Meet Me in St. Louis Page #5

SKINKER'S SWAMP.

IT MUST LOOK:

LIKE A FAIRYLAND.

IT'S STILL

A LITTLE ROUGH.

THE EXPOSITION:

DOESN'T OPEN

FOR SIX MONTHS.

[TROLLEY BELL DINGS]

WELL, HERE WE GO.

ALL ABOARD, EVERYBODY.

HURRY IT ALONG.

WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY.

UP IN FRONT, PLEASE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM.

QUENTIN, ARE WE--

ARE WE ALL HERE?

IT'S TOO BAD

FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T.

TIME, TIDE, AND TROLLEY

WAIT FOR NO MAN.

LET HER GO, MOTORMAN.

[DING DING DING]

[DING DING DING]

[DING-DING

DING-DING-DING-DING]

" CLANG, CLANG, CLANG

WENT THE TROLLEY "

" DING, DING, DING

WENT THE BELL "

" ZING, ZING, ZING

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" AS WE STARTED

FOR HUNTINGTON DELL "

" CHUG, CHUG, CHUG

WENT THE MOTOR "

" BUMP, BUMP, BUMP

WENT THE BRAKE "

" THUMP, THUMP, THUMP

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" AS WE GLIDED

FOR HUNTINGTON LAKE "

" THE DAY WAS BRIGHT,

THE AIR WAS SWEET "

" THE SMELL OF HONEYSUCKLE

CHARMED ME OFF MY FEET "

" I TRIED TO SING

BUT COULDN'T SQUEAK "

" IN FACT, I FELT SO GOOD

I COULDN'T EVEN SPEAK "

" BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ

WENT THE BUZZER "

" TIME TO ALL DISEMBARK "

" TIME TO FALL

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" AS WE GOT OFF

AT HUNTINGTON PARK "

" AS WE GOT OFF

AT HUNTINGTON PARK "

HEY! LOOK WHO'S COMING!

" WITH MY

HIGH-STARCHED COLLAR "

" AND MY

HIGH-TOPPED SHOES "

" AND MY HAIR PILED HIGH

UPON MY HEAD "

" I WENT TO LOSE A JOLLY "

" HOUR ON THE TROLLEY "

" AND LOST

MY HEART INSTEAD "

" WITH HIS LIGHT BROWN DERBY

AND HIS BRIGHT GREEN TIE "

" HE WAS QUITE

THE HANDSOMEST OF MEN "

" I STARTED TO YEN "

" SO I COUNTED TO 10 "

" THEN I COUNTED

TO 10 AGAIN "

" CLANG, CLANG, CLANG

WENT THE TROLLEY "

" DING, DING, DING

WENT THE BELL "

" ZING, ZING, ZING

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" FROM THE MOMENT

I SAW HIM, I FELL "

" CHUG, CHUG, CHUG

WENT THE MOTOR "

" BUMP, BUMP, BUMP

WENT THE BRAKE "

" THUMP, THUMP, THUMP

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" WHEN HE SMILED,

I COULD FEEL THE CAR SHAKE "

" CLANG, CLANG,

CLANG "

" HE TIPPED HIS HAT

AND TOOK A SEAT "

" HE SAID HE HOPED HE HADN'T

STEPPED UPON MY FEET "

" HE ASKED MY NAME "

" I HELD MY BREATH "

" I COULDN'T SPEAK BECAUSE

HE SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH "

HIYA, JOHNNY!

" CHUG, CHUG, CHUG

WENT THE MOTOR "

" PLOP, PLOP, PLOP

WENT THE WHEELS "

" STOP, STOP, STOP

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" AS HE STARTED TO GO "

" THEN I STARTED TO KNOW

HOW IT FEELS "

" WHEN THE UNIVERSE REELS "

" THE DAY WAS BRIGHT "

" THE AIR WAS SWEET "

" THE SMELL

OF HONEYSUCKLE "

" CHARMED YOU

OFF YOUR FEET "

" YOU TRIED TO SING "

" BUT COULDN'T SQUEAK "

" IN FACT,

YOU LOVED HIM SO "

" YOU COULDN'T

EVEN SPEAK "

" OOOHHH "

" BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ

WENT THE BUZZER "

" PLOP, PLOP, PLOP

WENT THE WHEELS "

" STOP, STOP, STOP

WENT MY HEARTSTRINGS "

" AS HE STARTED TO LEAVE "

" I TOOK HOLD

OF HIS SLEEVE "

" WITH MY HAND "

" AND AS IF

IT WERE PLANNED "

" HE STAYED ON WITH ME "

" AND IT WAS GRAND

JUST TO STAND "

" WITH HIS HAND

HOLDING MINE "

" TO THE END

OF THE LINE "

" ZING, ZING, ZING

WENT MY HEART "

" HEART ""

NOW, YOU BE

CAREFUL TONIGHT:

AND DON'T RUN OVER

MRS. TRUITT'S LAWN.

IT'S JUST BEEN PLANTED.

WE WON'T.

SHE'S NICE.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE

WHAT WE DO:

TO MR. BRAUKOFF.

THAT'LL BE A CAUTION,

WON'T IT, TOOTIE?

WE'LL FIX HIM FINE.

IT'LL

SERVE HIM RIGHT:

FOR POISONING CATS.

DOES HE POISON CATS?

HE BUYS MEAT,

AND THEN HE:

BUYS POISON,

THEN HE PUT THEM

ALL TOGETHER.

HE BURNS THE CATS

AT MIDNIGHT:

IN HIS FURNACE.

YOU CAN SMELL:

THE SMOKE.

THAT'S HORRIBLE.

ARE YOU SURE?

JOHNNY TEVIS:

SMELLED THE SMOKE

AND PEEKED IN:

THROUGH THE WINDOW,

AND THERE WAS:

A BOX OF DEAD CATS.

AND MR. BRAUKOFF

WAS BEATING HIS WIFE

WITH A RED-HOT POKER.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE

BELIEVED IT.

HE LOOKS LIKE:

SUCH A QUIET MAN.

AND YOU KNOW:

SOMETHING ELSE?

YOU CROSSED YOUR HEART

YOU WOULDN'T TELL.

I CROSSED IT:

WITH MY LEFT HAND.

MR. BRAUKOFF

HAS EMPTY:

WHISKEY BOTTLES:

IN HIS CELLAR.

BOO!

BOO!

AAH!

MRS. SMITH,

WHO ARE THESE BOYS?

IT'S ME, KATIE.

IT'S AGNES.

OOH! THE SAINTS

PRESERVE US,

IT IS.

YOU HAD ME FOOLED.

MAMA,

WE FOOLED HER.

IF YOU:

CAN FOOL KATIE,

YOU CAN FOOL:

ANYONE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'LL ANSWER

IT, MAMA.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

A DRUNKEN GHOST.

BUT I AM. SHE'S

A HORRIBLE GHOST,

AND I'M A TERRIBLE

DRUNKEN GHOST.

SHE WAS MURDERED

IN A DEN OF THIEVES,

AND I DIED:

OF A BROKEN HEART.

I'VE NEVER BEEN BURIED

BECAUSE EVERYONE'S

A-SCARED TO COME NEAR ME.

OOOOO...

WHAT'S THAT?

HERE'S THE FLOUR.

DID ANYONE HEAR:

A MOAN JUST THEN?

I DID.

DID IT GO:

LIKE THIS?

OOOOO...

UH-HUH.

I DIDN'T

HEAR IT.

WHEN PEOPLE:

ANSWER THE DOORBELLS,

DON'T THROW

TOO MUCH FLOUR.

JUST A SMALL HANDFUL

RIGHT IN THEIR FACE.

THAT WAS:

MRS. WILKINS.

SHE'LL LEAVE

THE HAMMOCK:

ON THE PORCH,

AND WILL:

THE CHILDREN RETURN IT

WHEN THEY'RE THROUGH

STEALING IT?

YES, AND GET BACK EARLY

OR NO ICE CREAM.

YOU COULDN'T

CATCH ME OUT:

ON A NIGHT:

LIKE THIS:

FOR A MILLION:

DOLLARS.

WE'LL SHOW THEM.

IF YOU WET:

THE FLOUR BEFORE

YOU THROW IT,

IT'S HARDER

TO GET OFF.

YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU,

COME HERE.

TAKE THE BRAUKOFFS.

OH, NO.

WE AIN'T TAKING

THE BRAUKOFFS.

ARE YOU SCARED?

WE'LL TAKE

THE MITCHELLS.

THEY'RE JUST AS BAD.

YEAH. TAKE THE MITCHELLS.

WHO'S THAT?

IT'S ME, AGNES.

AND WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S TOOTIE.

LOOK AT TOOTIE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GO WITH THEM.

THEY'RE TAKING

THE BRAUKOFFS.

WE'RE TAKING

THE MITCHELLS.

TAKE THE MITCHELLS,

BUT PULL DOWN:

THEIR FENCE:

AND KILL THEM ALL.

NOT YOU.

YOU'RE TOO LITTLE.

STAY HERE, TOOTIE.

AND DON'T GO

TOO NEAR THE FIRE.

LET ME HELP.

LET ME HELP.

LET ME HELP.

OH, LET ME HELP.

GET OUT OF THE WAY.

PLEASE, LET ME HELP.

JOHNNY! HEY, JOHNNY!

WE JUST KILLED:

EIGHT MORE PEOPLE.

BIG ONES, TOO.

WE TORTURED THEM.

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