I Take This Woman (1931) - full transcript

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Oh

Ronnie no.

Oh your father's seriousness where is he

in the library

fantasy wasn't yesterday is she trying

to calm him yes miss but I don't think

she's having very much success oh I tell

you Betty this is the last straw

she's given me nothing but trouble since

the day she was born you'll hurt your



hand here hit something so I'd like to

hurt it on her well she's got to do

something she's got her grandfather's

blood his blood what a comparison he was

a great man look what he raised in the.

West well what can pay raise in the East

nothing so with all that energy she's

got to do the next best thing

she's got to raise the devil oh that's

ridiculous

hello daddy hi Betty

hello dear good morning

thank me good daddy I need it so this is

just another joke to you huh



it doesn't bother you a bit that Louise.

Wentworth will see you for a divorce and

use you as the correspondent what do you

mean how can she because you were out

with him last night and that's all she's

been looking for Oh silly

we only went to a nightclub well you'll

have to prove that and I'm telling you.

Kay I can't stand another scandal

everywhere I go I'm pointed out as Kay.

Dowling's father and I can't and won't

stand it any longer

mr. Forrest is calling miss Kay

now listen it's only one way we can

avoid all this you'll have to go up to

the ranch until it blows over oh I have

made up my mind Kay and I've made up

mine

oh hello hello habit I just told Kate

and on account of Louise she'll have to

go out to the ranch and I just told her

that I won't go so you've caught up to

us well Kay I can't make you go I can't

put you on a train handcuffed much as

I'd like to but I can do this I'll never

give you another dollar and I'll see to

it that you never left one well that's

quite a hand cutter do you mean it I do

mean it okay I'm afraid you do that's

the first thing I've ever heard you say

quietly take your choice okay before you

decide may I ask you a question right

does the evening with one berth mean

that our engagement is off not unless

you want to call no I don't I would like

to know what you were doing out with him

although it's none of my business

well I met him in a dinner I didn't want

to go home and neither did he so we went

to a nightclub didn't you know he was

having trouble with weed yes he told me

all about it and being the kinda girl I

listen yeah well if you'll marry me

today K we can catch a boat tonight and

that'll do the trick all alone fine fine

ha bother dear the liner or the ranch

the ranch

he says that's the bad part over there

this case I see and do we drive it

ourselves

whoa Maurits and then one of the boys in

Tom McNair he'll be right along

now I'd help you over things change

thank you you're shooting track when he

was room noise probably won't be long

oh you're miss darling yes I used to

know your grandfather when he was

running the ranch out here rado customer

Lucius was I'm glad to hear it hmm

people bring those trunks over here too

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You want to play a tuna dick yep a

harmonica are you the man of a

centimeter yes ma'am I'm sorry to be

late but I was very busy in the crack

game yes so the board will get going

good but I hope we didn't make you read

the game too soon it's been much better

fighting left sooner

I guess this room for you all in here

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Well will it stop

seems too

well I couldn't find what you wanted Tom

I didn't expect you would miss Hamel the

darling

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That's all must be terribly tired after

that.

I told you to

we had one drop left in the store he's a

liar

I hope they're not angry.

No.

You please stop talking and look where

you're going

I'm very sorry ma'am

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It's ahhm somebody's come in last night

don't they go for breakfast why where's

your education don't you know that by.

Keith it ain't legal to be caught out a

bit before 10:00 you brought him out

last night didn't you Tom oh yeah hey

all right

the girl isn't gonna like it here it

sort of runs in the family

remember the last time our old man came

- out yeah he didn't exactly seem to like
- it if she's like him won't help any this.

Won't hurt none and she's like a

granddaddy it's the father for my money

I probably have to total one of you boys

off to kind of show her around good

morning miss darling good morning come

on over and meet the boys

this is Tomlin said and shorted

remaining if you'd like to go writing

this morning miss doubting I'll have one

of the boys to sorta guide you around

I'd like to very much.

