Coal Miner's Daughter Page #5

She does talk,

don't she, partner?

I mean, generally people

that can sing can talk.

Oh, she'll talk up a storm

if she feels like it.

All right.

Y'all settle down

here now and be quiet.

Darling, come over here

and sit on my knee.

You'll have a lot better view, boys.

Sit up here, now.

Sit up big and

listen to your mama.

All right, tape is rolling, we're ready.

Let's go for take one.

Three, four, one.

(PLAYING UPBEA COUNTRY SONG)

(SPEEDY CHUCKLES)

That's all right, that's all right,

don't worry. We got a lot of tape.

All right, you all, get ready and

set, and we'll go for take two.

Buddy, could you give

us a minute, please?

Well, sure.

Kids, come along with me.

Come here.

I guess we're

leaving now, so...

DOOLITTLE:
Hey,

put that thing back on.

What are you doing in

here with them kids?

Doo? What are you doing?

Darling, I want you to

sing to these babies.

Sing to the babies?

Yes, just like you was at home.

I'll sit there in

that green chair.

Okay.

Are you sure?

I'm positive.

(PLAYING UPBEAT COUNTRY SONG)

(SINGING) Ever since you left

me I've done nothin' but wrong

Many nights

I've laid awake and cried

All right, hold it, everybody.

Just hang on a minute.

Let's take a little break and let me

see if I can find a few more pickers.

Man, I can't afford

no more pickers.

I done spent every

last penny I had.

As bad as them two are,

what do you want more for?

No, no, I mean more better.

That little lady sings her hind end off.

(PLAYING UPBEAT COUNTRY SONG)

(SINGING) Ever since you left

me I've done nothin' but wrong

Many nights

I've laid awake and cried

We were so happy

my heart was in a whirl

Let's go, darlin'. Let's do this

thing now, I ain't got all day.

Wait a minute, I ain't got all

these doodads sewed on yet.

Baby, I got to get to work.

Come on, now.

Okay.

It's just gonna be your

head and shoulders anyhow.

Get up there in

front of the backdrop.

You mean that bedspread?

Yeah.

Oh, wait a minute, Doo!

I ought to put on some lipstick.

Get back in here. I like you better

natural. Forget the lipstick.

Slip's all rotten.

Sit down there.

Get up on the back

of the chair, babe.

Up on the back of the chair?

Yeah.

Oh, that's gonna be pretty.

That's gonna be pretty.

I don't want you ever

wearing no lipstick,

or makeup or none of

that junk, I don't like it.

It ain't right.

All right, here we go now.

Where do you want me to look?

I want you to look at heaven, baby.

BETTY SUE:
Mama.

Get out of there, sweetheart, I'm

trying to take your mama's picture.

Get over there

and sit down now.

Thank you, baby.

Smile.

Oh...

(CLICKS)

Beautiful. That's just beautiful.

That's it, babe.

Put the backdrop

back on the bed.

Are you and Daddy going out

again tonight, Mama?

Yes, honey, I've got

to sing over in Lynden.

Can I go with you?

Oh, no, that's a rough old honky tonk.

You can't be going over there.

(TYPING)

(YAWNS)

Did you stay up all

night again, honey?

Yeah, darling,

I'll get me a nap later on.

Well, let me fix

you some breakfast.

No, I'll get me

a bite later on, baby.

I got to go now.

You be ready when I get home.

We gotta drive

all the way to Spokane.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Where's my egg, Mommy?

I'm cooking it as fast

as I can, darling.

MAN:
Loretty!

BOY:
(LAUGHING) Loretty.

MAN:
Loretty!

Loretty!

Long distance!

Your ma's calling from Kentucky!

Emergency, she said.

MAN:
Amazing grace,

how sweet it sounds.

MOURNERS:
(SINGING)

Amazing grace

How sweet it sounds

MAN:
That saved

a wretch like me.

MOURNERS:

That saved a wretch

like me

MAN:
I once was lost,

but now I'm found.

(MOURNERS CONTINUE SINGING)

He come to me, Mommy,

when he died.

I seen him just as plain.

You know, he wanted to be with

you and them grand-young'uns.

MAN:
Was blind

but now I see.

Mommy, I shouldn't have left.

I don't guess he ever got over me

taking her off from home, Doc.

You did the right thing,

Doo, leaving here.

Well, anyhow, it's over

and done now, I reckon.

No, it ain't, Doc,

it ain't never gonna be over.

MOURNERS:
(SINGING)

We have already come

Finished widening that trail.

It ain't gonna be so hard

to get up here next time.

(SIGHS)

Loretta, this ol' mountain top

is gonna be covered in

wildflowers in six weeks' time,

what the hell are you doing

bringing plastic ones up here?

Because they don't die.

The real ones just die.

Darlin'...

Like everything else.

Mommy's moving away,

Daddy's gone.

I ain't gonna

have no home left.

You got our home.

Baby.

Get away from me!

Leave me alone.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Loretta, we gotta

decide something.

Most of them radio stations that

we sent records and pictures to

is right here in

this part of the country.

If we're really

gonna do this thing,

we gotta go see 'em in person and

make sure they play that record.

I already talked to your mama and she

said she'd watch the kids for us.

We gotta move right now,

you understand?

Darlin', if you don't want it,

I ain't gonna make you

do nothing you don't wanna do.

It's your choice.

We'll just go back to what

we was doing, that's all.

I want it.

What?

I said I want it!

Baby, I can't hear you!

I wanna be a singer, Doo!

I want it real bad.

(SOFTLY) I want it real bad.

Jack, you see that little

row of numbers right there?

That tells you how many miles you've

gone, and tell us how far we've been

when we get back here.

I love you. I'll see you

when we come home.

Go with Grandma.

Come on, girl.

Mommy, I love you.

I love you.

Betty Sue, you take care

of the little ones, okay?

Will you mind Grandma? Okay?

Bye, Jack!

Bye, Ernest Ray! Bye-bye.

I left y'all some Tootsie Rolls

in the top drawer, Mommy,

in the bedroom!

Bye-bye!

Bye, Mommy!

Bye, Mommy!

Come back, Mommy!

(TUNING RADIO)

DJ ON RADIO:
Now here's that number

one hit, Walkin' After Midnight.

Patsy Cline.

That's right, that's WCBL.

Disc jockey name of Bobby Day.

Keep your eyes open for the

transmitter, honey, it's right up here.

The what? Oh.

The transmitter.

WOMAN ON RADIO:
(SINGING)

I'm always walkin' after midnight

Searching for you

I walked for miles

along the highway

Well, that's just my way

Dadgummit, Doo, wait a minute!

People can see in here.

Hurry up, let's go.

What am I supposed

to say when we get in there?

I don't know what to say.

Don't even think about what you're

supposed to say, just start talking.

(KNOCK ON WINDOW PANE)

Hey, I'm sorry, folks, there's no

visitors allowed in the studio.

Uh... Hi, Bobby.

My name's Loretta Lynn

and I sent you a picture and my

newest record on the Zero label.

Hey, look, no kidding, you can't be

in here while I'm doing a show, okay?

It's a song I wrote myself,

it's called Honky Tonk Girl.

I got the idea...

I got it and I played it

and it just sorta

laid right there.

So thanks for coming in, you all.

Bye-bye, now. Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

You're listening to Tri-State

Country with your DJ, Bobby Day

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