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2» when the sun in the morning

peeps over the hill 2 g chord.

And kisses the roses

round my window sill 2 c chord.

Then my heart fills with gladness 2

2» when I hear the trill

2» of the birds in the treetops

j on mockingbird hill 2

mmt gives me a thrill

to wake up in the morning

it's here. Mama! It's coming!

Hurry, belle! Come on!

Are you ready? ♪ name?

I'll send you half my paycheck every week.

Be careful, won't you?

I mean, you do understand all about life and everything?

I know about boys, mama.

You got to be careful of men.

I thought I was lookin' for a man.

Well, you is.

It's complicated.

There ain't too many good ones out there like your daddy.

What you got to do is...

Oh.

You got to sort it out for yourself.

But there is one thing I can tell you.

Never trust a man who says, "trust me."

Did you hear that?

2» when the sun in the morning

peeps over the hill 2

2» and kisses the roses round my window sill 2

then my heart fills with gladness 2

2» when I hear the trill

of the birds in the treetops on mockingbird hill 2

j» tra-la-la tweedle-Dee-Dee-Dee

dmt gives me a thrill 2

to wake up in the morning

jellies! You got the jellies?

Get 'em out there.

People waitin' on jellies.

Okay, okay.

Excuse me.

Did I hear you playing the guitar?

Yes, sir, I play a bit,

as long as the chords are g, c, d and a.

G, c, d and a? That's amazing.

Have you ever thought about getting into entertainment?

You mean, show business?

My name is John snyder. My friends call me "red."

Nice to meet you.

Can I ask you a question?

How much money do you make here?

I make almost $30 a week.

Almost $30 a week.

How does $30 a night sound?

Plus, I'll buy you...

A brand new outeit.

What a night! Great crowd.

Let me take a look at you.

What kind of place is this?

It's a variety-type situation.

They're gonna love mockingbird hill.

That's 'cause it's a fabulous tune.

But you know what it needs?

A fabulous stage name to go with it.

Your eyes are like stars.

Your hair is like fire,

like heat, like star heat,

star fire,

star Blaze, your new name.

How do you like it?

I feel like an imposter.

You got something better?

As a matter of fact, I do.

I've got something unique in mind. Tell me.

Blaze starr.

Amazing.

With two r's. Yeah!

Come on, Blaze starr.

I want you to go out there and tell the people a story.

Play it, sister!

2» when the sun in the morning

peeps over the hill 2

j and kisses the roses j

dj round my window sill 2

let's take it off.

2» when I hear the trill

2» of the birds in the treetops

hey, babe, take it off.

There's peace and good will 2

you've got to take it off!

I ain't takin' nothing off!

Of course not. Look at me.

It's just dancing.

What about my singing career?

You just had it. You need a new career.

You brought me here to take my clothes off.

No, no. I thought it was a mockingbird hill crowd.

They're animals out there.

- Animals? - Animals!

Animals?

Those are our fighting boys. They're going off to Korea...

To fight the red peril.

I thought it was the yellow peril.

There's perils everywhere!

You ever heard of the 38th parallel?

For some of those boys,

that's the last parallel they'll ever see.

Those boys are about to give their lives for you.

The least you can do for them is give them a little tit.

You're not selfish, are you, Blaze?

If you won't do it for yourself...

Or for $30 a night,

Blaze starr with two r's,

will you do it for America?

Now we're talking.

Off with the shoes.

You're doing fine.

Whoa, whoa!

Go back out there. It's for our men.

God bless you.

What a debut! Come to papa.

I felt such love and warmth and...

Respect.

That's it! I felt such... ♪ name?

Let me tell you, tits come and tits go,

but you've got a chance...

To go all the way in this business,

if you don't get caught up...

With the low-class egg-suckers who run this racket.

I don't want to get caught.

You won't if...

If what?

If you and I...

Become partners.

Partners?

Trust me.

I'm gonna go freshen up...

Before we become partners.

You're fresher than a summer Zephyr...

Blowin' cherry blossoms across the chesapeake bay.

You're more than honeysuckle...

I know.

Le toilette.

Thank you.

Hey there

you with the stars in your eyes

love never made a fool of you 2

you used to be too wise 2

hey there

2 you on that high-flying cloud.

He wouldn't throw a crumb to you.

J now you just hope he'll come to you mm

Hey, get back here!

Forget the cherry blossom shit, bitch!

You'll never work in show business again!

This is not the way America works!

Next time you see me .\

j things won't be the same

next time you see me .\

j things won't be the same

j and if it hurts you my darling

2 you only have yourself to blame.

Just like those true, true sayings

all that shines is not gold 2

jno nd

just like those true, true sayings

all that shines is not gold 2

joh no

2m just like the good book says 2

you got to reap what you sow

Dear mama, you were right.

It ain't easy to find a man you can wake up happy next to.

There is a lot of young boys, but not a lot of real men.

I'm thinkin" of heading down to New Orleans.

There's a higher class of people down there,

'cause of France and all.

Ah, yeah

we've got the most beautiful showgirls.

Uh-huh, yeah, oh, boy!

You know, marriage is like a 3-ring circus.

You got your engagement ring,

then your wedding ring,

and then your suffer-ring.

Time for some bon temps rouler!

From Baltimore, Maryland,

by way of the city jail,

the one and only miss Blaze starr!

Let's hear it!

Hi, fellas. Glad you could make it.

Hi, there, ralphie.

Hmm, raising some pup tents already?

My fightin' boys are back.

Nice to see a lot of real men here tonight.

Eat your heart out, sweet thing.

How you all doin'?

You want to go flower picking in my hills?

You handsome hunk of love.

Evening, governor.

Looks like a fine night for prowlin' around,

don't it?

Good pickings tonight, governor.

Good night for prowlin' around.

Fine night for prowlin'.

Hi, sweet thing. How are ya?

How you doin', governor?

She's sure got the equipment.

How you all doin'?

A good cop is hard to find.

A hard cop is better to find.

Would you help me?

"Course I will.

Hell, yeah!

Havin' a bit of trouble?

Uh, just a snag.

Got it.

Come here.

A little souvenir for the wife.

Good lord!

He's tied up now.

She's a pretty thing.

Keep goin"

that's it, take that thing off!

Good god almighty!

Let's hear it for miss spontaneous combustion,

and I do mean bust-ion!

All right!

Let's bon temps rouler!

Who's the guy with the cops?

We gettin' busted?

No, Blaze, that's the governor.

He wants to meet you. ♪ name?

The governor's met all the girls on bourbon street.

Dinner with Earl might be worth a new fur coat.

A new fur coat. What does he take me for?

Face it, honey. We ain't nuns.