Leah I got that elfelfa de-stank

well Tom yeah I wanted a saddle of us

from his dog then take her around a bit

remember she wants to go but Jake I got

those those Colts to break this morning

I ditched shorty to tend to that yes

whenever you're ready mr. darling

anything else we can do why just let us

know.

I just wanna do something that's fun for

me

that goes over their head I'll bring him

out to you oh I'll be alright I stay

outside

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Told you not to come in

put that down I want him fired you hear.

I want you to throw him off his friend

but if you won't do it all while my

father about but

well Tom whatever it was you certainly

done it I'm sorry but mr. Mallory just a

minute are you telling you know ma'am

and I wish you don't need to

well I don't know first she said to fire

you and then she said not to because it

was her fault oh maybe you know what

it's about

yep you know her grandfather pretty well

didn't you Jake sure why nothing only he

must have been a pretty great old guy

wasn't he one of the best what do you

think Tom and I better put one of the

other boys to look after no leaver

rights the way she stands if it's all

the same to you maybe it is a granddaddy

she takes after Jake

oh look what like there

he's breaking a wild horse well let him

oh how Ricky is the horse wedding oh the

heart hasn't a chance.

Biffy yeah how would you like to see Tom.

McNair lose what on earth are you

talking about I just thought of

something to do oh yeah what are you

smiling about maybe you will be

surprised Oh another Hall may be

charming a tenement where my toes Nora

I'm gonna make him fall in love with me

and tell me so before we leave the ranch

the West against the east huh Nora Nora

don't tell me you've never been in love

and I don't expect to be all the women

I've ever seen have been pretty

disappointed yes you're right

we are disappointing I'll see you are

so you're gonna marry this fellow just

as soon as you get back well and then

what happened oh we danced play around

filling time yep you're disappointing

all right yes we are it's all true

because I know I'm disappointing to my

sweetheart I'll bet you were he loves me

so much he does he crosses each day off

the calendar one day near the wedding

bells

of course sucker

and oh wow I'm gonna disappoint him

because there aren't gonna be any

wedding though No

why not I don't love him anymore you

don't no not a bit

when did you find that out Oh since I've

been out here yeah yeah

let's eat.

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Aren't you happy right now pom no are

you Oh daddy I had a gorgeous time you

better go in the house meet you the same

time tomorrow all right

good night okay yeah come here

what tell me

I can't go with you tomorrow oh you

gotta work just remembered I'm sorry

the day after maybe I don't think though

you're not going away Tom no no further

than the bunkhouse

and that's only about a thousand miles

from you well I hope I see you before I

go you're going back when only three

days more well hey listen you said

something this afternoon and we've got

to finish it I've been thinking 20 you

asked me why I hadn't done anything with

my ranch well it's a hard game

ranching too hard for a man like me to

tackle for himself me I told you that

all the women I've ever known has been

pretty disappointing

and that's true enough only sometimes

things change

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What did you do this for

well you see I'm not used to being

treated with quite so much in

differences I see not such a nice thing

to do huh oh that's all right ma'am you

can get any fun out of anything why sure

go ahead and get it honey but I hope

you're not angry I'm not because there

isn't anything worth feeling sore about

nor anything in you worth feeling bad

about losing you're the one to feel

sorry for because if you felt about me

the way you made believe you did you

might be pretty happy right now and when

something real does come along for you

you'll be too busy filling in time to

notice it you're laughing at me no but

you're laughing at yourself too

good night man

hello hello

what's the matter huh I said what's the

matter.

Oh Tom McNair what remember we were to

have a tournament yeah well we've had it

of course and you won yes he's in love

with me captain a yes only what Oh me

I'm caught in my own trap okay yes it

wouldn't last would it Betty

I'll get out of it I'm taking no chances

we're going home tomorrow heaven as bad

as that

it'll be nice and cooler on the training

mother this nigga here yes

goodbye mr. McMahon the boiler it's been

very pleasant thank you I'm glad you

like it

goodbye goodbye.

