Album - Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Sessions
Lyrics - (I Love You) Porgy
(Narrator) Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar
(Narrator MM) Potiphar had very few cares He was one of Egypt's millionaires Having made a fortune buying shares in
(Potiphar) Pyramids
(Narrator MM) Potiphar had made a huge pile Owned a large percentage of the Nile
(Potiphar) Meant that I could really live in style
(Narrator MM) And he did
(Narrator) Joseph was an unimportant Slave who found he liked his master Consequently worked much harder Even with devotion
Poitphar could see that Joseph Was a cut above the average Made him leader of his household Maximum promotion
(Narrator MM) Potiphar was cool and so fine
(Potiphar) But my wife would never toe the line
(Narrator MM) It's all there in chapter thirty-nine Of Genesis
She was beautiful but
(Potiphar) Evil
(Narrator MM) Saw a lot of men against his will He would have to tell her that she still Was his
(Narrator) Joseph's looks and handsome figure Had attracted her attention Every morning she would beckon
(Mrs. Potiphar) Come and lie with me, love
(Narrator) Joseph wanted to resist her 'Till one day she proved too eager Joseph cried in vain
(Joseph) Please stop I don't believe in free love
(Narrator) Potiphar was counting sheckels In his den below the bedroom When he heard a mighty rumpus Clattering above him
Suddenly he knew his riches Couldn't buy him what he wanted Gold would never make him happy If she didn't love him
(Narrator, Ensemble Children) Letting out a mighty roar Potiphar burst through the door
(Potiphar) Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail The things you have done are beyond the pale
(Narrator, Ensemble Children) Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell
