What Is Your Name?

Lyrics

[CORONER, spoken] What is your name? [PORGY] Just Porgy You knows me, boss You done give me plenty of pennies on Meetin' Street [CORONER, spoken] Of course, you're the goat man I didn't know you with no wagon I'm the coroner, not the policeman Now this dead one, Crown, you knew him by sight, didn't you? You'd recognize him if you saw him again? [PORGY] Yes, boss Seems like I remember him When he used to come 'round here long time ago But I ain't care none 'bout seein' him [DETECTIVE, spoken] Well, you've got to see him anyway [CORONER, spoken] Well, you needn't be afraid All you have to do is to view the body as a witness and tell us who it is [PORGY] I got to go and look, look at Crown's face [CORONER, spoken] Yes, that's all [PORGY] With all them white folks lookin' at me? [CORONER, spoken] Cheer up I reckon you've seen a dead body before It'll all be over in a few minutes [PORGY] There ain't goin' be nobody in that room 'cept me? [DETECTIVE, spoken] Nobody but you and Crown, if you can still call him one Come along now [PORGY] Boss, I couldn't just bring a woman with me? I, I couldn't even carry my woman? [DETECTIVE, spoken] No, you can't bring anyone! I'll send an officer to help you over [PORGY] Boss, boss [DETECTIVE, spoken] Now get this, boy I have summoned you and you have to go Or you goin' to jail for contempt of court [PORGY] Oh Lord, what I goin' do? [BESS] You've got to go, Porgy Maybe you can just make like to look at him And keep your eye shut You goin' be alright, Porgy You only goin' to be a witness [SPORTIN' LIFE] I ain't so sure of that All I know is that when the man that killed Crown Go in that room and look at him Crown' wounds [SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken] Begin to bleed [PORGY] Oh, my Jesus! [SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken] Ha ha ha ha [SPORTIN' LIFE] That's one way the cops got of tellin' who killed him [SPORTIN' LIFE, spoken] Ha ha ha ha [PORGY] I can't look at Crown's face Oh God, what I goin' do? [POLICEMAN, spoken] Hey, you there, come along! [PORGY] I ain't goin' look on his face [POLICEMAN, spoken] Oh, you'll look all right [PORGY] Turn me loose Turn me loose You can't make me look on his face! [PORGY, spoken] Ain't nobody make me look on Crown's face