Oh, Doctor Jesus
SERENA
(kneeling)
Oh, doctor Jesus, who done trouble de water in de Sea of Gallerie.
PORGY
Amen!
SERENA
An' likewise who done cas' de devil out of de afflicted time
an' time again.
PORGY
Time an' time again.
PETER
Oh, my Jesus!
SERENA
Oh, doctor Jesus, what make you ain' lay yo' han' on dis po'
sister head?
LILY
Oh, my father!
SERENA
An' chase de devil out of her down a steep place into de sea
like you used to do time an' time again.
PORGY
Time an' time again. Oh, my Jesus!
SERENA
Lif' dis po' cripple up out of de dus'!
PORGY
Allelujah!
SERENA
An' lif' up his woman an' make her well time an' time again,
an' save us all for Jesus sake, Amen.
PORGY AND PETER
Amen.
SERENA
All right. Now, Porgy, Doctor Jesus done take de case.
By five o'clock dat woman goin' be well.
(It is now full morning and Catfish Row is full
(kneeling)
Oh, doctor Jesus, who done trouble de water in de Sea of Gallerie.
PORGY
Amen!
SERENA
An' likewise who done cas' de devil out of de afflicted time
an' time again.
PORGY
Time an' time again.
PETER
Oh, my Jesus!
SERENA
Oh, doctor Jesus, what make you ain' lay yo' han' on dis po'
sister head?
LILY
Oh, my father!
SERENA
An' chase de devil out of her down a steep place into de sea
like you used to do time an' time again.
PORGY
Time an' time again. Oh, my Jesus!
SERENA
Lif' dis po' cripple up out of de dus'!
PORGY
Allelujah!
SERENA
An' lif' up his woman an' make her well time an' time again,
an' save us all for Jesus sake, Amen.
PORGY AND PETER
Amen.
SERENA
All right. Now, Porgy, Doctor Jesus done take de case.
By five o'clock dat woman goin' be well.
(It is now full morning and Catfish Row is full
Credits
Writer(s): Ira Gershwin, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
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- Ella & Louis Christmas
- Ella and Louis (Remastered 2015)
- In Person
- Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin
- A Fine Romance, Vol. 1
- A Fine Romance, Vol. 2
- Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin
- Best OF The Essential Years: Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
- Together. Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
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