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Well goodbye tom goodbye Nana

I'm running away from Newtown but I

won't forget you for a long time to come

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I don't have a fall in love with you

I'd be sorry for

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Bitch you better go to board

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Age ma'am 22 we won't have much to start

with but I've got a few calves you

didn't know about won't we be happy tall

white I guess we'd wait if we both went

crazy isn't it lovely to be crazy

by this ring this union is sealed never

to be severed I now pronounce you

husband and wife

boys meet mrs. McNair we got something

for you

kind of a wedding friends you might say

oh really

we thought maybe it'd make things more

home-like for you ain't much but the

best we could do under such short notice

why I think it's lovely

hello all right

it's the long-distance call you put in

is McNair we'll meet you outside down I

don't understand what you're talking

about Kay speak louder I'm married your

wedding no married I just had a wedding

I'm a man's wife oh wait a minute wait a

minute

Phillips Joseph anyone attend I kind of

stand up where she says of course it's

bad news of some kind this is Phillips

miss gay Oh Rory had a mr. Kay is

married sir

she's what marriage yes wish I've told

him just don't who - mr. K your father

wants to know who the gentleman is well

he's a a cowhand sir

yes yes yes I'll tell him he's a

ranchman but the name of Tom Beck now

sir this chaos staying out there she'll

write you all about it

no he didn't right tell her I've heard

enough

tell her completely yes I heard it all.

Phillips you tell daddy I hope I never

see him again either no no don't tell

him that

tell him I'm sorry it feels that way

goodbye Phillips and say goodbye to

everybody for me and

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Come on better get inside

well I knew it was pretty bad but

nothing like this it is run down a

little is this all the time this is all

there is to it

you mean we sleep here to sleep eat and

be merry but where's the bathroom

bedroom dining room kitchen the bats out

in the wagon the washtub

what are you thinking about it it's nice.

Tom and $100 will do wonders you all

know the place when I get through for

instance we could put a little kitchen

off there wait a minute honey

wait a minute we can't spend any money

in here

not yet there's feed sheds to build and.

Corral's and fences and we've got to put

every hundred into buying cattle you're

a cow man's wife now honey

if the cattle get all the attention on

the ranch and you and me we're just well

we're just their Butler's you mean it

will always look just like this oh we

can clean it up some paint no but that's

about all for a while

well I gotta get busy tom

well my friends what do you think

what you make it

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Well I made it and I want to tell you it

was some ride

to the place about half way back

darling your ears are like fire they're

coming out of it all right it's 30 below

outside you never should have gone to

town I'm all right yeah oh thanks I'm

Betty.

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Got any coffee on the stove dear

what did she say

nothing

gosh I'm tired you know I feel very bad

about something okay

what do I mean

because I haven't any present for you

well then that makes it all right

because I have any present for you how

could you have got one you haven't been

to town I was there a couple of weeks

ago but I never thought of it we're

talking as if we had the money but just

forgot mmm yes imagine

what's new in the Far East everything is

just the same seems a long time ago

doesn't it pretty long

well I think by the end of the first

year

well we'll be alright I hope so

what were you doing last Christmas Tom I

remember where I was so well where were

you Tom.

Merry Christmas

yes sir that some tree

look at all that work I did down here

town

look down would you look at this it

doesn't compare the mind you're crazy

look at that wait like it's that raiseth

assist I'll even melt the snow

where'd you get the money honey Oh

what's money to us

that dressing set it isn't being fixed

you stole it didn't you.

I gotta get after those kettles quick

well honey looks like we're gonna have a

guest Oh what

I guess the visitor

fellas come here to live now what do you

mean she was born out of season honey

and her mother just died I got to be

kept warm and well this is the only warm

place around here do you mean we're

gonna share this room with a cow you'll

die anywhere else what do I care what

happened listen dear I'm not in love

with her either but we can't afford to

lose her

we're out to raise cows and everyone

counts well I won't live with a cow and

ain't a cow it's a cap

we got to make a cow out of her so she

can raise other cows for us

you might as well make the best of a

cake.