Antoine, tell the governor that I'm deeply offended,

and my dignity's been assaulted.

Excuse me, governor.

She's offended by your offer of a fur coat...

So, offer her an oldsmobile.

Never mind. I'll do it myself.

Hello.

Hello, Earl.

How are you, sweetie?

Nice to see you again.

Delilah, you are an artiste.

Well, miss starr.

Earl kemp long. Sir.

Some people call me unkempt long.

It's a pleasure, your honor.

That's some show you got there, gal.

Powerful expression of basic human needs.

I think of myself as a storyteller.

We could all use a good story, couldn't we?

I suppose you heard about me.

I heard you own half the congressmen in Louisiana.

That's a goddamn lie.

I've never bought a congressman. I rent "em.

That way you don't waste taxpayers' money?

You got a fine grasp of politics.

I guess I've got...

A soft spot for politicians.

The fine governor of Louisiana...

Would be honored to have one of your stockings.

Only if I can tie it around your neck.

You mean, like a noose?

Yeah, but a pretty one.

I got enough stuff around my neck.

Then would the fine governor of Louisiana...

Be interested in powderin' my behind?

It's time for le grand finale magnifique.

I never thought a man in your position...

Would take so long makin' up his mind. Goodbye.

If 1 could walk like that,

I'd walk everywhere I went.

Miss starr!

Miss starr, I'd like to see you again.

Can I trust you?

Hell, no!

No? What a wonderful thing to say.

Goddamn it, la grange. I do have a weakness...

For tough-minded, iron-willed,

independent women with big Hooters.

Call it a weakness if you want to,

but in my mind...

You're diggin' yourself a grave with these women.

I hope so.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, governor!

I'm talkin' to you!

Looks like you been doin' a lot of tomcattin'.

Ain't none of your goddamn business, deeter.

You little pissant!

They say you backin' that damn nigger rights bill.

You're a federal congressman.

Votin' rights is a state matter.

Keep out of my business.

You backed it 'cause they vote for you,

you nigger-lover!

I don't believe you understand...

The issues in this campaign.

All right, let's talk issues. ♪ Name?

You got a sister, two cousins,

and a granddaddy on the state payroll.

That's an issue. You want to keep...

The family tongue in the public trough,

just remember who's fillin' it with slop.

If my family's a burden on the state,

I'll switch them to the federal trough.

The only issue is niggers.

Tell us whether you're votin' yes or you're votin' "no."

Damn!

You tell me whether that means yes or no.

You bit me.

You're damn right I did.

He apologizes,

and I've had an upliftin' experience.

Come here, son.

I have a hunch that tomorrow morning,

we're gonna read in the times-picayune...

Of a generous contribution...

To the Louisiana war veterans home,

in the name of this enlightened congressman.

Cough up, son.

Thank you.

The kit Kat club's still open, isn't it boys?

Dd one night of sin

j is what I'm now payin' for

the things I did and I saw

Dear mama,

I think my singing career is about to take off.

Tonight,

I met the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana.

They tell me he's a real gentleman,

a wonderful speaker, and even a gourmet cook.

Hello.

Time to belly up to some crawfish étouffée,

a nice slice of Paris in the pot.

With all due respect to you and your fine étouffée,

we do have some business to discuss.

The downstate catholic Democratic regulars...

Don't want to commit themselves to your reelection campaign.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well,

lookee what we got here.

Welcome to Roosevelt hotel.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to introduce miss Blaze starr.

She is a performing artist on the local cultural scene,

and an epic storyteller.

Miss starr, I would like to introduce you...

To some of my yes-men and their lovely wives.

This is Chester thibodeaux and j.W. La grange,

and the rest of 'em. Bon soir.

Bon soir.

That fellow down there is representative eldon tuck.

He invited himself up here tonight...

To explain some problem that he imagines is on the horizon.

Good evenin', ma'am.

No, I ain't imaginin' nothing.

Everybody knows it's illegal...

To succeed yourself the way you are plannin'.

Earl's already got that figured out.

He's gonna resign the day before his term ends.

His lieutenant governor will take over for 24 hours.

That way, Earl don't succeed hisself.

I'm sorry, but the legislature knows that.

They are in the process of slipping through a bill...

That will make it necessary for the governor to resign...

Nine months before the end of his term.

I'm afraid they got you this time.

Got me, hell!

They just shot themselves another wooden duck is all.

They dumber than I thought.

I wonder what them bastards would do if, for example,

I was to run for lieutenant governor.

And on the same ticket, for example,

we was to run some broke-down claiming horse for governor,

like my good friend thibodeaux there.

Me, for governor?

For 24 hours. And the day after we win,

you resign and I reascend to the governor's chair.

They'll be dancin' in the streets.

I bet nobody ever heard of that one before.

That's a good idea. Damn fine.

Excuse me. You know where the ladies room 18?

For whatever reason might she be needin' a ladies room?

Shh!

For whatever reason might you be needin' a ladies room?

'Cause I need to take a pee.

Ladies pissoir is that-a-way,

and to the left.

Ma'am. Ma'am.

Hmm.

I'd like to be governor for a day.

Get you one of them rubber stamps,

a parking space of your own.

You'd have a hell of a time.

Now that will fly, won't it?

Well,

I don't know if it will fly or not,

but it will sure as hell flap its wings.

On behalf of my constituents,

we would be proud to commit our support...

To the fine ticket of thibodeaux and long.

Long and thibodeaux!

Long and thibodeaux.

Long and thibodeaux,

but we do have...

One small favor to ask.

What's that?

Go a little light on the nigger issue.

I don't make deals.

What kind of governor do you think I am?

That's my brother, huey.

Oh.

Yeah, a great man.

Could have been president of the United States.

But back in 1935, he ran into a small problem.

What small problem?

A bullet.

God rest his soul.

- I'm sorry. - Don't be.

I busted my butt for him,

and he wouldn't give me the time of day...

Unless he wanted somethin...

Let's talk about somethin' else.

What's that?

That is the biggest bobcat ever shot in Louisiana.

You shouldn't kill animals.

I didn't know you was the animal type.

Maybe we should go in the other room,

so people don't get the wrong idea about us.

Well,

we wouldn't want that to happen.

Where'd everybody go?

Into the great Louisiana night.

You ought to know...

That old age and treachery...

Is gonna triumph over youth and good intentions.

Mister governor!

Them's a big pair of rascals you got.

You mean my eyes? I mean your titties.

Call me Earl.

Earl. Good night.

Wait a minute.

Miss starr, wait a minute.

Look. Perhaps I've misled you.

Perhaps I've implied things about my character,

but I can't help it.

The scent of musk precedes me.

