[Coughing]
Fire!. Fire in the hole!.
Fire in the hole!.
[ Explosion]
Let's get it, boys. Always loads easy on payday.
[Train Chugging]
[Whistle]
Hi, Daddy.
Look at your knee. Why didn't you wear your knee pads?.
Hi, Loretty. That ol' shaft's so low,
you wear knee pads, you skin your back.
You don't wear 'em, you skin your knees.
I'll wear 'em tomorrow. Give my back a turn.
Boys, there ain't no place this thing can't take me.
There ain't a creek she can't ford, a gully she can't jump or a hill she can't climb.
I know a thing that you can't climb. That heap o' red dog.
Hell, Buddy, I can climb that damn mess in a by-God New York minute.
Hey!. You boys watch your language in front o' these kids.
All right,
does anybody wanna bet me I can't climb that mess?. That great pile up there?
Hell, yes! Right up -- aw, sorry, little girl.
Can't be done. I got me $25 that says I can do it.
Does anybody wanna bet me? I'll take all bets.
Okay, c'mon, kids. Let's get to the store.
[ In Unison ] Give the company their money back.
Loretta. C'mon, honey.
Howdy, Ted. Hey, Carl.
Who's that soldier boy struttin' around like a banty rooster?.
That's ol' man Red Lynn's boy, Doolittle.
Come back from the army actin' like a wild heathen.
He'll calm down as soon as they slap a coal shovel in his hand.
Yeah.
That Sears Roebuck I ordered come in?. Yeah, I'll get it for you.
All right, here we go.
Loretty, get you and Herman a jar of vyannies, honey. Great!
[Yelling, Cheering ]
Hey, cousin Ted, c'mon get in on this bet.
It's a sure thing.
Doolittle will never get up there without killin' his self.
Lord o' mercy. That son-of-a-gun Doolittle don't know what quit means.
He sure went to a lot of trouble to get on top of a pile of junk.
[Ted] C'mon, Herman.
Mommy, Daddy's home!.
Whatta you got in that box?
[Ted] Somethin' special.
Don't open it 'til we get inside.
Y'all get washed up before you come in.
Y'all hear your mama?.
Everybody go wash now. C'mon!
[Clicking]
Lee Dollarhide?.
Come on in here, Doo.
I was just about to blast you one.
Ol' boy down at the store said you wanted to see me.
Here... take you a sip.
Okay, fellas.
For Donald Ray.
Jack.
Hand that to brother Jack. Thank you.
[Ted] How do they feel, gang?
Peggy got two right feet, I mean two right shoes.
Well, I’ll be darn. Don't worry.
We'll get 'em changed.
Loretta.
Get your hands off.
Leave 'em alone, Donald Ray!
[ Gasp ]
Daddy. [Baby Crying]
How come she gets somethin' extra?.
Jack, Loretta's gettin' to be a woman.
Goin' on fourteen. Womens' pose to have pretty things.
She ain't nothin' but a dad-burned kid!
What are you, Herman?.
[Laughter]
'Member when you used to work for me?.
Sellin' my goods down at the mine?.
You used to pay me a nickel every jug I sold.
How'd you like to come back?.
Not for no nickel a jug!
I'm talkin' 'bout real money, Doo.
Business is good, see?. I'm sellin' more whiskey than I can make.
I heard you'd been stealin' from boys over in Greasy Creek.
just when I run shy o'my own.
I'm fixin' to make me another run on Greasy Creek.
You got that jeep.
You know how to use a gun and you can use you a job.
I’ll go fifty-fifty with you.
Doo,
if you’re born in the mountains, you got three choices.
Coal mine, moonshine,
or movin' on down the line.
# I'm walkin' the floor over you#
# I can’t sleep a wink that is true#
Get your feet off!.
Turn the radio off!.
We can't afford no new batteries.
You got one of your bad headaches again?.
Want me to mix up some medicine?.
It don't do no good. It'll pass.
Whatcha see in them grounds, Mommy?.
Loretty, take the baby.
I see a woman cryin'.
