From “Porgy and Bess”
I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN'

Words by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin

A Mickey McBride Arrangement  





Refrain

OH, I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’,

AN’ NUTTIN’S PLENTY FO’ ME,

I GOT NO CAR, GOT NO MULE,

I GOT NO MISERY,

   

DE FOLKS WID PLENTY O’ PLENTY,

GOT A LOCK ON DE DOOR,

‘FRAID SOMEBODY’S A-GOIN’ TO ROB ‘EM WHILE DEY’S...

OUT A-MAKIN’ MORE, WHAT FOR?

   

I GOT NO LOCK ON DE DOOR, (DAT’S NO WAY TO BE,)

DEY CAN STEAL DE RUG FROM DE FLOOR, DAT’S OKEH WID ME,

‘CAUSE DE THINGS DAT I PRIZE, LIKE DE STARS IN DE SKIES,

ALL ARE FREE,

   

OH, I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’,

AN’ NUTTIN’S PLENTY FO’ ME,

I GOT MY GAL, GOT MY SONG,

GOT HEBBEN DE WHOLE DAY LONG,

   

(NO USE COMPLAININ’!)

GOT MY GAL,

GOT MY LAWD,

GOT MY SONG,

   

I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’,

AN ‘ NUTTIN’S PLENTY FO’ ME,

I GOT DE SUN, GOT DE MOON,

GOT DE DEEP BLUE SEA,

   

FOLKS WID PLENTY O’ PLENTY,

GOT TO PRAY ALL DE DAY,

‘FRAID SOMEBODY’S A-GOIN’ TO ROB ‘EM WHILE DEY’S...

OUT A-MAKIN’ MORE,

   

OH, I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’,

AN’ NUTTIN’S PLENTY FO’ ME,

I GOT MY GAL, GOT MY SONG,

GOT HEBBEN DE WHOLE DAY LONG,

   

(NO USE COMPLAININ’!)

GOT MY GAL,

GOT MY LAWD,

GOT MY SONG!

   



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