Just 'cause I fail to deliver upon your expectations,

it don't mean that I am a c-u-n-t.

You ain't no such thing.

I didn't want my outward presentation to confuse you.

Well,

you ain't like any stripper I'm used to.

I know, 'cause I ain't a stripper.

I'm a dancer.

Can I ask you a personal question?

Yes, sir.

Are you registered to vote?

No, sir.

I just moved to Louisiana.

Sign this.

You look like a democrat to me.

Well, did you get your fur coat?

No.

You didn't give it away for free, did you?

We had a lovely dinner. There'll be more.

Don't count on it.

I expect he's gonna call.

Blaze starr!

Would a newly registered virgin democrat...

Like to see how the wheels of government...

Are kept finely tuned?

She would.

I will see you in my office.

Goodbye, Joe, me got to go 2

me oh, my oh j

me got to go pole the pirogue.

Down the bayou 2

2 my Yvonne, the sweetest one

me oh, my oh j

there goes Earl!

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

j on the bayou 2

Mr. Earl, we got the reporters with us now.

Want me to lose 'em?

No, just wring it out. Scare 'em a little.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie 2

j and a filé gumbo .\

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar

and be gay, oh \

2 son of a gun, we'll have big fun

how are you, boys?

Ain't seen you in weeks.

Well, I don't trust those stores...

In New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Bobby, get j.0. And rathburn there a couple of watermelons.

How are you, elmore?

Mister Earl. ♪ name?

Trash seems to be blowing in behind me.

Are you boys the local press?

I'm with the New Orleans times-picayune.

Oh, well.

Are you backing a bill...

That would guarantee...

Voting rights for illiterate colored people?

These are a fine pair of boots,

the finest I've seen in a decade.

I could use a pair like this.

I bet I'll wear these for 20 years.

Bobby, pay the man.

Yes, governor.

Vote for Earl.

I'll take all of those chairs.

Reverend Marquez, we were just on our way.

I've got a fine speech prepared.

A speech?

Yeah. As you all know,

I'm 100% for homestead exemptions,

and I'm 100%...

For farm to market roads.

I believe in building Bridges over all rivers,

and hot lunches...

And hot air! What?

I said, hot lunches and hot air,

governor.

My son needs a lesson

in manners, governor,

but I am in accordance with the essence of his remarks.

We don't need no more speeches.

We need jobs.

We got some fine highway jobs. Just call la grange.

Highway jobs?

You're talkin" about pickin' up trash.

This man's a doctor,

and these women are all qualified nurses.

We done pickin' up trash.

Mister governor, we voted for you,

and we voted for your brother,

but that don't mean you got our vote forever.

Well, trust in god. He'll work out everything.

We talked to god.

He told us to speak to the governor.

What are you laughing at, picayune?

We're just curious to know...

How you'll desegregate the hospital system,

and at the same time keep all your white voters happy.

We're just curious.

Bobby, load up the car.

I got to do a little percolatin'.

Pretty good load this time.

Yeah, it's pretty good.

Have a pair of boots.

They'll last you 20 years. ♪ Name?

Vote for Earl. ♪ name?

Now that's a pretty picture.

Yeah. I've got to percolate.

Well, I got a problem out here.

What's botherin' you?

There's a lot of men who'd like to spend an afternoon with me,

but apparently you ain't one of them.

I do not like to be left in the car...

Like soiled merchandise.

And I don't think a proper introduction...

Is askin' too much.

A man in public office has to be discreet...

In his indiscretions.

Well, I am not an indiscretion.

Now calm down.

He can't hurt ya. He can't hurt ya.

I like cats. Good.

Hey, son, wrap the cat up.

Send it to the show-bar in New Orleans.

And vote for Earl?

Yeah.

Vote for Earl.

Bobby!

Yes, governor?

We're buyin' a damn cat.

Call the hospital up at atchafalaya.

Tell them the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana...

Is gonna come callin' in 20 minutes.

Well, how y'all?

The junior league...

Of the fine city of magnolia...

Wants to present this ham...

To the worthy people of this fine institution.

There you are. Bobby!

Thank you.

Good day, governor. ♪ name?

Let me introduce...

A show business genius,

who's volunteered her time...

To drop in on the sickly,

hoping to bring a little light into their day.

Without further ado, I would like to introduce...

Miss Blaze starr.

Hello, everybody. Nice hospital.

Is there some reason why you dropped in on us?

Well, you're just doin' a fine job here.

Thank you, sir.

We're glad you're here.

Vote for Earl. Glad to see you.

Well, hi, y'all!

Governor Earl long.

How you doin'?

I hope you feel better, so you can vote for Earl.

I got a little treat for you.

Cheer 'em up.

Hi, fellas.

How are you?

What's in there?

Niggers.

Let's have a look.

Wish we knew you were visitin', governor,

so we could have prepared.

This is a shameful, unmitigated outrage!

We're a bit overcrowded.

That ain't what I'm talkin' about.

What, then? You mean to say...

That you got these fine white doctors,

nurses and orderlies,

and they waitin' on a bunch of niggers?

Yes, sir.

You have white folks emptying colored bedpans?

Yes, sir.

What are you gonna do about this?

What am I supposed... You tell me.

Are you ordering me to hire a bunch...

Of colored doctors and colored nurses?

Picky picayune.

What do you think this fine man of medicine,

whose contract is about to expire,

as is the contract of many across the state,

what do you think he's gonna do about this problem?

Well, what are you gonna do?

My god, what are you gonna do?

I don't suppose somebody has a list...

Of qualified medical personnel who,

as fate has it,

may be colored and unemployed.

Here are 300 resumes. Now, this man...

Is a courageous, innovative,

daring social reformer.

I tell you,

I'm a coward next to him,

and you can quote me on that.

You know, Earl, in a certain way,

we're both kind of in show business.

You are catchin' on to the wheels of government real quick.

2 say, hey, good lookin' 2

2 what you got cookin' 2

» how's about cookin' somethin' up with me

hey, sweet baby.

Jdon't you think maybe.

Dwe could find us.

Da brand new recipe 2

got a hot rod Ford 2

dand a two-dollar bill 2

and I know a spot right over the hill 2

there's soda pop and the dancin's free 2

so if you want to have fun come along with me 2

2 say, hey, good lookin' mh

what do you think?

Are we visitin' some poor folk?

This is my home.

I call it the pea patch.

What do you think?

It's nice.

That's a picture of my main hog.

Won me 5 blue ribbons before I had him cut and frozen.

Been eatin' him ever since.

That's a brahman bull there.

Took first place at our state fair.

I got some problem with the tomatoes.

Sunburn.

Oh, my god.

I need to reinforce...

My ticker a little bit.

I didn't mean to give you a heart attack.

I'll be fine.

There's a lot of snap left in these garters!

Now you just get right in there.

Makin' love to an older man...

Is like partaking of a fine wine.

I realize that you never had a chance...

To make love to a man of my power,

my clout, my leverage...

The most powerful man in the south.

But, yes siree,

I am gonna take you...

To the land of milk and honey.

You've never had a lover like old Earl.

Do you like to f-u-c-k with your boots on?

Yeah. I get better traction that way.

But if it is unpleasing to you aesthetically,

I can take 'em ofe.

Well, if you get better traction,

then keep 'em on.

A man's got to get purchase, you know.

Oh, yeah!

It's okay to go slow.

Ahem.

What's wrong?

Come on there, big feller.

Nothin' to worry about.

Sometimes, it's a slow starter,

just like a Ford. But I'll tell you,

when that rascal starts hittin' on all eight,

you can't stop the son of a bitch!

Come on, now!

You're on the state payroll. Wake upi

everything's gonna be all right.

No, it's not all right.

I'd fire the damn freeloader if I could.

Oh, for goodness sake.

I apologize.

I apologize for me,

and I apologize for my family name.

You don't have to apologize.

You ain't done nothin' wrong.

Don't go anywhere. I'll be right back.

Excuse me.

I apologize for the great state of Louisiana.

Oh, when the saints

go marchin' in

oh, when the saints go marchin' in 2

excuse me.

Would you mind singing something...

Without the lord in it?

Just 'cause of the peculiar circumstances involved.

Oh, of course.

That was very thoughtless of me.

Goodbye, Joe 2

jme got to go

me oh, my oh j

jme got to go

jd pole the pirogue 2

down the bayou 2

2 my Yvonne, the sweetest one

me oh, my oh j

json of a gun

we'll have big fun

j on the bayou 2

goodbye, Joe, me got to go 2

me oh, my oh j

2» me got to go pole the pirogue.

Down the bayou 2

2 my Yvonne, the sweetest one

are you home yet, honey?

Not yet, miss starr.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie 2

j and a filé gumbo .\

you ain't gonna have no heart attack, are you?

We'll have big fun on the bayou 2

mmm-hmmm!

2 kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen 2

dress in style and go hog wild me oh, my oh

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

I didn't hurt you, did I?

Just a Sunday afternoon drive for old Earl.

Where the hell is Earl?

We got to talk sense into him...

Before he flushes...

The entire Democratic party down the crapper.

I believe all the fried food's clogged uncle Earl's brain.

Why, bullshit!

He ain't crazy.

All you got to do is talk to him.

Goddamn it, Earl. You got troubles.

Name one.

People say you been keepin' company with a stripper,

- name of Blaze starr. - It's a damn lie.

If he says it's a lie, then it is a lie.

Tuck, it's a damn lie.

Now that is the finest bunch of yes-men ever assembled.

You ain't mouthin' your way out of this one, Earl.

The I.R.S. Is about to crack down on you real hard.

Tax evasion. Might get ugly.

Voters cotton to people with tax problems.

When I get audited, I pick up 10,000 votes.

They started in on me in 1938.

Tried to get me in 1939, and come up with nothin...

1940, 1941!

Hello, governor.

1942, 1943, the same thing.

Pick up a signed print on Tuesday.

They really thought they had me in 1951.

I am the most investigated man...

In Louisiana history, and proud of it.

Quit pickin' your nose. Spit it out.

If you back this nigger rights bill,

your career is over.

Earl, that bill has suicide written all over it.

Governor, listen now.

We have to vote on that, and we'll take the heat.

You can rant and rave about what a bunch of racists we are.

You can claim all the moral high ground.

You can stir all the poor voters around...

Like a filé gumbo,

and we'll be the bad boys.

Fact is, you ain't even supposed to show up.

Don't you tell me the rules.

It's really quite simple,

but the solution requires...

A very tall order from you.

Like what?

You have to keep your mouth shut...

For one day in the legislature.

We both get what we want,

and that bill dies a quiet little death.

In exchange for what?

We pull all the support we can...

Away from jimmie Davis and dellesseps Morrison,

and we give it back to you.

Earl, I think I speak for every s.Ob. In this room...

When I say that you're our favorite governor.

And I'd sure like to stay in business with you.

I sure would hate to miss out...

On being governor,

even for a day.

How long has it been...

Since you carried a parish...

South of Baton Rouge, Earl?

It's been a long time, hasn't it?

My colleagues could give you some help down there.

There is help...

Waitin' for you in east Baton Rouge parish,

plaquemines parish, terrebonne, Jefferson,

iberia, Saint Martin, ascension, assumption,

Saint John the baptist.

Enough.

Johnnie Mae, not now. Yes, governor. This way.

Shut the door.

Blaze starr.

You better get used to her.

She is a fact of life.

Taxes?

You can set the dogs on me.

They might bite me, buy they ain't gonna eat me.

Damn votin' rights bill.

You want me to shut up and stay home?

Mm-hmm.

All right, I'll shut up and stay home.

Honey, you ain't ever seen

anything like this before.

Kitty, kitty.

Voila.

I tied some meat to the bow.

Pretty good, huh? Yeah, it's fine.

I put a piece of steak on the back of the Rose...

And attached it to the ribbon, and he ate it.

It's the picayune.

Cover me up.

I'll be right there!

Open the door. I know he's in there.

Hi, miss starr. I'm looking for Earl long.

Nobody here but me and my kitty.

I'd know Earl's voice anywhere.

That ain't the governor. That's a panther.

If that's all, let me see him.

He don't like reporters.

Oh, miss starr, everybody likes me.

Well, if you insist.

I'm sorry! My mistake!

Good panther. Now get to bed. Good kitty.

I'll see you later. Take a nap.

You've been in there long enough.

If you don't get out, I'll crawl in with you.

Come on.

Come on out.

I hate that son of a bitch!

I'll kill him, kill all of "em!

String 'em up by their nuts!

Goddamn papers! Ain't got no right...

Stickin' cameras up people's pants!

Give me one of my pills, will ya?

Don't get all worked up.

If bullshit was music,

the times-picayune would be the philharmonic.

You want to talk about it?

Talk about what?

Well, something is definitely wrong.

Nothin' is wrong.

I know I've become a problem for you.

Don't go pushin" me about my problems, child.

A woman has got to push.

No offense.

I'm all right.

Pushin' I respect,

but a man don't share his problems with a woman no how.

I guess I just overestimated...

The fine governor...

Of the great state of Louisiana.

I thought that going to bed...

Could mean a little more...

Than thrashing around all night in wild ecstasy.

I thought it could mean... Cuddling and toasty warmth,

sharing one's innermost needs and fears.

That's what gettin' naked truly means to me.

That's what sex truly is.

I'm sorry. It is too bad.

I guess you don't ever want to get totally naked with me.

The joint session of

this esteemed body...

Faces an historic vote in which we can...

Sustain our biblical mandate to keep...

The white race separate and pure as god intended.

And to purge our voting registry of those unclean...

- Governor. - Governor!

And these

nigger-lovin' persons...

Have imposed upon the great state of Louisiana.

Earl, you shouldn't be here.

We had a deal. ♪ name?

Braden, give me that.

Mr. speaker, I'd like permission to speak.

Willie rainach has the floor.

I'm requesting the floor for myself!

Mr. governor, with all due respect,

there is no law that allows the governor...

To speak on the floor without an invitation.

Write a new law!

Pass the son of a bitch with a voice vote.

I ask the fine governor to leave the premises.

My brother built these premises.

We ain't here to talk about your brother!

We're here to talk about you!

And to talk about niggers voting!

You put a literacy test in the registration.

I have the floor!

Take away a poor man's vote, he ain't got nothin...

The Bible says, the fear of the lord...

Is the beginning of wisdom." Psalms 111.

In righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Leviticus 19.

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered. Thy sins seen.

He that follows me shall not walk in darkness.

Jesus Christ, book of Luke.

- Governor, please. - All right!

Take the floor!

Willie rainach!

He got a cottage up on a lake.

Someday he's gonna go up there.

He's gonna get on the porch,

hunker down, take off his shoes,

wash his feet, look at the moon,

and see if he can get close to god.

I'll tell ya,

if Willie rainach ever gets close to god,

then he's gonna say that niggers is human beings!

Are they human beings or votes, governor?

I demand the floor!

Governor, please get off the floor.

I move the question.

Without objection, so ordered.

Mr. secretary, call the roll.

I object!

In the Bible it says that before the end of time,

Billy goats, tigers, rabbits, house cats,

they all go to sleep together in the same bed.

You can't stop the future. It's comin...

Buford, are you for me or again' me?

What is that? Television?

How do I look?

I had an uncle. He got drunk.

He went to the colored section down in winnfield.

He pulled this nigger out of bed...

And crawled in with the woman.

The nigger went out, got a rifle, came back.

He killed my uncle.

I'm tellin" you, we gotta quit...

Sleeping with 'em at night and kicking 'em in the day.

I would like to make

a formal apology to the gallery,

and Louisiana for the behavior of our governor.

Willie rainach, you are a chickenshit,

yellow-bellied cocksucker.

Wait a minute.

What I called that man,

was a chickenshitted, yellow-bellied sapsucker.

I didn't call him no "cocksucker."

Civil war's over!

Since the esteemed governor will not leave,

we will continue with the floor vote.

Lancaster? Nay.

Hell, it was over 100 years ago!

Munson? Nay.

The future's comin' for all of us.

Everything's gonna be all right.

You still got me.

Hmm.

Want me to sing to you?

We got it! Let's go!

Goddamn it! Who is this?

Sons of bitches!

Step on it. ♪ name?

Go on out there and catch those bastards.

- Give me that. - Where's Bobby?

Get out of here! Get out of my car!

What are you? A bunch of communists?

Cheeseborough.

Mr. governor, it's my opinion...

That you're very sick and need professional care.

I gave you that job. What'd you stick me with?

A lot of people think this is for your own good.

Mandeville state hospital.

There she is, fellas.

Miss starr, would you look at this camera, please?

We're from the times-picayune. How long you been here?

Just one quick picture, miss starr.

Where are they keepin" him? Mandeville,

about an hour from here.

Gentlemen of the press.

Governor long is suffering...

From bronchiectasis, arteriosclerosis,

oscillatory blood pressure, an occluded ventricle,

and general exhaustion.

His condition is guarded. He remains in intensive care.

Who's there?

Miss Blaze.

Earl, you don't look so good.

They puttin" all this poison in my system.

It's foreign, evil stuff.

I brought you something.

Oh, yeah.

I had some trouble getting in here.

People are turning against me.

Maybe, but you're still governor.

No, I'm not.

They locked me up in here.

No, it's in the papers even.

You're governor until they make a law that says...

You can't be in the nut house and be governor.

I'm still governor? I swear.

Mighty and powerful as ever.

Who would do this to me?

Some people say it's your enemies.

Some are saying it's your family.

Family, enemies, it's too confusing.

Still governor, huh?

There's some people I want you to get in my office.

Director of the hospital, what's his name?

Cheeseborough? Yeah, him.

Doc ferriday? Yeah.

You want me to get the picayune?

Oh, yeah!

Oh, yeah.

This is old Earl. Who am I talking to?

Hello, governor, this is Dr. cheeseborough.

I got my staff here as you requested.

We're concerned about you.

I'm sure you are. I understand...

That you got the whole hierarchy of...

The state health care system in my office.

We're here. We understand you want to make a statement.

Yeah, well, since you're gathered in my office,

I want to make a statement. Hello?

What is it, governor?

You're fired.

You heard me.

I can hire you and fire you. Check the constitution.

But...

Clean out your desk. Is doc ferriday there?

I'm here, Earl. Good.

I suppose the newspapers are there. Picky, picayune?

I'm here, Mr. governor.

That's good.

I'm gonna need a witness.

I do hereby, formally appoint...

As the new director of the Louisiana hospital...

A mighty fine gentleman, a wonderful humanitarian,

and a close personal friend of mine,

doc ferriday.

I humbly accept. As my first duty, I order...

The release from mandeville state hospital of Earl k. Long,

the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana.

Damn well said, doctor.

I want to thank you all for coming here,

and I want to use this occasion...

To officially open my campaign...

For governor of Louisiana.

Earl?

Lieutenant governor, whatever.

Tell us how...

I feel like I've been beaten on like a drum.

My head is bloody, but unbowed!

Governor? ♪ name?

Move on back. Let the governor through.

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das I lay sleepin' 2

ddl dreamed I held you \

but when I woke, dear

jd was mistaken 2

djso I hung my head.

J and cried 2

well, how are you? How are you?

How are you here?

Jyou make me happy

when skies are grey j

» you'll never know, dear

jhow much I love you \

please don't take my sunshine away j

dl'll always love you

jd and make you happy

hello, folks.

J if you will only say the same.

Jbut if you leave me 2

qto love another 2

jqyou'll regret it all 2

jqyou are my sunshine 2

2 my only sunshine you make me happy...

I'm a big fan of miss starr.

Lord knows I'd love to be in your shoes.

She's a fine woman,

but she's hurting you.

Oh, rubbish.

The only thing that's hurting me is...

My progressive ideas.

Yeah, well, Blaze starr's...

The most progressive idea you got, governor.

Your home parish is runnin' against you.

Look.

I came back from Washington...

To campaign for jimmie Davis...

Because this wreck of a man,

this public embarrassment here,

this proven nigger lover,

this shameless chaser of young women,

this time-honored crook,

this dangerous thinker, when he's able to think at all,

with tendencies toward socialism,

this outrageous affront to the people of Louisiana,

the last gasp of longism...

Must be defeated!

Vote for jimmie Davis!

Thank you, friends.

You all know me. I'm Chester thibodeaux,

runnin' for governor on the ticket with your own...

Earl k. Long! Hello!

There are a few remarks that I'd like to make...

About the hope, aspirations, and ambitions...

Thank you, I know that was gonna be a fine speech,

because I heard it before.

He's gonna be a fine governor!

Thank you very much.

I come back to my home parish here...

So you can judge for yourself.

Doi look crazy?

Earl, Earl? No!

Hey, Earl, what about that striptease dancer?

Now that's a damn lie! An old man like me...

Wouldn't know what to do with a striptease artiste,

even if I could catch her.

I've been in a nut house, but I got out.

I got the papers to prove it, unlike my opponents here.

If I had been crazy...

Must be quite a boost to your career having your...

Shabby-ass love affair with a man of Earl's distinction.

Are you questioning my intentions?

Hell, I damn sure am.

For your information, me and Earl are in love.

You're in love? The whole world's in love:

Chickens, cows, goats, turkeys, monkeys; Everything.

I don't need speeches, especially from...

A man whose main talent lies in...

Yes, Mr. Earl, it's a fine, good, damn idea.

Why don't you shut the hell up?

I ain't no yes man.

In private, I tell him the truth.

Hell, I'm as great a believer in Earl k. Long...

As anybody that ever damn lived.

I love the man, too.

It's a week before the election.

We can't do nothin" about the niggers or damn nut house,

but we can do something about you.

You could leave.

I'm stayin' with Earl.

Well, if you stay,

you'll be witnessing the final days of a great man.

Earl?

Yeah?

We gotta talk.

Fine looking bunch of hogs, ain't it?

It's all over, Earl.

What do you mean, over?

Campaign's just gettin' into high gear.

That is not what I am talking about!

I'm talking about us, Earl.

We can't see each other no more.

You've got to move back in the governor's mansion.

You've got to be buddies with your cronies,

because they love you.

And they're right. You've got problems.

Problems? I thrive on "em!

I beg for 'em.

I wallow in 'em like a pig in slop.

Your political instincts...

Are clouded by the aroma of my perfume.

Blaze?

Quit that.

Come here and cloud my instincts some more.

Quit occupyin' high moral ground. It's unbecoming.

If you win, we can be together again.

Then it won't matter what people think.

What do you mean, if I win?

I meant to say, when you win.

Would you still love me if I wasn't governor?

Would you, if I had little tits and worked in a fish house?

- It ain't the same! - 1s soi

what are you scared of?

Losing you!

I'm scared of losing the election.

If 1 lose this election, I'll be one more...

Two-bit tinhorn, loudmouth old man...

Who couldn't get reelected.

You'd be the ex-governor. That's something.

I don't want to be ex-governori

I ain't ex-governor material.

Whenever I'm right about us, you start shouting.

I'm right about us, aren't 1?

That old stuffed bobcat is magic.

It'll take care of you...

When we ain't together.

Y'all doin' all right?

It's belle!

Belle's home! Belle's home.

She's here! Belle's here.

Belle, you're home.

Hi!

Help me get my things out.

I got something for everybody.

You look different, but good.

I've got to talk to you.

I've bungled everything. Oh, no.

Nobody bungles everything.

This is for you.

What?

I left my boyfriend.

This is the big week. I was gettin' in the way.

Did you leave him for good, or for temporary?

That's what I came home to talk to you about.

Well, talk.

You see, I'm not exactly a singer...

In the normal use of that term. My boyfriend...

Is an important person in the public eye.

And... we make an unusual couple.

I don't know how to explain this, but...

The world is more complicated than in twelvepole creek.

I know that, belle.

I wanna show you something.

I get 'em from the bus driver.

He sees 'em up in huntington.

Why didn't you ever say anything?

Because I didn't want to embarrass you.

Are you disappointed with me?

I would have preferred a different profession.

But if this is wherein your talent lies...

Then the Christian thing to do...

Is make the most of it.

Come over here and give me a hug,

right now.

Oh, belle!

Can I ask you something personal?

Mm-hmm.

Is Earl long crazy?

He ain't well, but he ain't crazy.

I swear it on a stack of bibles.

I'll think about this tonight...

And maybe talk it over with the lord.

While you're praying, you might throw in a request...

For a heavy turnout in the central parishes of Louisiana.

We're getting an unusually heavy turnout...

In the central parishes. Yeah, we are, Earl.

But we're having a little trouble downstate,

like the voting machine's runnin' against us.

Has Blaze called yet?

No, she ain't called yet.

We move to

the gubernatorial primaries.

Morrison has 1st place. Here comes Louisiana.

2nd place going to jimmie Davis.

3rd place to Willie rainach. 4th to big bill dodd.

Last to the ticket of Earl long and Chester thibodeaux.

5th place.

The stunning defeat spells the probable end...

Of the long dynasty which began a generation ago.

Ben, turn it off.

J.w., I can't get him out of the damn closet.

Where's he at? In there.

How ya doin', Chester? Hello. How are you?

Come on in here. Good to see you.

Earl?

Earl, come on out of the closet.

She ain't coming back. Not to a has-been.

Come out. You're messing up your own damn party.

It ain't my party!

I bet that damn woman...

Snuck back to bourbon street with some other guy.

You know that ain't right. Simmer down and come on out.

Simmer down, hell! I'm gettin' out of here.

Earl? Earl, come on back here!

Where in the hell is he going?

Let's go get my car. All right.

Where's Blaze? She ain't here, Mr. governor.

She went to see her mama. She ain't back.

Bullshit.

I ain't bullshittin'. You fooling with her?

I ain't done nothin". You gettin' a little, huh?

Blaze? I voted for ya twice.

Blaze?

Don't you do something crazy

at the show-bar.

Blaze?

Blaze, where are you? You out here?

Huh?

Where are you?

Goddamn TV!

Ahh. "As a dog...

Returneth to his vomit,

so a fool...

Returneth to his folly."

The lord gave.

The lord taketh away!

Blessed be the name of...

You goddamn whore.

You...

Redheaded...

Harlot!

She ran out on me!

You know why? Because...

I run 5th place...

Last time on the track.

You after my money? Well, surprise.

I don't have any!

People think I'm lining my pockets.

The fact is, money bores me!

What the hell do I need with a woman like that?

You are...

Just the prettiest thing that I ever saw.

I heard you were lookin' for me.

I told you she'd come back.

Maybe things would've

been a little different... If I hadn't been around.

Nah, I lost 'cause...

My political views is too futuristic.

That and TV.

My god, I hate TV.

I like TV.

Looks like we're missing quite a party.

We're not missing anything.

Oh, my god.

It's big!

Marry me.

Earl, there's something you oughta know about me,

something I gotta confess.

What's that? I can't cook.

We'll work around it.

Maybe it's time for old Earl to become domesticated.

Might be a humbling experience.

Sure, Princess.

Betty? Does this really look all right on me?

I'm just mad about yellow.

How you doin', baby?

You know what I would like in my retirement?

What's that, honey? Atv tray.

I seen 'em advertised.

You can put food right on those damn things.

We'll see if we can get us some.

Looks good. Mm-hmm.

I'm going back to work soon.

I'm gonna make some money.

You want to go for a Sunday drive?

Hmm? No, I think I'll...

Just get some sleep.

Alexandria newspaper called.

They're sending out some guys to do an interview.

That's wonderful!

What are they gonna write about?

I'm gonna suggest it be a story about...

A thoroughbred...

Turned out to stud pasture in his golden years.

Well, how are you?

Earl kemp long, ex-governor of Louisiana.

People call me "governor" if so inclined.

My pleasure, sir. Good morning.

Excuse me, but is miss starr ready?

Miss starr...

Is expecting you.

Honey, the people are here.

I got some other fish to ery.

Good morning, gentlemen. "Morning, miss starr.

No pictures. No pictures?

Why not? I won't have a story without pictures.

Put it away.

I thought we could...

Talk to you about your future.

I don't want to talk

about my future.

I don't want to talk about my past or my present.

Miss starr?

Tell me when's the next election in Louisiana.

There's always an election in Louisiana.

There's a national congressional primary...

Coming up.

National politics, huh?

You wouldn't be thinking about uncle Earl, would you?

And what if I was?

Well, no disrespect intended, ma'am,

but he's not exactly dealing off the top of the deck.

Earl k. Long is the sanest man I've ever known.

Interview's over, boys.

But, miss starr?

Hello?

How ya doin', Blaze?

J.w., I've got some great news for you.

Earl wants to make a comeback.

Earl wants to make a comeback, huh?

Okay, ah,

what's he gonna run for?

Earl is ready for national politics.

If Kennedy wins, he's gonna need help.

Are you with us?

I've got to tell you,

right now, the answer's "no."

I'll take that as a "yes."

I look forward to seeing you fellas.

Oh, Earl!

Earl?

Guess what. Your cronies called...

And they desperately want you back...

To run for national office. They're beggin' for you.

They're crazy. I'm finished down there.

That self pity stuff don't look good on you.

You're pullin' my leg. ♪ name?

I just got off the phone with them.

La grange, thibodeaux, doc ferriday; Every one of them.

They want you back. They called from Baton Rouge.

It sounded urgent, but I told 'em you were busy.

I took a message. They're waitin'...

By their phone this minute for you to call them back.

And they're beggin' for me?

They are beggin' for you...

On their hands and knees.

Well, goddamn!

It's about time.

Those bums in Washington are worse...

Than the hoodlums we got down here.

Federal highways full of potholes.

Hot lunch programs, they're gettin' lukewarm.

In the Bible, proverbs, 19... Governor,

what about that stripteaser?

That is a goddamn lie.

Oh, when the saints go marching in 2

now when the saints go marching in

you know that I want to be in that number

when the saints go marching in

djnow when the sun 2

j refused to shine 2

don't forget.

Vote for Earl k. Long.

Vote for Earl k. Long for congress.

2» when the sun refused to shine

Well, lookee, lookee, lookee.

What have we got here?

Arvin deeter.

Man drives to dinner in a rolls Royce.

He comes to work in a Chevrolet.

Don't come too close, boy. I bite.

Be interestin' to see how the parish warms to a...

Socialistic, nigger-lovin', woman chasin',

lunatic from the mental hospital. Oh, yeah!

Oh, yeah?

Some people say it would be an improvement.

I love that man.

Let's hear it for ol' deeter!

Get over here!

It ain't his fault he's got a face like a catfish,

talks out of both sides of his mouth,

whistles, lies, smokes cigarettes at the same time.

People in this parish are entitled to somethin' better.

Come on, baby!

This fallen man...

Lies at the feet of a woman...

With colored hair,

sinful clothes,

painted eyes,

exotic,

erotic,

wanton, lewd and hell-bound!

Earl! Earl!

Keep it as a souvenir.

Vote for Earl.

Look at ol' high hat,

sweet-smellin', silk-stockin' deeter.

Puts that sticky stuff under his arms.

Charlie, if you get deeter and his boys to give up...

Bourbon, 6 beers, and cigarettes every 4 days,

they would all become saints! Yeah, yeah!

There'd be a chicken in every pot.

Every man would be a king.

That's the price of civilization.

Before I would sell out...

The poor colored people, the poor white people,

have people hiding "em, fighting 'em,

and burning up their homes,

I would sacrifice being President of the U.S.,

vice president, U.S. senator!

The three best friends...

That the poor people ever had:

Jesus Christ, sears and roebuck,

and Earl k. Long!

The ongoing story

of the long family dynasty...

In Louisiana continues to add more bizarre chapters...

As former governor Earl k. Long...

Attempts a pathetic bid for election to national office,

rocked by a scandalous affair...

With a famous exotic dancer.

Leave her alone!

What's the matter? You want to look?

All right. Take a look.

Huh? Take a real look!

If 1 was crazy then,

I am crazy now!

And I'm gonna be crazy for the rest of my life.

They say I fell in love...

With a striptease dancer.

Well, they're right!

I'm guilty. Thank you, sweetie.

They say I raised taxes.

They're right. I am guilty.

They say I built Bridges, and hospitals, and roads.

They're right! I'm guilty!

They say Louisiana's got the best old-age pension...

In the United States of America.

They're right. I'm guilty.

They say I fought the poll tax and the reading lists...

So that everybody in the country could vote.

Right! Guilty, guilty, and guilty!

Dear mama,

we're heading up to winnfield for election day.

Don't be disappointed if Earl don't win.

He's happy, or as close to happy as he gets.

Most of the important people in Louisiana...

Don't speak to him anymore.

And the press, well, they just laugh.

I'm gonna be votin' for congress.

You might pray for me.

It's my first time and I'm pretty nervous."

Blaze starr,

how would you like to ride to headquarters?

Governor, I think it's a fine day for a walk.

Well, that's exactly what I said.

Itis... a fine day for a walk.

Everything okay?

The election's in the bag.

The papers say you're in trouble,

as usual.

The day before an election, can't find anybody...

Who says they're gonna vote for me.

After, can't find anybody who says they did vote for me.

It's always been the same.

How are things at the club?

Fine, I guess.

There's a lot of pressure for me and the girls to...

Drop our g-strings.

They say it's the wave of the future.

Well, civilization is at the crossroads...

In every department.

Good lookin' melons here.

Find us a good one.

I'm gonna thump a few and see if they talk back.

How's Earl doing? The newspapers hate him.

Deeter's come up with some evidence about tax problems.

The Democratic machine ain't gave him a damn dime,

and he's 20 points behind in the polls.

Things are lookin' pretty good.

Hello? Hello?

Oh, my god! ♪ name?

It's his heart!

Earl? Earl?

Give him air. Are you all right?

Goddamn it. Get away from me.

I just had something bad for breakfast. It's his heart.

You want your pills? ♪ name?

Get him to the hospital.

If you take me, I'll fire everybody.

Somebody get an ambulance!

Yeah, broadcast that I ain't fit for office.

Listen! You need to go to the hospital, damn it!

Honey, you tell 'em where I gotta go.

He's gotta go right now.

You don't want the hospital? No.

Take him to the hotel.

If he wins, he'll fire you. For god's sake, he's sick.

Everybody just leave me alone.

Give me some air.

I'm all right.

You're getting

your color back.

I'm all right. That was a fine melon.

It was a damn fine melon.

- You all right. - I'm all right.

Don't get hit by a car.

Stop the traffic.

How are you? Good to see you.

Sam, good to see you.

Hello, governor. How are you?

Thanks for coming.

Vote for Earl. Oh, yeah.

Evening. How are you?

Nice to see you again.

Evening. Evening.

The heat's really fierce, isn't it? It is.

You're in the clear, Earl.

You're gonna be okay.

Here. Just sit down,

right here.

What time is it? It's 5:00, Earl.

The polls are still open.

Prop me up, boys. Stick me in the window.

Let 'em see I'm okay.

We get a good turnout in goldonna?

We're checking on it for you, Earl.

Get some rest, will ya? I don't want rest.

Give me that.

Earl, listen to somebody else for a change.

Here, mister Earl. Here you go.

Right here. Take it easy.

We gonna make it all right.

That's it. You all right?

We'll put you in the window.

Wait a minute.

East of the river there's a guy...

What's his name?

Joe Lee Jackson. Yeah.

The guy with the trucks, right? Yeah.

He owes Earl.

Get him to send trucks to pick up voters.

Sid. Harold. Bob. Go on and do that.

Give me my pills.

It's okay, Bobby. Thank you.

Open 'em up, boys. I'm ready.

Things look okay to you?

Kind of hard to tell with Earl.

Oh, yeah!

Joe Lee. Here.

Tell him uncle Earl wants him to get here.

Joe Lee Jackson,

I'm calling for uncle Earl. I need your truck.

See you all later.

There. It's 8:00. The polls are closed.

The polls are closed now, Earl.

You want me to shut the blinds, mister Earl?

Yeah.

I bet ol' deeter's scared. Split-tongued heathen!

Damn it! Can we get you to a hospital?

Get me to a couch. Oh!

You're out of your cotton-picking mind.

You know that, don't you? Hmm?

Easy, now.

Right here. There we go.

That's it.

Keep his head up.

That's good.

Almost time for

the 1st returns, but... we'll go have a look for you,

and see how things is developing.

Okay? ♪ name?

Earl, I want you to take

care of yourself.

We'll find out what the polls say, all right?

See how we're doing in Monroe. Shh.

I always done good in Monroe.

Dd good-bye Joe 2

jme got to go

me oh, my oh j

2» me got to go pole the pirogue.

Down the bayou 2

2» my Yvonne the sweetest one

me oh, my oh j

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

Doesn't look too bad, heh?

What happened to your boys?

Looks like they're slow in gettin' out.

At least my voters ain't dead.

I killed your votes, snake chucker.

You boys get back to your corner.

Good luck to you. ♪ name?

Hey, doc.

I love you.

I love you too.

You gotta promise me something.

Hmm?

We get married right after this election's over.

Trust me.

All right, Earl. Earl, you won!

We're back in business.

We're on our way to Washington.

Of course he won.

What'd you expect?

We'd like to be alone for a bit,

if you don't mind?

Yes, ma'am, miss starr.

What is happened down here is the wind have changed.

Clouds roll in from the north and it start to rain

2 rained real hard and it rained for a real long time 2

2m six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline 2

2 the river rolls all day the river rolls all night

some people got lost in the flood.

Some people got away all right 2

river have busted through clear down to plaquemine 2

2m six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline 2

j Louisiana

j Louisiana

2 they're tryin' to wash us away

j Louisiana

2 they're tryin' to wash us away

president coolidge come down in a railroad train

2 with a little fat man with a note pad in his hand 2

president said little fat man isn't it a shame 2

2 what the river has done to this poor cracker's land 2

j Louisiana

2 they're tryin' to wash us away

j Louisiana

2 they're tryin' to wash us away

Good-bye Joe, me got to go, me oh, my oh

2» me got to go pole the pirogue.

Down the bayou 2

j my Yvonne, the sweetest one me oh, my oh

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

j on the bayou 2

jambalaya, crawfish pie, and a filé gumbo.

J» 'cause tonight I'm gonna see my mes cheres amis, oh

pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

j on the bayou 2

thibodeaux, fontaineaux the place is buzzin' 2

2» kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen 2

dressed in style, go hog wild, me oh, my oh \

2 son of a gun we'll have big fun

Listen to me.

For one time in your life, you believe me.

All of that rowdy stuff was exaggerated,

and if there was any, it was precipitated...

By those won't-quit newspaper people.

Hello?

Hello, governor.

They looked like they wasn't gonna leave,

so I told some of these fellas, these police, we had three,

get 'em out of there! Put up a curtain.

I looked up and there was one of them bastards crawling through.

I started to throw that champagne bottle at him.

Hello? Hello, governor.

I don't give a damn if you puttin' this on it.

I'm not gonna use that portion. You can if you want.

Well, I... The truth's the truth.

Not unless you want me to, governor.

Go ahead. I want you to.

With anything I said, you can record it,

you can put it in the paper.

I've got one language, and that's the truth.

Hello? Hello.