Looks to me like a man cryin' too. Who are they?.
[Baby Crying] Loretty.
What are they cryin' about, Mommy?.
Take the baby out and rock her, Loretty!
Bad times is a-comin'.
Well, we don't need no fortune-teller to know that.
# In the pines in the pines #
#Where the sun never shines #
# And I shiver when the cold winds blow #
#The longest train#
#I ever saw# [Clicking]
# Was on that Georgia --#
#The prettiest boy #
# I ever saw #
# Was on that caboose in the pines#
# In the pines #
[Shotgun Blast]
Good thing you wasn't still workin' for him, son.
You'd be laying there aside him. I know that, Daddy.
'Course, if you had been workin' for him, at least you'd been workin'.
You're out! That's all right, you did fine.
[ Indistinct]
Preacher Banks was supposed to be here to auction these pies.
He's sick and I can't do it. I sure can't take no time.
Besides, if these girls wanna eat pies with a boy,
they'll do it whether there's an auction or not.
Lady, I'll auction off them pies for you.
You will?. I sure will.
Got six bits right there. Who's gonna bid a dollar?.
I will! We got a dollar. It's a dollar, one time.
Boys, that's a dollar, twice.
That's sold right there for a dollar!
Gimme that dollar. Thank you.
Y'all got one more pie left.
It's a chocolate pie belong to... Loretta Webb.
Who's gonna bid first?
I bid two bits.
Buddy, that's an insult! Who's gonna start off with a dollar?
Who'll give me a dollar now?
I guess I get it then.
Heck, I'll bid a dollar.
You're the auctioneer. You ain't supposed to bid.
- That's a dollar, once, twice. - A dollar and a dime!
- Three dollars. - Ain't fair. He's cheatin'!
That's three dollars, once.
Three dollars, twice. Three and a dime!
- Three seventy-five. - Three seventy-seven.
[Laughter]
Five dollars.
[ Ooo's And Ahh's ]
Once, twice. Sold to Mr. Doolittle Lynn for five dollars.
[Square Dance Caller] Bring yours from Tennessee.
And bring that pretty girl back to me.
Swing her high and swing her low.
Swing your partner, do-si-do.
Take that lamb and take that squirrel.
Take that pretty girl 'round the world.
Make a lotta chocolate pies, Loretta?.
Not too many, 'cept this one.
How much salt that recipe call for?.
You don't put no salt in a chocolate pie.
You just put in sugar and --
Well, you must've got 'em mixed up, Loretta.
Makes a lot of sense. Salt and sugar's both white.
Ain't no sense in walkin' when you can ride. C'mon.
I ain't gettin' in that. You ain't never rode in a car before, have you?.
That ain't no car.
It looks like somethin' from Mars. Mars?.
Gal, what the hell do you know about Mars?.
I'll bet you ain't never been past the mouth o' this holler.
Get in this thing. I said I ain't gettin' in and I ain't.
If you like me so much, you can walk me home.
Lord, them pies ain't the only thing salty about you, are they?.
Wait a minute! We'll walk it then!
[Doolittle] The first time I ever seen you,
I said, me and that little gal's gonna get together.
I saw you too... in that little soldier suit.
I thought you looked just like a toy soldier.
You listen here. I went ashore yonder at D-Day plus four...
and I stayed in combat 'til the damn thing was over.
I wasn't no little toy soldier.
You know what D-Day is, don’t you?. Uh-uh.
[ Chuckling ]
What?. Never mind.
I tell you one thing that army showed me.
It's a whole big world out yonder.
So, I ain't about to spend my life buried in no coal mine, neither.
Ain't no future in it,
and that's what I'm interested in, the future.
You got any plans for the future?.
Huh?. Not that I know of.
You sure cuss a lot. Yeah, I do.
Cuss, drink, chase wild women.
Whatta you doin'?. I'm gonna kiss you good night.
Ain't you ever been kissed before?. Huh?.
Hey, Loretta?.
I'm gonna bring my jeep up here and take you for a ride.
You ain't gonna get that thing up this holler.
There ain't nothin' I can't do, girl, once I set my mind to it.
[ Pigs Squealing ]
[Mother] Loretty, take Peggy Sue in there and feed her.
Come on.
[Engine]
Stranger comin'!
Stranger comin'.
What is it?
I told you I'd get this thing up here, gal.
You gotta take a ride with me now.
[ Honking ]
Hey, Bill! Hey, Doo.
[ Honking ] [ Honking ]
I can't breathe. I feel like I'm gonna faint.
That's the way you're supposed to feel when you're in love.
It is?. Yeah.
[Barking]
[Engine]
Where have you been?.
Doolittle took me ridin'.
What? Doolittle took me ridin'.
Took you ridin'?. You just run off.
Didn't ask nobody or nothin'. Run off and worry everybody to death!
Y'all get to bed.
Go on.
Don’t you know he'd rather cut off his arm...
then have to whip you like that?.
What you mean runnin' off with that wild boy?.
I love him, Mommy.
You do no such a thing.
You stay away from that Doolittle Lynn...
or I'll give you worse than what your daddy did.
I'll go make you up some salve for your legs.
Loretty, you know I don't like to boss you.
But I got to now, honey. Daddy --
Just let me talk. Doolittle's been up to the house every day this week.
I don't want him hangin' around no more. Why?.
'Cause you ain't got no business hangin' around with him.
You’re just a little girl. He's a grown-up man.
Wild as the devil.
But I love him, Daddy. And he's a-wantin' me to marry him.
You ain't even 1 4!
Y'all ain't knowed each other a month!
I know... but I love him.
Lord, Lord.
Don't do it, Loretty.
Don't throw all them young years away.
You're my pride, girl, my shinin' pride!
I just can't help it.
I can't.
## [ Radio]
Presenting the Grand Ole Opry.
Let her go, boys!
Get up, Mommy. Do your squaw dance.
See if we can't get a smile outta ol' sourpuss.
Yeah, c'mon, Mama. C'mon, dance.
C'mon, Clara.
[Radio And Ted] #Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shinin'#
# Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue#
# Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shinin'#
# Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue #
[Radio] # It was on a moonlit night the stars shinin' bright#
# They whispered from high your love said good-bye#
# Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shinin'#
# Shine on the one that's gone and--#
[Doolittle ] I knocked, but I reckon y'all couldn't hear me.
Guess I broke up the party. Don't matter.
C'mon, sit down.
C'mon, Donald Ray.
Y'all get outta here or I'm gonna knock the tar outta every one ofya.
We're playin' checkers. jack, go on.
Say please.
Herman?.
Junior, come on. Take 'em out... please?.
Come on, fellas, let's go. Pretty please.
Look here at this, Loretty.
My gosh, Doo!
Where'd you get all that?. Mess o' paychecks. I've been a-savin' them.
You know what tomorrow is?. It's our anniversary.
Get a little closer.
Herman, I'm gonna kill you!
What were you sayin', Doo?. That tomorrow's our anniversary.
I figured that'd be a good day for you and me to get married,
'specially since I got all that money.
Go ask Daddy.
Mr. Webb, me and Loretta...
is fixin' to get married if that’s all right with you.
Tomorrow.
Go ask Clary.
Mrs. Webb, uh, me --
Me and Loretta was thinkin' about gettin' married...
tomorrow.
Go ask Ted.
[Kissing Sounds] Where's lover boy?
Doolittle, what are you doin'?.
Ted said to ask Clary and Clary said to ask Ted... I don't know.
Come here and sit down.
Wait 'til they go to bed, then you can catch 'em together,
else they'll keep you runnin' back and forth all night.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb?.
I know everything's happened real fast.
I know she's young. I know how much you all love her.
But the deal is...
I love her too...
as much as you do.
I growed up real fast, seen a lot of the world.
The first time I seen that girl,
I said, that's all I'm ever gonna want outta life.
I promise you.
I'm gonna break my back workin' to make her happy.
I reckon y'all set on it, no matter what we say.
I don't wanna go against y'all, but, yes, I'm really set on it.
Two things I want you to promise me, boy.
Don’t you never hit her...
and don't take her off far away from home.
Yes, sir.
I promise you that.
Wilt thou love her, comfort her,
honor and keep her in sickness and in health?.
And forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her...
so long as you both shall live?. I will.
Loretta, will thou have this man to be thy wedded husband?.
To live together in the holy estate of matrimony?.
Wilt thou love him, comfort him,
honor and keep him in sickness and in health?.
And forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him...
so long as you both shall live?. Mm-hmm, I will.
Who giveth this woman to be married to this man?.
I do.
Please join right hands.
The wedding ring is an outward and visible sign...
of an inward and spiritual grace,
signifying the uniting of this man and this woman in holy matrimony.
Do you two have rings?
[Doolittle ] I ain't got no ring, judge.
She'll warm up here in just a minute.
I got a present for you from Mama.
[Zipper]
[Urinating]
[Flushing]
Well, go on. Get ready for bed, baby.
[ Chuckle] Loretta, you ain't supposed to wear...
a nightgown over your clothes. I'm freezin', Doo.
Well, get on in there and take off everything but your nightgown.
Go on, Loretty.
Go on! Move!
Go on now!
Get off!. Don't do that!
Doo, no! It's just a little rough the first time, Loretty.
Don't worry 'bout that. Come on, baby. No!
Hush, Loretty. No, no!
No! Oh, don't!
The stuff's cold. It froze between here and the damn restaurant.
You want a hot breakfast, you have to go with me.
I ain't havin' all them people lookin' at me, knowin' what we’ve been doin'.
Hell's bells, Loretta. Do you think this is something...
the rest of the world ain't caught on to yet?.
They don’t give a damn!
Baby, it's just a little rough the first time.
It didn't seem too rough on you. You better get used to it because --
I ain't gonna get used to you gettin' on me and sweatin' like an ol' pig!
You told Daddy you wouldn't hit me and look.
I'm sorry, Loretta, but you drove me to it!
[Train Whistle]
[Barking]
Hi, hon.
Look here at this. These radios are on sale real cheap.
You reckon we could get us one?. Oh!
Here. You read that.
Then we'll talk radios.
My gosh, Doo! This has got pictures in it.
Yech.
[Whistle] Here, Bob.
[Barking]
Loretty, that there book...
that thing's helped millions of people the world over.
I thought it might do us a little good. I can't read this book.
It's got all them great big ol' words in it.
Look at this one.
Look! That dad-gum word is a foot long.
Now what’s a foot-long word supposed to mean, huh?.
Doo, I don't need no book to tell me what’s wrong.
You just need to be a little more patient and gentle with me.
I just need a little more time.
Give you a little more time.
Let me add up these damn things I'm supposed to give you more time on.
You need a little more time to learn how to cook.
A little more time to learn how to clean the house.
Plus you need a little more time...
to learn how to love your man the way you’re supposed to.
Goddamn, is there anything you know how to do right now?.
Doo, when are you gonna get me that weddin' ring?.
[ Growl ]
Stop makin' that noise! You sound like a bear growling.
Where you goin'?
Doo, are you leavin'?.
No... I ain't leavin'.
Mommy, look who's here. Loretta!
[Ted] Whoa! Whoa!
Hi, Peggy, Donald. Look who’s here, Dad.
Hi, Mommy. Doo throwed me out, Mommy. Oh, thank the Lord!
Maybe it ain't too late to save you from ruinin' your life.
Loretty! You're home! Hi, Daddy.
I believe married life's making you fat, girl.
Oh no.
"M-O-D --"
Ready, Loretta?.
The last time I see you, I was givin' you kids a shot for the measles.
And here you are an old married woman. How do you like it?.
Fine.
'Cept me and Doo is separated.
Things happen pretty fast between you and Doo.
Hey, Lizzie! Hold up there.
Hey, Doolittle!
How are you?
Nice day, isn't it?. It sure is.
Whattayou been doin'?
Not a hellofa lot. Working too goddamn hard.
