Their Eyes Were Watching God Page #6

- Go ahead, We gonna wait it out,

- AII right, now, Suit yourself,

(thunder)

Don't worry, If it do rain,

we gonna be safer in the house anyway,

(thunder)

- What you doin', Janie?

- I'm watchin' God,

(thunder crashes)

- It's gonna be all right,

- I know,

(crash)

I reckon you wish

you'd never Ieft the big house

and steered clear

of these storms and such,

No, this ain't nothing,

- Hmm,

- It ain't,

Just with my man

in the middle of a storm, that's all,

Supposin' we was to die now,

Well, it don't matter, 'Cause folks

It's Iike if you can see the Iight of day,

you really don't care if you die before dusk,

Mmm,

I was fumblin' around in the dark,

God opened the door, and there you was,

I never knew you were

so satisfied with me Iike that,

(rumbling and creaking)

Tea Cake!

Tea Cake!

Tea Cake!

Tea Cake!

(dog barking)

Tea Cake!

(Tea Cake yells)

Tea Cake?

Tea Cake!

Tea Cake!

Tea Cake! Tea Cake!

Tea Cake, Tea Cake, come on, Come on,

He woulda torn me to pieces

if it wasn't for you,

Come here,

You don't have to say "if it wasn't for me,"

baby, 'cause I'm here,

Simply beautiful

(Janie) A week later, the water

had gone back between its banks,

Ieavin' the lake as calm and as peaceful

as it was the first time I'd seen it,

Folks came back and pitched in,

tryin' to make things right again,

All the while, Tea Cake rested,

Said he was tired, was all,

Brought you a whole bucketful of water,

- What's wrong?

- Water got somethin' wrong with it,

- Ain't nothing wrong with the water,

- Why didn't you clean it? You careless!

(retching)

(retching continues)

(groaning)

(man) Oh, there's nothing wrong with you,

Just a couple of Iittle bites, You'II be fine,

Just keep Janie out your bed for a while,

Make sure he takes that medicine, and

- I wish I'd got to him sooner,

- I'II make sure he,,,

Gotta get him to the hospital,

They can tie him down and Iook after him,

- Tie him down?

- It sounds Iike the dog gave him rabies,

- I got money, so whatever it costs,,,

- He's sick now, he's Iiable to die,

No, you don't know Tea Cake,

He's just sick,,,

Shots right afterwards woulda fixed him up,

but he's Iiable to bite,

- He won't bite, just tell me what to do,

- Specially you, You'II be in the same fix,

Janie, it might be too Iate,

but I'II go to Palm Beach and I'II get him

the medicine he shoulda had a week ago,

It's gonna take me a day or so,

That's the best I can do,

- OK,

- AII right,

We gonna get you well,

Good,

Good, 'cause you and me got things to do,

We sure do,

Since that first time I seen you,,,

workin' in your store,

I been,,,

I been tryin',,,

I been tryin',,,

I,,, I been tryin'

to put my finger on what it is,,,

what it is about you,

I'm just some old gal

wouldn't nobody want but you, That's it,

No,

No, No,

You only sound old

when you tell people when you was born,

It's Iike you,,, It's Iike you,,,

you spent all your old days first

with somebody else,

and you saved up all your younger days

to spend with me, you hear me?

Oh, Janie, You're the kinda woman'd

Forget to die,

Come here,

I'm here,

You really need to hush up

all this sweet talk,

Just get better,

Every time I see a patch of roses,

all disportin' theyselves,

makin' out Iike they're pretty,

I say to 'em, "You ain't seen my Janie,"

You keep sayin' stuff Iike that,

I just might have to believe you,

(choking)

- What's the matter?

- Somethin',,, Somethin' got after me,

You sure was strainin' with it,

- This pillow's soppin' wet,

- Tryin' to choke me to death,

Here's money for gas, Get Doc Gordon,

and tell him to come fast,

Go as fast as you can,

What you doin'?

Doc Gordon said you need your rest,

Janie,

How about we have us some Iemonade?

How come

you won't sleep with me no more?

I'II sleep with you, Come on, Iie down,

I'II sleep with you,

See?

Doc Gordon gonna be here,

Everything gonna be OK,

(car horn)

That's Doc Gordon,

- Where you been?

- No place,

You's gonna run off with Motor Boat,

ain't you? You tired of waitin' on me,

Doin' for me, You gonna find yourself

someone else, ain't you?

Huh?

- Don't Iie to me!

- (click)

It's just the sickness, That's all it is,

It's just the sickness,

It's got ahold of your mind,

You just can't think straight, that's all,

It's just the sickness, just the sickness,

It's just makin' you think crazy things,,,

It's not me, I seen you with him!

(click)

Fight it, Fight,

I know you can fight it,

(click)

'Cause if you don't fight it,

they gonna tie you down,

And I ain'tgonna letnobodytieyou down.

Now put that gun down,

Can you see me? Tea Cake?

You see me? You see me, don't you?

Can you see me?

Can you see me?

Can you see me?

It's Janie,

I know you Iove me,

(two gunshots)

(Janie wailing)

Poor Tea Cake,

BIess his heart,

Tea Cake gonna always be alive,

As long as I'mthinkin', and breathin'.

Andfeelin'.

Ain't nobody

gonna criticize you in my hearin',

- Good,

- AII right,

I just,,,

I feel Iike I growed ten feet high

just Iistenin' to you,

Girl, all I did

was find out about Iivin' for myself,

I'm gonna get my Sam to take me fishin',

Right now, And I don't care how Iate it is,

You go on, Go on, Phoebe,

(Janie) Now, love is like the sea,

It's a movin' thing,

And it's different on every shore,

(laughs)

(Tea Cake) What you doin', Janie?

I'm watching God,

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