Meet Me in St. Louis Page #4

TILL BROAD DAYLIGHT "

" I WON'T GET HOME

TILL WEDNESDAY "

" SKIP TO MY LOU "

" THURSDAY "

" SKIP TO MY LOU "

" FRIDAY "

" SKIP TO MY LOU "

" SKIP, SKIP, SKIP "

" TO MY LOU "

" SKIP, SKIP, SKIP "

" TO MY LOU "

" DA DA DA

DA DA DA "

" DA DA DA DA DA

DA DA DA DA DA "

" SKIP TO MY LOU ""

MISS ESTHER.

MISS ESTHER.

MM-HMM?

THERE ARE MICE:

IN THE HOUSE,

TWO OF THEM.

TOOTIE AND AGNES.

OH, AREN'T

THEY CUTE?

OH, HOW CUTE.

OH.

OH.

WHY AREN'T

YOU TWO ASLEEP?

THERE WAS TOO MUCH

NOISE DOWN HERE.

I WANT:

TO SING, TOO.

ONE SONG.

ALL RIGHT, ROSE?

WELL,

IF THEY PROMISE:

TO GO RIGHT UP.

COME ON.

YOU'RE SO BAD.

COME ON, LON.

OH, THERE WE GO.

AGNES, THAT'S

ENOUGH FUDGE.

TOOTIE SINGS QUITE

WELL FOR A CHILD.

WOULD YOU:

LIKE TO SING:

BABY'S BOATS,

A SILVER MOON,

DID YOU EVER:

SEE A RABBIT:

CLIMB A TREE?

NO. I WANT TO SING

A NEW ONE. IT GOES...

" I WAS HMM LAST NIGHT,

DEAR MOTHER "

YOU CAN'T

SING THAT.

LET HER.

SHE'S

SUCH A SWEET:

LITTLE THING.

SWEET?

SHE'S A HOODLUM.

OH, COME ON.

LET HER SING.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

GO ON, TOOTIE.

" I WAS DRUNK LAST NIGHT,

DEAR MOTHER "

" I WAS DRUNK

THE NIGHT BEFORE "

" BUT IF YOU'LL

FORGIVE ME, MOTHER "

" I'LL NEVER GET

DRUNK ANYMORE ""

YOU'RE

A VERY BAD GIRL.

IT'S LON'S FAULT.

HE TEACHES HER:

THOSE THINGS.

I CAN DO THE CAKEWALK

IF ESTHER:

DOES IT WITH ME.

NO!

COME ON.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING.

NOW THAT:

YOU'VE INSISTED

ON DOING THIS,

YOU BETTER:

BE GOOD.

TOO BIG.

YES. HERE,

TRY THIS ONE.

PUT THEM:

ON THE CHAIR.

A VERSE:

AND TWO CHORUSES.

OH, ES. WANT

AN INTRODUCTION?

YES, THE LONG ONE.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE OVER THERE.

I WANT THIS SIDE.

ALL RIGHT.

STAY THERE.

NOW.

" DOWN IN THE JUNGLES

LIVED A MAID "

" OF ROYAL BLOOD

THOUGH DUSKY SHADE "

" A MARKED IMPRESSION

ONCE SHE MADE "

" UPON A ZULU "

" FROM MATABOOLOO "

" AND EVERY MORNING,

HE WOULD BE "

" DOWN UNDERNEATH

A BAMBOO TREE "

" AWAITIN' THERE

HIS LOVE TO SEE "

" AND THEN TO HER

HE'D SING "

" TO HER HE'D SING "

VAMP.

" IF YOU LIKE-A ME "

" LIKE I LIKE-A YOU "

" AND WE LIKE-A

BOTH THE SAME "

" I LIKE-A SAY "

" THIS VERY DAY "

" I LIKE-A

CHANGE YOUR NAME "

" 'CAUSE I LOVE-A YOU "

" AND LOVE-A YOU TRUE "

" AND IF YOU-A

LOVE-A ME "

" ONE LIVE AS TWO "

" TWO LIVE AS ONE "

" UNDER THE BAMBOO TREE ""

ROSE, I'M GOING

TO WALK EVE HOME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT, EVE.

YOU PLAYED:

BEAUTIFULLY.

THANK YOU.

I CAN'T FIND MY HAT

ANYWHERE, DARN IT.

OH, PARDON

THE EXPRESSION.

YOUR HAT?

WHY,

I PUT IT HERE:

WITH THE OTHERS:

WHEN:

YOU CAME IN.

OH, ES,

HAVE YOU SEEN:

MR. TRUITT'S

CHAPEAU?

HMM?

UH...WHY, IT SEEMS

I SAW IT SOMEWHERE.

I...

OH!

UH, EXCUSE ME

JUST A MINUTE.

I'M SORRY

TO DETAIN YOU.

IT WAS WHERE:

I LEFT IT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT,

MISS ROSE.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT,

MISS ESTHER.

GOOD NIGHT.

AND THANK YOU:

FOR YOUR:

NEIGHBORLY:

HOSPITALITY.

RAISINS.

I WONDER HOW:

THOSE GOT THERE.

THAT'S FUNNY,

ISN'T IT?

BON SOIR,

MR. TRUITT.

COMING UP, ES?

PRESENTLY.

AFTER ALL, SOMEONE

HAS TO SHOW OUR GUEST

TO THE DOOR.

REMEMBER, ES, DEAR,

YOU HAVE TO GET:

YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP.

WELL, I GUESS

I BETTER GET GOING.

YOU HAVEN'T

VERY FAR TO GO.

NO, I HAVEN'T

AT THAT.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

WE'LL BE SEEING

MORE OF YOU,

WON'T WE?

YOU BET.

YOU'LL BE JOINING

THE CROWD FRIDAY

WHEN WE GO TO:

THE FAIRGROUNDS,

WON'T YOU?

WELL, IF BASKETBALL

PRACTICE DOESN'T

RUN TOO LATE.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

UH, OH, UH...

UM...

THAT WELSH RAREBIT

WAS GINGER PEACHY.

UH, GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

MR. TRUITT.

YES,

MISS ESTHER?

THIS IS:

AN UNTOWARD REQUEST,

BUT WOULD YOU MIND

ACCOMPANYING ME:

THROUGH THE HOUSE

WHILE I TURN OUT

THE LIGHTS?

WELL, I--

IT'S JUST THAT I--

I'M AFRAID OF MICE.

OH.

WELL,

SURE, SURE.

UH, THAT'S

THE LEAST:

A MAN CAN DO:

FOR HIS CHARMING

HOSTESS.

I HAVE TO TURN THEM

OUT EVERYWHERE--

IN THE DINING ROOM,

IN THE LIVING ROOM,

AND EVERYWHERE.

WOULD YOU?

SURE.

NO. IT'S HERE.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY

IS DARK IN HERE:

WITH THE LIGHTS OFF.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

UH, SHALL WE DO

THE DINING ROOM NEXT?

YES.

[HUMMING

THE BOY NEXT DOOR]

" DA DA DA DA

DA DA DUM "

" DA DA DA DA

DUM DUM "

" DA DA DA DA "

SAY, THAT IS

NICE PERFUME.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

UH-HUH.

IT'S ESSENCE OF VIOLET.

I SAVE IT:

FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

EXACTLY THE KIND

MY GRANDMOTHER USES.

NO. THIS ONE

IS DIFFERENT.

THERE.

I'LL TURN THESE

LAST TWO OUT.

HADN'T YOU BETTER

LEAVE THOSE LIGHTS ON

FOR YOUR FOLKS?

I'LL JUST

TURN THEM DOWN DIM.

GOSH, MISS ESTHER.

I--I--I HOPE I'M NOT

TOO PRESUMPTUOUS.

YOU DON'T NEED

ANY BEAUTY SLEEP.

WHAT A NICE COMPLIMENT.

HOW DOES IT GO?

HOW DOES WHAT GO?

OVER THE BANISTER

LEANS A FACE.

TENDERLY...SWEET...

AND...AND....

" BEGUILING "

" WHILE BELOW HER

WITH TENDER GRACE "

" HE WATCHES

THE PICTURE SMILING "

" A LIGHT BURNS DIM

IN THE HALL BELOW "

" NOBODY SEES THEM

STANDING "

" SAYING GOOD NIGHT AGAIN,

SOFT AND LOW "

" HALFWAY UP

TO THE LANDING "

" NOBODY, ONLY

THOSE EYES OF BROWN "

" TENDER AND

FULL OF MEANING "

" GAZE ON THE... "

" LOVELIEST FACE

IN TOWN "

" OVER THE BANISTER

LEANING ""

GOSH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL,

MISS ESTHER.

YOU CAN DROP THE "MISS."

THIS HAS BEEN:

A GREAT EVENING.

REALLY, IT HAS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT,

ESTHER.

DO YOU MEAN THAT?

YES. YES, I DO.

AND YOU KNOW:

SOMETHING ELSE?

WHAT?

YOU'VE GOT

A MIGHTY STRONG GRIP

FOR A GIRL.

GOOD NIGHT...

ESTHER.

GOOD NIGHT...

NEIGHBOR.

HEY!

BOYS, STOP THAT!

LEAVE THAT TROLLEY

ALONE!

IT'S GOING TO BE

THE BIGGEST FAIR

EVER HELD:

IN THIS COUNTRY.

MY FATHER:

WAS TALKING:

TO THE WORLD'S FAIR

COMMISSION,

AND THEY ESTIMATE

IT'LL COST A COOL

50 MILLION.

THAT'S A LOT OF KALE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE

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