Hey, Doolittle Lynn!
Who's that sow wallerin' in your jeep?.
What'd you call me?. A sow! That's a woman pig!
[ Laughing ]
Hi, Loretta. I just --
Hey, Loretta!
Hey, Loretta. I was just fixin' to come see you.
Were you gonna bring your girlfriend with you?. Hell, she don't mean nothin'.
I got something to tell you. I got something to tell you too.
Loretta, I am leaving Kentucky.
I'm goin' out west to Washington, get me a job on a ranch.
That damned ol' coal mine has got me buried alive.
Was you just gonna leave me?. Just long enough to get the money to send for you.
What makes you think I'd come?. 'Cause you’re my wife.
I'm your wife! Boy, you better think of a better reason.
There ain't nothin' for me in Kentucky, Loretta.
'Cept a chest full of coal dust and bein' an old man time I'm forty.
You ask your daddy.
You got to come with me. I love you.
You promised Daddy you wouldn't take me off far from home.
You just have to make up your mind, darlin',
whether you’re his daughter or my wife.
Get in. I'll take you back to the house.
What you doin' in the bottom anyhow?. I come to see Doc Turner.
You sick?.
Yeah. I'm gonna have a baby.
[ Laughing ]
Oh, Lord, Loretta.
You know, you might have found something that you know how to do!
Stop! Don't go so fast!
It's from Doo, Daddy!
He sent me the money to come to Washington!
Well, she's late.
Reckon she might've jumped the tracks.
Oh, Daddy, them things don't do that.
Do they?. They've been known to.
Get up here. Let's see what you weigh.
A hundred and seventeen!
Boy, Daddy. This baby's gonna be a big' un!
You weigh now. Wouldn't do no good.
I wouldn't know how much was me,
how much was all that coal dust I swallowed.
[Whistle]
I ain't never gonna see you again.
Yes, you will, Daddy.
Maybe... but I ain't never gonna see my little girl again.
Them years have been robbed from me...
Like a thief broke in and robbed 'em.
[Radio] #As I listen to the words#
#You are saying #
# It brings memories #
#When I was a trusting wife #
# It wasn't God#
#Who made honky-tonk angels #
Thank you, Betty Sue.
# As you said in the words of your song #
Ernest Ray, your daddy is gonna wear you out when he gets home.
#...Married men think they're still single #
Hey, y'all scared o' the rain?.
You ain't gonna melt. Let's go to work, boys.
[Doolittle] Come here, boy. Come here.
How you doin', Bubba?. I'm home.
Hello, darlin'. Come here, baby.
What'd you do all day, baby?.
I put up 1 7 quarts of this apple butter.
And Doo, the dad-gum sink stopped up...
and I spent half the morning fixing that.
Jack Benny, stop kicking' him under the table.
Do you hear me?.
And then I had that doctor's appointment.
He said it was a false alarm.
We better be a whole lot more careful next time.
And cover your mouth when you're coughing.
[ Coughing ]
And then I come home. Eat, boy.
Betty Sue, you are not leaving this table until you finish.
Do you hear me?. You were eating all day. Sit up.
And I come home and cook supper.
And I'm about ready to die.
How was your day?. Wet.
Hey, Mooney!
Yo. Your mama called long distance from Kentucky today.
Said happy anniversary and said why don't you call her more often.
Much obliged. Why don't you have a phone put in sometime, Mooney?
Well, I don't like telephones.
[Loretta] # The captain, he must have been drinkin'#
# For he knew that he had done wrong#
# He was trying to win the record #
#When he let the Titanic go down #
#The children were crying dear mother #
# Dear mother has gone to stay#
# But maybe it'll turn to something #
Close your eyes.
#That'll raise the Titanic some day #
# Do do-do do-do do-doo #
# Do-doo do-do do-doo ##
Baby, I was just thinking, we got an anniversary coming up.
I was wondering what kind of anniversary present you wanted?.
Well, I ain't got no wedding ring yet.
Wedding ring?. Bullshit.
