Lilies of the Field Page #2

Book of Luke, chapter ten, verse seven.

Your Bible is all in German.

I'll read it to you in English.

"And in the same house remain, eating

and drinking such things as they give,

for the labourer is worthy of his hire."

That's not exactly what I had in mind

but you get the idea.

What you got there? Proverbs 14.

"Cast in thy lot amongst us,

let us all have one purse... "

I am a poor man! I've got to work

for wages. I can't work for...

Matthew... chapter six.

Acht und zwanzig...

Two-eight-two-nine.

Matthew, chapter six, 28-29.

Schmidt, read it in English.

"Why take thee thought for raiment?"

"Consider the lilies of the field

and how they grow."

"They toil not, neither do they spin,

yet I say unto you,

not even Solomon in all his glories

was arrayed as one of these."

Consider the lilies.

- What's that?

- You go to bed.

Tomorrow Sunday is.

The mass in town is nine by the clock.

- I'm a Baptist. I don't go to mass.

- We go.

- How'd you get there before?

- We walk every Sunday. Now we got you.

Now dammit! You ain't got me!

- Good night, Schmidt.

- Get that straight!

- Schlafen Sie wohl.

- And cut that out.

Bless you, Schmidt.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Morning.

- No breakfast?

- Never before mass.

Oh.

You guys look nice - lean, but nice.

- Where's it at?

- Was, Schmidt?

The church.

- Yeah, but where's it at?

- Er will wissen, wo die Kirche ist.

- That's not fair.

- Over there, Schmidt.

- Now come.

- No.

I'm gonna wait in here for you.

- Are you the man?

- I am the man.

- Can I get me some breakfast?

- Name it.

- A real breakfast?

- Whatever you say.

Double OJ and squeeze it fresh.

So?

A stack of wheatcakes with lots

of melted butter... maple syrup.

And fry me three, four, five eggs

with a mess of sausages

and a mountain of white toast

with strawberry marmalade

and... keep the coffee coming.

- No beans?

- You got beans?

- The most, seor.

- Them too.

You take milk?

- I said fresh.

- I squeezed it myself this morning.

OK.

Very nice.

Very nice. Now...

melt some cheese over those beans.

- What's the matter you're not in church?

- I'm a Baptist.

- Why are you working for the sisters?

- I work for myself.

- How come you're not in church?

- I got a business.

- But you're a Catholic.

- No! I was born one, but...

- Father Murphy...

- What's the matter with him?

- He drinks.

- He's a priest.

- He's Irish.

- Oh.

Holy, holy, holy, hm?

You pray hard enough and your stomach

doesn't feel empty any more.

Praying does not pay the rent

and praying does not fill up the gas.

God ain't gonna get behind

this counter and sling hash.

Me? I gotta fill my wallet.

- Hey.

- What?

- They pay you?

- Sure.

I just wondered.

I heard they don't have a cent.

Not a cent.

Crazy trying to farm that land.

They aren't mean enough.

That old Mother, she'll do.

Oh-h-h!

Old Gus Ritter -

he used to own the place.

He could grow potatoes on bare rock.

He left the place

to this religious order in Germany.

East Germany. The sisters

came over the Wall. They tell you that?

- No. Like in Berlin?

- S.

Over the Wall, across the ocean,

across the country to what? This.

- They can't even talk the language.

- I've been straightening them out.

- Yeah?

- Sho'nuff!

Hey, listen. You ain't

gonna hang around with the sisters?

- Nah. I'm just passing through.

- That's right!

The sisters ask you something,

you tell them no. Keep right on going.

- That pie there?

- Sure.

- The whole one. Can I have it?

- It's gonna cost you.

Wrap it. I'm a millionaire.

From Wall Street.

- My name is Homer Smith.

- Juan Aquilito.

Schmidt!

Schmidt!

- Schmidt!

- Looks like you're being paged.

Das ist Schmidt.

Schmidt, Father Murphy.

Father Murphy will talk with you.

Pleased to meet you.

Cuidado con los velos. Deprisa.

Can we get out of this heat?

I didn't know Catholics

had outdoor meetings.

I got five other country clubs like this.

I cover about 400 miles a week.

Welcome to the poor man's Vatican.

Oh.

Mother Superior tells me

she believes God sent you to her.

No. I don't think he sent

a black Baptist to a Catholic nun!

That's what she tells me.

She also says

you're gonna build her a chapel.

She asked me.

But you know how it is.

I got other fish to fry.

She believes there was a need

and she put her trust in prayer.

When I was ordained, how I prayed.

How I prayed for a call to a great majestic

cathedral in some wealthy diocese.

I sent the message up in English,

in Latin, and he answered.

He answered.

I baptise them,

christen them, confirm them,

hear their confessions, give absolution,

last rites, bless their remains,

fill the tank, check the oil and water,

take off again and pray.

Pray that I don't blow out

one of those old tyres.

- You staying with the sisters?

- I'm just passing through.

Well, I think that's for the best.

- Sing another.

- Was sollen wir singen?

"Ave Maris Stella".

# Ave Maris Stella

# Dei mater alma

# Atque semper virgo

# Felix coeli porta

# Amen

That's one you have to teach me.

- Now you sing.

- All right.

- What do you want to hear?

- We know Kirchen song only.

- Just sing, ja?

- All right.

# Frankie and Johnny were lovers

# Oh, Lordy, how they... could...

Erase that one.

Tell you what. I'll sing one of them

down home, go-to-meeting songs

and you join in with me, all right?

- All you have to sing is "Amen."

- Amen.

Nicht ah-men. Ay-men.

- Ay-men?

- Right. OK. Here we go.

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen, amen...

Now come on.

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen, amen,

Sing it over

# Amen

# Amen

# Amen

- # Amen, amen

- # See the baby

- # Amen

- # Wrapped in a manger

- # Amen

- # On Christmas morning

# Amen, amen, amen

# See him in the temple

- # Amen

- # Talking with the elders

- # Amen

- # Who marvel at his wisdom

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # Down at the Jordan

- # Amen

- # Where John was baptising

- # Amen

- # And saving all sinners

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # See him at the seaside

- # Amen

- # Talking with the fishermen

- # Amen

- # And makin' them disciples

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # Marching in Jerusalem

- # Amen

- # Over palm branches

- # Amen

- # In pomp and splendour

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # See him in the garden

- # Amen

- # Praying to his father

- # Amen

- # In deepest sorrow

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # Led before Pilate

- # Amen

- # Then they crucified him

- # Amen

- # But he rose on Easter

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # Hallelujah!

- # Amen

- # He died to save us

- # Amen

- # And he lives forever

- # Amen, amen, amen

- # Hallelujah!

- # Amen

- # He died to save us

- # Amen

- # And he lives forever

# Amen, amen

# Amen

Schmidt!

Two times I call you for breakfast!

I heard you. You can keep

the cup of milk and the one egg.

You sucker me into breakfast, I'm

obliged to work. Not me. I'm cutting out.

Was?

This little soul is leaving the roost.

I'm heading thatta way.

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