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Tom what is it what's the matter it's

Jim he's sick man I'm kind of afraid Tom

what are you afraid of

he's a tough man he said he wants to see

you sure you stay here I'll get the dock

and pick you up on the way back all

right Tom long sorry to take him away

from you like this mrs. McNair that's

all right

sit down over there

it's horrible isn't it what's that this

life

ranching loneliness I don't know it's

hard yes but well I never thought about

it much and I never think about anything

else I hate it and if there's any chance

to get away from this place before he

comes back I'm going what are you

talking about don't you understand.

English language I'd begin it and then.

II know I'm through well I'm surprised

you stuck it as long as you did I don't

know how I've done it I never thought

you would I guess only women that's got

immense strength can live out here and

you ain't one of those he didn't drag

you out here did he

no and he's not gonna keep me here

either I made a mistake that's all and

you're going to leave him before the

winters out am I

well mrs. McNair think of just one thing

before you quit the difference of

leaving him now instead of waiting for

the spring may mean success or failure

for tongue for all his life why

how could tom ain't like the other

answers

he's a born straight it's the first time

he's ever settled down and that was

because of you he'd throw it all away

like that if you leave him now that

isn't true maybe after the first year he

might keep on by himself but if he quits

now he'll never try again seems a pity

not to stick it a little longer and give

him a chance I can't do it I mean I

don't think I can

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Hello a woman oh hello back to soon and

with the good I got the money from the

bank they did it then that's what they

did baby and I was having the feed that

did the trick so what happens they lend

me enough money to buy a hundred more

cattle so here's where we open up and

really show them something then you've

really succeeded we've won

honey Oh

telegram for you

no bad news yes pretty bad daddy's very

sick and wants me to come home at once

yeah that's bad news all right I've got

to go tom

sure we'll leave right away

you can't leave Tom huh you've got to

keep it going here yeah that's right but

it'll be pretty tough here alone

I'll get back just as soon as I can

car 93's sir

did your drawing room honey.

Oh Tom you shouldn't

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Correct won't you

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It must have been awful wasn't it I

don't know how I stood it but the

divorce how are you going to get bad

just asking for it

what else can I do he still loved you as

much as ever I think so he was always

nice to you wasn't he yeah well miss him

any no I'm gonna write him right now and

get it over with

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You know you could be a champion if you

want it okay but you got to work hard in

golf that's why I don't want to be a

champion I don't want to work hard for

anything what do you want stop too much

last night

cup of tea again not for me some tea for

mr. Forrest and I'll have some Oh

absolute ease yes ma'am

she never knows just what she wants does

she yes she does there's one thing she's

positive about huh what that cake

nothing you're still positive you want a

divorce

aren't you yes indeed heard anything yet

no not yet.

Gabe I suppose if I were to ask you to

marry me after it's all over I stand as

much chance as I would have trimming

Bobby Jones yeah I'd rather have Jones

know her but as much as I hate you

insult your golf you'd have more chance

with me oh I don't know of course you'd

rather be jealous no I wouldn't I'd

rather have you more than all the things

in the world combined okay how pretty

now why don't I want you tell me that

whole lots of reasons a rather one

mainland I'm not different enough I'm

just ordinary nothing to sell about all

I wanted is really making you a happy

camper

what do you want my champion for all

that what do you mean if I had to marry

somebody this afternoon it'd be you okay

that's right you've been swell then if

nobody else comes along nobody else is

ever going to come along sure someday

okay

please don't tell me it isn't true now

this has been the hope of my life well

your hopes of come true daddy your wild

daughter's gonna turn out to be just

another mother oh not yet I don't mean

well I'm sorry you're not my daddy

I'm mr. McNair as downstairs whiskey

all right Phillips

tell him I'll be right down

well I got my letter anyway what are you

going to say to it I've already said it

I haven't any idea what's going to

happen

okay

why trauma I couldn't stand it I left

right after you did I joined a rodeo and

been working my way east then you didn't

get my letter.

