Coal Miner's Daughter Page #9

the number one

country music entertainer,

Miss Loretta Lynn.

(CROWD CHEERING)

LORETTA:
(SINGING) You've been

making your brags around town

That you've been

a-lovin' my man

But the man I love

when he picks up trash

He puts it in a garbage can

That's what you look like to me

And what I see's a pity

You better move your feet...

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and

gentlemen, please welcome

the first lady

of country music,

Miss Loretta Lynn.

(SINGING) There ain't no

pipe can settle this fight

Your squaw is on

the warpath tonight

Well, I found out,

a-big brave chief

The game you're

a-hunting for ain't beef

Get off-a my huntin' grounds

Get outta my sight

This a-war dance I'm doin'

means I'm fightin' mad

You don't need no more

of what you've already had...

All I could hear was those

dadgum drums beatin' in my ear.

When you sing, I feel like

you're talking about my life.

I made this for you.

Darlin', thank you, I love it.

You look tired, you okay?

No, this is it. I feel like I've

been on the road... (SHRIEKS)

I got it! I got it!

What did she do to my hair?

She cut it. Let's get on the bus.

(CROWD CLAMORING)

That sounds like your mama.

It sure enough is.

(BUS HORN HONKING)

There's your mama,

kids, let's go.

Come on.

Hop in that jeep, let's go say

hello to Mama. There she is!

Get in there, baby.

Howdy, Jim.

Hi, Mooney.

How you doing, baby?

I'm fine.

Come here, twin, get out of

there and give me a hug.

My name ain't Twin!

You all get out of that jeep, get

down here and say hello to your mama.

When do you think I'll ever

be able to tell y'all apart?

Probably never.

Wait a minute. I want you to

mind your manners around here

or I'm gonna

whip some hind ends.

Get on over there and help Jim

unload your mama's stuff.

My Lord, Doo, what happened?

Oh, Jack Benny done that. Him and

Ernest Ray was having a little race.

Well, they didn't

get hurt, did they?

No, they've done gone to

Nashville to get another one.

Did you do

something to your hair?

Yeah, this fan cut it for me.

Huh.

Looks real good.

Doo?

Huh?

I'm gonna ask you to do

something for me, honey.

I've been having

them bad headaches again, Doo.

The doctor gave you them pills.

You taking them pills?

(PILLS RATTLING)

I'm taking them, but they

ain't doing no good.

(WATER RUNNING)

Nothing does.

(TURNS TAP OFF)

Maybe you ought

to slow down some.

Yeah, if you slow down,

they forget about you.

Doo, when I go back out on the

road I want you to go with me.

I'm getting rung to

death out there, honey.

I need somebody to take

care of me a little bit.

Hell, you got people fighting

each other to take care of you.

I need you, Doo.

I need somebody

that cares about me.

I need you.

(PHONE RINGING)

(GROANS)

I ain't even gonna bother you.

Don't worry.

(PHONE RINGING)

It's 1:
00 in the morning,

what the hell do you want?

No, Loretta ain't here,

lady, she's on the road.

How the hell did you get

this number, anyway?

(SIGHS)

Hey, quit that crying, lady.

Quit it and I'll give

Loretta your message.

Yeah.

All right, you liked

her last album a lot.

She loves you, too.

She'll pray for you, too.

Lady, you're gonna

have to quit that crying.

Get yourself some sleep, gonna

be better in the morning,

I guarantee it.

(CHUCKLING)

No. No. You didn't

wake me up.

Uh-uh.

That's right.

There's a lot of lonesome

people in the world.

(SIGHS)

Good night.

MAN 1:
Go get 'em, Loretta.

MAN 2:
There she is.

DOOLITTLE:

Better step back there.

Would you sign this, honey?

Would you sign this, Loretta?

All right.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

would you make welcome

the first lady

of country music,

Miss Loretta Lynn.

(CROWD CHEERING)

(PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC)

(SINGING) Well, I like my

lovin' done country style

And this little girl

would walk a country mile

To find her a good

ol' slow-talkin'...

Hey, Jim!

What does it look like, boys?

She's looking good tonight.

(PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC)

DAVE:
"They say

to have her hair done. "

(SINGING) They say

to have her hair done

Liz flies all the way to France

DAVE:
"Jackie's seen

in a discotheque. "

"Jackie is seen

in a discotheque. "

And Jackie's seen in a discotheque

doing a brand-new dance

"The White House

social season. "

"The White House social season

should be glittering and gay. "

Hold it, guys.

You Ain't Woman Enough.

You Ain't Woman Enough.

(SINGING) You come

to tell me somethin'

You say I ought to know

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

Here's the tape

of her new song.

She has a problem

with the words now.

Would you see she gets it?

ALL:
There she is!

MAN:
Will you

please move down?

Thank you, move on, now,

keep moving, please.

Doo, what time is it?

Doo?

Doo?

Is it time for me to go on yet?

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

Where have you been?

I was just coming to get you.

Are you ready?

You're supposed to

be taking care of me.

That's what I'm doing.

It's just not clear and we have

to set up the schedule properly.

Honey, you're early, you

got another 10 minutes.

We gotta talk about what you're

gonna do for the Vegas show.

I wanna talk to Doo.

I wanna be with

Doo for a minute.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

I can't sing tonight, Doo.

Somebody tell them.

Baby, you've got 10,000 people

sitting out there waiting on you.

Please, Doo.

Baby, they're out

there waiting on you,

now you don't

wanna let 'em down.

Don't tell me about

letting them down,

you don't even

know them people!

Darlin', I don't know

what to tell you.

I swear I don't.

Hell, baby, there ain't

nothing I can tell you.

All I can do is just tell you to get the

hell out there and sing for the folks.

Okay, get me on stage,

I wanna go out there.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)

(CROWD CLAPPING RHYTHMICALLY)

Hold it, boys.

Hold it.

(MUSIC STOPS)

Ladies and gentlemen,

would you make welcome

the first lady

of country music,

Miss Loretta Lynn.

(MUSIC RESUMES)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(EXHALES)

I had something I wanted to come

out here and tell y'all tonight.

But, Doo, he don't

want me to say nothing.

But I can tell you.

Friends.

'Cause you wouldn't be here

if you didn't care about me.

See...

Things is moving

too fast in my life.

Always have.

I mean, one day I was just

a little girl, the next

day I was married,

the next day

I was having babies,

and next day I was out

here singing for y'all.

And...

Patsy was always saying, "Little

girl, you got to run your own life. "

But my life's running me and...

Uh...

Where's my...

Where's Doo?

Doo?

(FEEDBACK)

Come on, let's go to the bus.

We've got you.

(GROANS)

Come on, baby.

Baby.

(NEIGHING)

DOOLITTLE:
Whoa, babies.

Whoa, babies.

Whoa, babies, slow down, now.

Whoa, babies.

Hey.

I got something

I wanna show you.

What?

(CHUCKLING)

Slow down, Doo!

What do you think?

About what?

What are you up to, Doo?

I'm gonna build us

a house right here.

That's a hell of a view,

ain't it?

I picked this particular spot on

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