Bess, You Is My Woman

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Ray Charles] Bess, you is my woman now You is, you is And you must laugh and sing and dance for two instead of one I want no wrinkles on your brow Nohow Because the sorrow of the past is all done, done Oh, Bess, my Bess! The real happiness is just begun [Verse 2: Cleo Laine] Porgy, I's your woman now I is, I is And I ain't never goin' nowhere 'less you shares the fun There's no wrinkle on my brow Nohow But I ain't goin', you hear me sayin' If you ain't goin', with you I'm stayin' Porgy, I's your woman now I's yours forever [Chorus: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine] Mornin' time and evenin' time and summer time and winter time Mornin' time and evenin' timе and summer time, winter timе Oh Bess, you got your man [Verse 3: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine] Bess, you is my woman now and forever (Porgy, I'm your woman now) This life is just begun (I is, I is) And I ain't never goin' nowhere Bess, we two is one, now and forever ('Less you shares the fun) Oh, Bess, don't mind those women (There's no wrinkle on my) You got your Porgy, you loves your Porgy (Brow, nohow, but) I knows you means it (I ain't goin', you hear me sayin') I seen it in your eyes, Bess (If you ain't goin', with you I'm stayin') We'll go swingin' through the years (Porgy, I's your woman now) A-singin' (I's yours forever) [Chorus: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine] Mornin' time and evenin' time and summer time and winter time Mornin' time and evenin' time, summer time, winter time [Outro: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine, Both] My Bess, my Bess (Oh, my Porgy, my man Porgy) From this minute I'm tellin' you I keep this vow Oh, my Bess (Porgy) We's happy now (I's your woman now)