-in' time an' eve-nin'
time an' sum-mer time an' win-ter time. My Bess, my Bess.
From dis min-ute I'm tell-in' you, I keep
dis vow: Oh my Bes-sie, we's hap-py now. We is one now!
Bess: Por-gy, I'se yo' wo-man now, I is, I
is! An' I ain' nev-er go-in no-where 'less you shares de fun. Dere's no
wrin-kle on my brow no-how, but I ain' go-in', you hear me say-in' if you
ain' go-in', wid you I'm stay-in'. Por-gy, I'se yo' wo-man now! I'se yours
for-ev-er, morn-in' time an' eve-nin' time an' sum-mer time an' win-ter
time. Hmm. Oh my Por-gy, my man Por-gy.
From dis min-ute I'm tell-in' you, I keep
dis vow: Por-gy I'se yo' wo-man now.
(The parts merge and the duet is a counterpoint
with each participant singing different words.)