No.

What did you write oh oh nothing just a

letter come in

what I can't understand is how could you

leave the ranch well something terrible

happened to it

it probably will it'll be erect good but

don't you understand we're all through

with the ranch that's no kind of life

for us we're gonna have a new life with

somehow different and what are you

thinking about the poor little ranch

deserted all that hard work for nothing

well that didn't hurt any it'll make the

new life all the better

how's your father

fine you mean Edo well oh he's all right

now

good let's go see him look Tom you know

how daddy feels about us you wait for me

I'll tell him you're here what do you do

that sure pedal you Shawn mr. mcgantry

guest room

very good this I'll go and break the

news right

well can't you just tell him I could

have told him out there couldn't I never

knew you to be afraid of anybody before

don't afraid that way I don't want to

hurt him but what can you do okay yes

you've got to tell him but don't you see

if he stays here a little while first

and sees he doesn't belong it'll help so

much to take the shock away she's right

Henry I know this cowpuncher and he'll

need a little handling

where are they gone better they'll keep

him away from me I don't want even a

sight of it oh here you are

hello man I'm right glad to see you

again well how are you I bet you're

surprised to see me is it oh that's

right

this is mr. Forrest tongue learn to meet

you mr. McDonagh how do you do and this

is my father

that's kind of a funny sounding

introduction Cena is here my father -

how do you do McNeil I've got lots of

things to attend okay you'll excuse me

have it Coyle I've got lots of things to

talk to mr. Darling about - if you'll

all excuse me what is it look now yes

staying here daddy talk a minute Bessie

mr. darling I realize it must have been

quite a blow to you when your daughter

married me and as that's natural enough

I think you got an answer coming and

here it is we've been married a year now

and it's it's been a pretty tough year

for cake ranching's no game for her and

I think I made a big mistake in letting

her try it what I'm getting that is if

it won't work out on the ranch I'm gonna

work it out someplace else this circus

or or any place because Kay's in love

with me and I'm in love with Kay and I

don't think nothing can ever break it

and so I'd say mr. darling that you is

pretty lucky because underneath it all

all you really want is for her to be

happy and if she loves me I'm gonna find

a way of making her happy and and that's

all I got to say right what I'm getting

that is if it won't work out on the

ranch I'm gonna work it out someplace

else this circus or or any place because.

Kay's in love with me and I'm in love

with Kay and I don't think nothing can

ever break it and so I'd say mr. darling

that you was pretty lucky because

underneath it all all you really want is

for her to be happy and if she loves me

I'm gonna find a way of making her happy

and and that's all I got to say.

I forgot to tell you but some people

dropping in tonight

hope you like today well I'm Nonaka it

doesn't matter.

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You got no thanks some cigarettes around

here somewhere

oh yeah here they are thanks I'll roll

one all right I'd like to ask you a

question mr. right right you are

are you the fellow my wife was engaged

to once I'm the fellow then tell me this

where do you fit into this outfit now

how do you mean McNair you're a buddy of

mr. Darlings now oh oh one of those

family friends and yes that'll do it

well what I'm getting at is are you

still in love with her who isn't you

mean you'd still marry her if you could

yes that's what I mean exactly

well then I'll tell you what I mean

exactly after this if I was you I'd say

all my attention to mr. Darling savvy

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Well why did she ever go out west in the

first place

fold some scrapes I forget she's had so

many she missed the man out there she

leads in a merry chase doesn't she I see

her Birds back again

well perfectly do better than the other

different temperament he can take it

besides I know Kay really likes him

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Come on outside take your hand off

