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The mate that fate

had me created for

And every time

Your lips meet mine

Darlin', down

And down I go

Round and round I go

In a spin

Lovin' the spin I'm in

Under that old black magic

Called love

Love, love

What you all starin' at?

The lady's finished.

You can start your yammerin' again.

Well, go ahead! Start yammerin'!

(CHATTERING)

My name is Beauregard Decker, ma'am.

I'm 21 years old and I own my own ranch

up in Timber Hill, Montana,

where I got a fine herd

of Hereford cattle, a dozen horses,

and the finest sheep and hogs

and chickens in the country.

Now, I come down for the rodeo tomorrow

with the idea in mind

of findin' me an angel, and you're it.

Now, I don't have a whole lot of time

for sweet talkin' around the bush,

so I'd be much obliged to you

if you'd just step outside with me

into the fresh air.

What'd you say?

My name is Beauregard Decker, ma'am.

I'm 21 years old and I own my own ranch

up in Timber Hill, Montana, where I...

Yes, I, I know. I heard all that part.

- Okay, let's get outta here.

- No...

I'm mighty grateful to you for what you did,

but, we're, we're not allowed

to go out with the customers.

But you could buy me a drink if you wanted.

I'm so dry, I'm spittin' cotton.

Don't ever use the stuff.

Besides, I ain't got time for a drink.

- I wanna be in bed by 10:00.

- Huh?

I'm ridin' in the rodeo tomorrow,

so I need my sleep.

- Oh.

- So will you come on?

Well, we're not supposed to...

- Bo.

- Hold my hat, will you, Virge?

- Where you goin'?

- Splash!

You're sure a good singer.

I'm a chantooze.

Oh.

That's why I call myself Cherie.

That's my name, Cherie.

That's all the name you got?

That's all you need.

Like Hildegarde, she's a chantooze too.

Cherry.

Cherie! It's French.

It means "dear one."

Well, my name's kinda French,

Beauregard. It means somethin' too.

What's it mean?

I ain't gonna tell you. You'll laugh at me.

- No, I wouldn't.

- Yes, you would.

Honest, I wouldn't.

Well,

it means "good lookin'."

I never told that to a single person

in my whole life.

My ma was French. She gave it to me.

That's a real pretty name.

Beauregard.

You are, too. Real beauregard.

Everybody just calls me "Bo."

- Cherry.

- Cherie.

It was real nice the way

you made everybody shut up in there,

like you had respect for me.

You made them have respect too.

- I liked that.

- You did?

- Yes.

- How about me? Did you like me too?

Well, when I first saw you,

I thought you was some kind of a hooligan,

yellin' and stompin' like that.

But when I realized you was doin' it for me,

I was attracted to you.

Attracted?

You was?

- I still am.

- You still are?

Really attracted?

Uh-huh.

'Course, it's only what you might call

a physical attraction.

Physical?

I mean, you're so big and strong and,

well, so darn healthy-lookin'.

Guess I am in pretty

good shape for the rodeo.

'Course, you gotta be when you're

competin' in all five class-A events.

Cherry.

Beauregard.

Pardon me, sir. Have you seen Cherie?

That little gal you was settin' with?

No. She went off with another customer.

I was worried.

It's about time for the second show.

Virge, I want you to be the first to know.

After all, it was really your idea.

What was?

I found me that gal, just like you said.

Cherry and me, we're engaged.

- We're what?

- Engaged.

Virge, I want you to meet Cherry.

Cherry, this here's old Virge.

- He'll be livin' with us, of course.

- We already met.

Now wait a minute. Somebody's got

the wrong idea around here.

What do you mean, Cherry?

My name ain't Cherry. I told you, it's Cherie.

I can't say it fancy like that.

Anyway, what's the matter with Cherry?

Well, it ain't dignified.

- Bo...

- Now, tomorrow afternoon

is the preliminaries for the rodeo.

We'll get married out there!

Married? Out where?

At the rodeo.

Tomorrow night, after the finals, we'll

all three of us catch the bus back.

Bo, you don't know nothin' about this gal!

I know she's my angel.

That's good enough for me.

Well, your angel was hustlin' me for drinks!

Sixty cents a shot!

And come to find out, it weren't

whiskey she was drinkin'. It was tea!

Of course it was, Virge!

Angels don't touch no liquor!

Cherry, I just gotta kiss you again!

I can't help myself!

(PATRONS LAUGHING)

Stop! Cut it out!

- Everybody's looking.

- Let 'em look!

Ain't no crime for two people

to show a little affection,

especially when

they're gettin' married tomorrow!

Cherry, I just know

we're gonna be very happy together...

Till death do us part!

Hey, I better get goin'. I gotta get into bed.

Virge, come on. Let's get goin'.

Cherry, we're gonna make all the rest

of the plans in the mornin'.

But meanwhile, for a weddin' present...

I'm gonna get you a deep freeze,

or an electric washer,

or any other major appliance you want.

Good night, darlin'.

(PATRONS LAUGHING)

Come on, honey. You're on again.

What's the matter? What happened?

You know somethin'? I'm not quite sure.

This whole thing is probably my fault.

I told you it was about time you started

learnin' somethin' about women.

Now, I ain't sayin'

this particular gal you picked out

ain't a good one to practice on.

But a fella can't go around marryin'

the first gal he meets.

Why not?

You better get your mind on that rodeo.

Fellas back at the ranch

bet their money on you.

Anyhow, she has no intention

of marryin' you.

Oh, yes, she has, Virge.

She's got a physical attraction to me.

- Oh.

- She said so herself.

Oh!

- Virge?

- Yeah, Bo?

What's the difference between a,

a physical attraction and, well,

just a regular attraction?

Well, a gal can be attracted to a fella

for lots of reasons.

His mind, for instance.

- His mind?

- Sure.

Like if he's smart or reads poetry

or somethin'.

- No kiddin'?

- That's right.

- I can read and write.

- Mm-hmm.

I don't know no poetry.

But I can recite the Gettysburg Address.

Would that count?

It might, Bo. I doubt it, but it might.

Magic has me in its spell

That old bah-duh

duh-buh-duh-duh-duh-duh

I should stay away

but what can I do

I hear your name

Cherry!

And I'm aflame

Yes?

Good morning, ma'am!

Aflame with such...

Say, wait a minute! Wait a minute!

BO:
I told you, we're gonna be married!

I'm just wakin' her up for breakfast. Cherry.

(KNOCKING)

Cherry, wake up! It's me, Beauregard!

Good morning, Cherry!

She didn't say nothin' to me

about gettin' engaged.

Why's it so dark in here?

Let's get a little air.

I don't allow callers...

Cherry, come on, get outta bed.

We gotta be in time for the parade at 10:30.

- Listen, young man!

- Ma'am, I don't want trouble from you.

How do I know that you're engaged to her?

Cherry, wake up and tell her you know me!

What?

Oh, it's you!

- You see? She knows me.

- Oh, for the love...

- I don't know what's goin' on in this...

- Cherry?

Come on, come on. Get outta bed.

We gotta get goin' because

we're gonna be married today,

and we got a lot of things to do.

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