| Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
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| An' nuttin’s plenty fo' me
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| I got no car, got no mule, I got no misery
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| De folks wid plenty o' plenty
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| Got a lock an dey door
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| 'Fraid somebody’s a-goin' to rob 'em
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| While dey’s out a-makin' more
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| What for?
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| I got no lock an de door
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| (Dat's no way to be)
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| Dey kin steal de rug from de floor
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| Dat’s okeh wid me
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| 'Cause de things dat I prize
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| Like de stars in de skies
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| All are free
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| Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
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| An' nuttin’s plenty fo' me
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| I got my gal, got my song
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| Got Hebben de whole day long!
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| No use complainin'!
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| Got my gal, got my Lawd, got my song
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| Porgy change since dat woman come to live with he
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| How he change?
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| He ain’t cross with chillen no more, an' ain’t you hear how he an' Bess all de
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| time singin' in their room?
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| I tells you dat cripple’s happy now
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| Happy
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| I got plenty o' nuttin'
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| An' nuttin’s plenty fo' me
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| I got de sun, got de moon
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| Got de deep blue sea
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| De folks wid plenty o' plenty
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| Got to pray all de day
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| Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry
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| How to keep de debble away
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| I ain’t afrettin' 'bout hell
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| Till de time arrive
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| Never worry long as I’m well
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| Never one to strive
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| To be good, to be bad
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| What de hell, I is glad l’s alive
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| Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
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| An' nuttin’s plenty fo' me
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| I got my gal, I got my song
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| Got Hebben de whole day long
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| No use complainin'
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| Got my gal, (got his gal)
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| Got my Lawd, (got his Lawd)
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| Got my/his song! |