200. Porgy (I Love You)
George and Ira Gershwin &DuBose Heyward
follows 7 versions of this song
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1948 | MT | 198 | Complete on Decca v.2 | 6 | 2’55” |
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay
With you forever
And I’ll be gladI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know he’s coming
Back to call me
He’s gonna handle me and
Hold me soIt’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1949 | LR | 62 | Perfet Complete Collection v.3 | 22 | 2’59” |
(TV show intro)
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay
With you forever
And I’ll be gladI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know he’s coming
Back to call me
He’s gonna handle me and
Hold me soIt’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1951 | LR | 91 | Perfet Complete Collection v.4 | 23 | 3’03” |
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay
With you forever
And I’ll be gladI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know he’s coming
Back to call me
He’s gonna handle me and
Hold me soIt’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1953 | LR | 101 | Perfet Complete Collection v.5 | 11 | 3’10” |
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And make me careIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
And I’ll be gladI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know
He’s coming back to call me
He’s going to handle me and
Hold me soIt’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man
5th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 160 | Perfet Complete Collection v.10 | 3 | 2’32” |
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know
He’s coming back to call me
He’s going to handle me and
Hold me soIt’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man(applauses)
7th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1959 | LR | 221 | Perfet Complete Collection v.12 | 12 | 2’59” |
I love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
And I’ll be gladI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
With his hot handsIf you can keep me
I want to stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my manSomeday I know
He’s coming back to call me
He’s going to handle me and
Hold me so
It’s going to be like dying, Porgy
When he calls me
But when he comes, I know
I’ll have to goI love you Porgy
Don’t let him take me
Don’t let him handle me
And drive me madIf you can keep me
I’ve gotta stay here
With you forever
I’ve got my man
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