Oh, Little Stars, Little Stars

Lyrics

[PORGY] Oh, little stars, little stars Roll, roll, roll me some light 'Leven little stars, come home, come home Roll this poor beggar a sun and a moon A sun and a moon [MINGO & JIM] Little Joe (Little Joe) [PORGY] Oh, no, my brother, that ain't little Joe [JIM, spoken] What is they, then? [PORGY] They is the mornin' and the evenin' stars And just you watch 'em rise and shine for this poor beggar [CROWN grabs PORGY's arm.] Turn me loose! [JIM] Made 'em! [CROWN] Roll up that bastard's sleeve Well, you got them damn dice, conjure them [PORGY] Boy, boy, boy, I'm a crap shootin' idiot [SPORTIN' LIFE & JAKE, MINGO] Crapped out (Rolled out) [ROBBINS] Ninе to make, come nine! Hеy, read 'em Nine spot! Nine right! [ROBBINS sweeps up money. CROWN seizes his wrist.] CROWN Touch that money and meet your God! [ROBBINS] Take your hands off me [ROBBINS, spoken] You lousy hound [ROBBINS] Hand me that brick behind you [CROWN, MINGO, MARIA & PORGY] Nobody's (Looks like trouble) (There's gonna be a) (Crown's) Gettin' away with (To me) (Fight, look out!) (Drunk, Robbins) [CROWN, MINGO, PORGY & JIM] Crown's (He made his nine) (Best take care) (That's right) [CROWN, MINGO, PORGY & MARIA] Money (He made his nine) (Take care) (Hold him back) I'm (Robbins take) (Somebody hold them back) [CROWN, PORGY, MARIA, spoken & SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken] Goin' (Care) (Crown's got murder in his eye) (Robbins ain't got a chance with) [CROWN, SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken, JIM] To kill that (Crown, he's too big) (Someone will get hurt) [CROWN, MARIA & PORGY] Bastard! (Somebody hold them back!) (Look out, Robbins!) [Next nine parts all sung simultaneously.] [SERENA] Oh, stop them! Don't let them fight! I warned him, oh! Won't somebody stop them, won't somebody stop them now? Stop them, oh, won't someone stop them? Oh, somebody stop them! [BESS] Someone will surely get hurt, so stop Won't somebody stop them? Come on, Crown, stop it Oh! I'm so afraid, I'm so afraid Stop Crown! Stop them! Make 'em cut it out! [MARIA] Ain't you men got better sense? Such fools! Liquor always makes trouble Better put a stop to this fighting It's awful, it's simply awful Someone stop the fight He will surely kill that man [PORGY] Crown is drunk There's goin' to be some trouble Robbins, take care! Oh, Lord have mercy and don't let Crown hurt Robbins! This is the worst fight yet [MINGO] Look out Be careful Someone is gonna get hurt He'll kill him, he'll kill him! Crown's had too much Crown is like a devil when he's drinkin' like a fool Stop! [SPORTIN' LIFE] Crown cockeyed drunk He don't know what he's doin' Yes sir, Crown has had a little bit too much Crown's had too much Crown is like a devil when he's drinkin' like a fool Stop! [JAKE] This looks like a real fight Robbins done for Oh, Crown is actin' very bad, bad, bad Come on, let's stop them now, come on, let's stop them! This Crown is like a devil when he's drinkin' like a fool Stop! [WOMEN] Oh, stop them, someone will get hurt! Why must people fight? Crown is a bad, bad business when he's drunk Why must they fight? Won't somebody please goin' and stop them now? [MEN] Crown is drunk! Robbins got no chance, oh, Robbins got no chance! Crown is a bad, bad business when he's drunk Something mighty bad is bound to happen Hold them back! Won't someone hold them back? Someone hold them back! [CROWN and ROBBINS continue to fight.] [MEN & WOMEN] Robbins is gone, yes sir (Can't anybody make Crown stop?) He's got no chance, no sir (Can't anybody make Crown stop?) [ENSEMBLE] Lord, please make them stop! [CROWN kills ROBBINS with the cotton hook.] [JAKE, spoken] Jesus, he's killed him! [SERENA, spoken] Oh!