Oh, The Lord Shake The Heaven

CHORUS
Lawd, had mercy.

ALL
Oh, thee Lawd shake the Heavens an' de Lawd rock de groun'
Ah - An' where you goin' stand, my brudder and my sister
When de sky come atumblin' down
Oh, de sun goin' to rise in de West

MAN
My Jesus.

ALL
An' de moon goin' to set in de sea -
An' de stars goin' to bow before my Lawd, bow down before My Lawd
Who died on Calvarie.

CLARA
(holding her baby close)
One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
With Daddy and Mammy standin' by.

CHORUS
Lawd had mercy on our soul.

PORGY
You ain' afraid, are you Honey?

BESS
No, I jus' thinkin'

PORGY
You's thinkin' what this storm's waves mus' be runnin' clean across Kittiwah
Ain' nobody could survive that damn island in a storm like dis.

BESS
I guess you got me for keeps, Porgy.

PORGY
Ain' I tell you dat all along?

(Lightning flash and the roar of storm drown out singing.
There is fearful screaming and shouting)

(The door slowly gives way inward, pushing men back. Wind,
shrieks, prayers, men fall back. Crown enters)

BESS
Get him out!

CROWN
You're a nice parcel of Christians! Shut a friend out in a
storm like this!

PORGY
Whose friend are you?

CROWN
I'm your friend, brother.

MAN
Keep clear up here
Let doctor Jesus take the case.

CROWN
Here's the woman I'm lookin' for
Bess, get up and say hello to your man.

PORGY
You ain't her man!

CROWN
It's sho' time I was comin' back for you, sweet Bess! You
ain't done much for yourself while I been gone. Was there
no whole ones left?

BESS
You keep your mouth off Porgy.

CROWN
Woman, do you want to meet your Gawd?
Come here, Bess!

BESS
Porgy's my man now!

CROWN (Laughs)
Well, for Gawd sake, does you call dat a man?

SERENA
Gawd might strike you dead!

CROWN
Oh Lady, If Gawd want to kill me,
He had plenty of chance 'tween here and Kittiwah Island.
Gawd and me is friends.

You hear dat? Gawd's laughin' at you!

WOMEN
Oh, The Lawd shake de Heavens an' de Lawd ruck de groun'
Ah, ah, ah,

CROWN
Shut up! Stop it!
I didn't come all the way here
to sit up wid no corpses.

How 'bout dis one, Big Friend?