Aw, bullshit. Doolittle! Jack Benny!
Now go to sleep, Ernest Ray. You too, Jack Benny.
Happy anniversary, darlin'.
Yeah, it looks like you had a happy one.
You know, Doo, most couples spend their anniversary together.
What's that?. That's your anniversary present, baby. Happy anniversary.
My anniversary present?. Uh-huh.
Doo, sometimes I think you got a washer missing in your brain!
I can't play that thing.
Most people can’t without they learn how first, God--
You're not too ignorant to learn, are you?.
Hell, if you don’t want it, I'll give it to the kids.
They probably don’t want it either, so I'll put it in the kindling box.
Give me that!
What'd you get me a guitar for?.
'Cause I like the way you sing.
You really think I sing good?.
Baby, I know you do.
Can I have a present too?.
[Loretta] # Have I told you lately#
#That I love you #
# Have I -- Could I tell you once again somehow #
[Kids Yelling]
If you boys knock Cissy off of this porch one more time,
I'm gonna have to whoop you.
That's right.
# Nah, nah, da #
#With all my--#
# Heart 'n' --#
#Soul how I adore you #
#Well, darlin', I'm tellin' you now #
You boys stop fightin' and listen to mesing!
#This heart would break in two if you refuse me #
#I'm no good without you anyhow#
#Dear, have I told you lately that I love you#
# Well, darlin', I'm telling you now##
How 'bout Saturday night let's get us one of them baby-sitters...
and go honky-tonkin'?.
You mean, together?. Yeah, together.
Okay.
What are you grinning about?.
Doo!
What are you up to?.
My Lord.
##[Country]
[Doolittle] I’ll have one of them beers, please.
Plus one Coca-Cola.
How 'bout a dance, darlin'?.
I can't. I'm married.
You must not be too married. You ain't wearin' no ring.
I bet I know what this is all about. Aw, dang, you guessed it.
Wait right here. I'll be right back.
[Doolittle] Hey, Buddy. Hey Buddy, come here.
I got something sitting right on back there at that table...
[Indistinct]
Come here, darlin'.
Come here, honey. Come here.
I'll be right with you, hoss.
Excuse me.
Loretta?
What the hell are you doin' runnin' off and hidin' --
Don't make me get up there and sing, Doo. Please, I'm sick.
Hell, you’re not gonna have to get up there and sing. Ol' boy wouldn’t allow it.
Thank the Lord. You're gonna have to audition for him in the morning.
I ain't no singer, Doo! I can't sing for no strangers.
Yes, you can. You didn't ask me nothin' about it!
How can I ask you something about it...
if you’re running off and hiding like a stupid hillbilly!
Don't call me that. I maybe ignorant, but I ain't stupid.
What do you want me to sing so much for anyway?.
'Cause I'm proud of you when you sing!
Doo, I'm glad I make you proud, honey,
but I can't sing in front of people. I just can't.
Yes, you can, baby.
You're gonna sing for these ol' boys in the morning...
and next week, you're gonna be up on that stage singing for all these people here.
If l have to kick your--
Ignorant hillbilly ass every step of the way!
And now, folks, we've got a special treat for you.
Making her very first public appearance.
Please welcome the Westerneers' new girl singer,
Miss Loretta Lynn!
One, two three, four, one.
# There he goes #
# He's walkin' away #
# And each step he takes #
# Brings heartache my way #
# She's won his heart#
# I lost him some way#
#There he goes #
# He's walkin' away #
#Oh, if l hadn't cheated #
# And if l hadn't lied #
#I’d be the one#
# Who's walkin' by his side#
# I love him still #
# And I guess it shows #
# The way that I feel#
#And there he goes#
#Oh, if l hadn't cheated #
#And if l hadn’t lied#
# I'd be the one who’s walkin' by his side #
# I love him still #
#And l guess it shows#
#The way that I feel #
# And there he goes ##
Whoo!
You were good. You did good.
How did you like that? Would you like to hear the little lady sing another?
Doo, they like me. Baby, they love you. They love you!
They're gonna love you a lot more if you do another one.
Go on, do another one. Go on. Go on, baby.
# So fill my glass up to the top#
# Hmm hmm star#
#So fill my glass up to the #
# Rim hmm hmm rim #
# Da-da da da him #
# I've lost everything in this world #
# And now I'm a honky-tonk girl ##
I done wrote myself a song, Betty Sue.
Your mama's a dad-gum songwriter.
It's a nice song, Mommy. Well, thank you.
Dealis, Loretta, you can singin every little honky-tonk in the country.
There's thousands doin' it and they ain't gettin' nowhere and they never will.
The thing that's gonna give you the edge is gettin' yourself a record.
And the next step's even more important than that.
That's getting people to play the dad-burned thing.
But right now, what you and me have to worry about...
is you making the best doggone record you can.
It all depends on that, darlin'.
Boy, I didn't know you knew so much about the music business. I don't.
I'm just figurin' it out as I go along listening to people.
It's just got three chords.
All right, honey, what are you gonna sing for us?.
She's gonna do a song she wrote herself called, "Honk Tonk Girl."
And honey, what key is it in?.
Just go right ahead and play along. She'll follow you just fine.
Go ahead. You all just play.
She does talk, don't she, partner?.
Generally, people that can sing can talk.
She'll talk up a storm if she feels like it.
You all settle down now here now and be quiet.
Darlin', come over here and sit on my knee.
You'll have a lot better view, boys. Sit up here now.
Sit up big. Listen to your mama.
All right, tape is rollin'. Let's go for take one.
Three, four, one.
That's all right. That's all right.
Don't worry about it. We got a lot of tape.
Get set and we'll go for take two.
Could you give us a minute, please?. Sure.
Kids, come along with me.
I guess we're leavin' now.
Hey, put that thing back on.
What are you doin' herewith the kids?.
Doo, what are you doing?.
Darlin', I want you to sing to these babies.
Sing to the babies?. Yeah, just like you do at home.
Sit there in that green chair. Okay.
You sure?. I’m positive.
Three, four, one.
# Ever since you left me#
# I've done nothin’ but wrong#
# Many nights I've laid awake and cried##
All right, hold it everybody. Hang on a minute.
Let's take a break and let me see if l can find a few more pickers.
I can't afford no more pickers. I spent every last penny I had.
As bad as them two are, what do you want more for?.
I mean, more better. That little lady sings her hind end off.
# Ever since you left me #
# I've done nothin' but wrong #
# Many nights I've laid awake and cried #
# We was so happy#
# My heart was in a whirl##
Let's go, darlin'. Let's do this thing now. I ain't got all day.
Wait a minute. I ain't got all these doodads sewed on.
Baby, I got to get to work. Come on now. Okay.
It's just gonna be your head and shoulders anyhow.
Get up there in front of the backdrop.
You mean that bedspread?. Yeah.
Oh, wait a minute, Doo! I ought to put on some lipstick.
Get back in here. I like you better natural. Forget the lipstick.
Slips' all wadded. Sit down there.
Get up on the back of the chair, babe.
Up on the back of the chair?. Yeah.
Aw, that's gonna be pretty. That's gonna be pretty.
I don't want you ever wearin' no lipstick or makeup or none of that junk.
I don't like it. It ain't right.
All right, here we go now.
Where do you want me to look?. Look at heaven, baby.
Mama. Get out, sweetheart, I'm tryin' to take Mama's picture.
Get over there and sit down now.
Thank you, baby. Smile.
Aw, beautiful.
That's just beautiful. That's it, babe.
Put the backdrop back on the bed.
Are you and Daddy going out again tonight, Mama?.
Yes, honey, I've got to sing over in Lynden.
Can I go with you?. Oh, no, that's a rough ol' honky-tonk.
You can't be goin' over there.
Did you stay up all night again, honey?.
Yeah. Darlin', I'll get me a nap later on.
Let me fix you some breakfast. No, I'll get me a bite later on.
I got to go. Be ready when I get home.
We gotta drive all the way to Spokane. Okay. