Coal Miner's Daughter Page #7

much and welcome

to this portion of

our Grand Ole Opry.

Right now I want you

to meet a little gal

that I feel sure you're

going to love very much.

So, let's give a great

big Grand Ole Opry welcome

to Miss Loretta Lynn!

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

Get out there.

Well, if you ain't a picker,

what are you?

Got a wife singing on the Opry.

Oh, I see.

You're one of the husbands.

Well, I'm one of

the wives, darling.

See you later.

Hey, hey. How about one fifth

wheel buying another one a drink?

Oh, there she is. She's on

right now, she's on the radio!

Hey, buddy. Hey, buddy,

could you turn the radio up?

...nothing but wrong

Many nights I've

laid awake and cried

We were so happy

My heart was in a whirl

But now I'm a honky tonk girl

MAN:
Hey, sweet thing!

Sweet thing!

How's that big ol'

ugly husband of yours?

He's out in the alley trying to

sober up enough to do his show.

Hey, Del, turn

the radio up, will you?

Listen, I'm trying to hear the radio,

you all. Delmar, turn that thing up!

WOMAN:
He's got a wife on the Opry.

That's right.

Oh, is that right?

Hell, you got it made, man!

All you gotta do is lay up and count

it as the old lady rakes it in.

Oh, I do my share of the work,

mister. Delmar, turn it up!

Sure you do, Hoss, sure you do.

Hey, listen,

I told you all politely,

I'm trying to hear my

wife sing on the radio.

Oh, is that your job?

I mean, she sings and you listen?

Yeah.

(LAUGHING)

(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)

And now I'm a honky tonk girl

I'll be!

Wonderful.

Real wonderful, honey,

thank you so much.

Hey, by the way, you think you

might come back next week?

I ain't got

nothing else planned.

(CHUCKLES) She ain't got...

Okay, Loretta Lynn!

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

She's a doll, I'll tell you.

Thank you, honey.

Doo, did you hear?

They loved me!

Yeah, I heard ya.

And they want me to come back

next week, can you believe it?

I can believe it, baby.

Now what we gotta do next

is to sit down

and plan real careful

what we're gonna do next.

I'm too happy to even

think about that now.

I don't care if I

die tomorrow, Doo,

if I never sing another song, it ain't

never gonna be any better than this.

Did you hurt yourself?

Your jaw's swelling up.

That's just from grinning, baby,

that's from pure happiness.

(LAUGHING)

LORETTA:
(SINGING)

I fall to pieces

How can I be just your friend?

You want me to act

like we've never kissed

You want me to forget

Pretend we've never met

And I've tried and I've tried

But I haven't yet

You walk by and

I fall to pieces

Friends, this is a number one

hit song by Miss Patsy Cline.

I guess y'all all know

she's over in the hospital

'cause she's been in

a real bad car wreck.

So I wanna

dedicate this song to her.

So, Patsy, if you're listening,

this song is for you.

I fall to pieces

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Oh, thank you.

Loretta, Patsy Cline's husband.

Charlie Dick.

Hello.

Patsy heard you tonight and she

wants you to come and see her.

Can you come?

Doo, this is Charlie Dick,

Patsy Cline's husband.

She heard me.

She was listening in the hospital.

She wants to meet me.

Can we go?

Sure, baby, go ahead. I'll take the

young'uns. Get your mama's guitar.

Are you sure?

Get in the car, baby.

Yeah.

Okay, honey, Mama will be

home soon. Bye-bye.

Bye, Mom.

Patsy Cline was listening?

To me?

Bye-bye, honey.

CISSY:
Bye!

See you later, Mama!

Hey.

Hey! Did you bring me

that beer like I...

(CLICKS TONGUE)

I keep my straw in the top

drawer, honey, right behind you.

Right behind, top drawer.

It's right in there.

Thank you.

That's the one.

Thank you.

(SNORTS)

What's the matter

with you? (LAUGHING)

Ain't you ever seen

no glamorous star before?

You ain't mad at me for singing

your song, are you, Patsy?

Mad?

Sit down.

I'm scared

because people might think you

sing that thing better than I do.

Uh-uh.

You're stirring

things up in this town.

Hey. How many times

you been on the Opry now?

I've been on 17 straight times.

People wanna know

who you been sleeping with

that you been on so many times.

Who's been saying that?

Gals that have been sleeping with

everybody and still ain't been on yet.

Like who?

(CHUCKLES) Oh.

Let me put it this way,

take it as a compliment, you

got 'em running scared.

(LAUGHING)

I just can't believe I'm sitting

here, talking to Patsy Cline.

ANNOUNCER:
You know,

Patsy Cline has been

hospitalized for

several months now

due to a serious accident.

We are happy to say she is

here tonight to sing for you.

A Grand Ole Opry welcome

for Patsy Cline!

(CROWD CHEERING)

MAN:
You're looking

hotter tonight, girl.

(SINGING) Sweet dreams of you

Every night

I go through

Why can't I forget you

And start my life anew?

Instead of having sweet dreams

About you

You don't love me

It's plain...

DOOLITTLE:
Johnny

didn't need any dogs...

WOMAN:
Great, Patsy!

MAN:
Nice show, Patsy!

What y'all two devils been up to

besides getting into trouble?

Don't answer that.

Delmar, two Co-Colas.

Hey, Patsy, Mooney says he's

gonna take me squirrel hunting.

Oh, now, Charlie Dick, don't

you bring home no squirrels.

When I left Virginia I swore

I'd never eat another

squirrel as long as I live.

I love squirrel meat.

Don't you like squirrel, Patsy?

Of course I do.

I married Charlie, didn't I?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Charlie, you know I love you.

Even if I have to remind

him every now and then

he ain't nothin' but

a damn tax deduction.

That goes for you, too, Doolittle

Lynn, and don't you forget it.

(ALL CONTINUE LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(SINGING) Right from the

start, most every heart

That's ever been broken...

Doo? You all right?

Yeah.

Got you enough books?

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Get down from there.

Let me try.

My Lord, Patsy, I hope

we don't get rained out.

(LAUGHS) You don't get rained

out on circuits like these,

you just keep on singing.

Mud, flood, hell or high water.

MAN:
Five minutes, Patsy.

Looks like that's it for me.

What else do you wear?

I start out with some liquid makeup

and then I powder that down.

Now, look, Loretta,

you get ready

'cause I'm gonna call you

up after my first song.

Okay.

MAN:
Somebody moving!

What did you do that for?

What have you got on your face?

I just thought I'd try it.

Do you like it?

No.

Hell, no. You know

that I don't like it.

Now get on back there

and take it off.

No.

What?

Hey, now,

wait a minute, by God...

MAN 1:
Loretta Lynn!

MAN 2:
I'll be darned!

BOTH:
(SINGING)

I'm back in baby's arms

How I missed those lovin' arms

I'm back where I belong

Back in baby's arms

Don't know why we quarreled

I'm sorry.

We never did before

Since we found

how much it hurts

I bet we never quarrel anymore

No good.

What do you have to do to win

one of these parrots here?

Two out of three.

One...

One parrot. Let me know

when I run out of money now.

Get away with every parrot you got.

Uh-huh.

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

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