you take it off I'll handle it myself

are you coming yes I am

okay I'm going with you you stay here

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Come on

I should have told you this the moment I

saw you today I should have told you

when I left you up there

I'm through Tom I was through when I

left the ranch

my father wasn't sick that was just an

excuse to get out and the minute I got

back I wrote you a letter explaining it

all and wait a minute okay wait a minute

I got the letter all right you got it

sure I got it

but I got to wonderin if it was the hard

life that turned you against me or if

you was really through with me so I came

on here to see what would happen well

I've seen all right and now I'll answer

your letter the divorce is yours well

it's a pretty rotten deal of mine any

way you look at it no don't look at it

that way I wouldn't have missed this

trip for anything because now I don't

want you I'm cured Kay out there you

shaped up different to me and I was

trying to keep on believing you was

different but I found out now I was

wrong

you ain't any different kind of like

breaking a Bronco now and then one looks

like he can't be broke and then you

break him and you find out he's just

another horse for no hard feelings okay

I'll go my way and you'll settle down

and marry the man in there and he's a

nice fella too as for the divorce let's

say I deserted you and let's call it a

day.

I agree with your father I just can't

believe that marriage ever happened

you'll be happy from now on kayvyun of

course

wouldn't it be charming a service for a

circus rider.

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You're sailing Thursday on the Europa in

Paris to get you divorced your father

book passage how lovely

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Happy darling miserable there okay

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Hello

are you glad

always glad to see you okay sure oh well

that's all right with me

was I good tonight say you wasn't about

yourself this afternoon Big Boss

that's from watching you baby I know

forward I could teach you a few texts

well pretty familiar with these women

huh

the circus is an easygoing kind of life

you know I'll bet it's easy jealous I

could have killed it.

Tom don't punish me anymore come here.

No.

You were right I didn't stop loving you

was the ranters that did it all I just

let it get to be too much for me aren't

you glad to hear there tom

well I tell you Kay that's what I came.

East hoping to hear all right but I just

don't believe it

Tom let's go back to the ranch

what for you don't belong here like this

if you're worrying about me don't I'm

sure with ranching but that's all right

it just wouldn't work out for either of

us that's all it wasn't in the cards.

I just don't think you've got the stuff

to go through with it

maybe you're right

sorry to have bothered you no bother at

all

hope to see you again sometime

right now let's go

okay Paul

they didn't have any more you can't have

a few things ticket fellas what are you

doing here

I guess I can walk to write a retraction

of our great show ladies and gentlemen I

want you all to meet the greatest writer

in the world.

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Look.

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Coffee things are real coke that come on

offset finale

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I don't know what did the doctors say

Olivia we're right again don't be afraid

to tell me the truth he said everything

was gonna be all right

nothing to worry about nothing hurt much.

Tom know that don't worry Manny my only

worry was not being able to write no

more well you don't have to worry about

that huh hello a bawd feel uneasy aren't

you sure I guess I'm kind of relieved I

was worrying I might not be able to go

on with you but I understand the doc

says everything's okay that's what he

said didn't he didn't he all right

maybe maybe a week huh maybe right Tom

my lad I hate to tell you this but your

trick-riding days have come and gone

of course that don't mean you don't

stick along with us for a couple of

weeks until you get on your feet again

but after that I'm afraid you'll have to

be looking for something else to do I'd

hate to lose your tongue

he was the best writer in the outfit but

kind of tough on you too mrs. McNair but

I guess that's the way things go I don't

know why

you better be blowing now they're

reliable to move this car any minute

goodbye

sure will I don't have to fight against

you no more King life stepped in and fix

that all up by itself

now go ahead whatever

what are you doing

I'm going to hit okay

we're going back to the wrench listen

okay now don't start telling me how hard

a life it is I'll - no I won't take you

back you'll have to throw me off the

train and you can't do this.

Tom I want to go back to the ranch that

year with you was the only realest thing

I've ever done in my life

sure I didn't realize it till I got back

you've got to take me with you.

Tom look at me

now say you don't love me a nagger way

[Music]

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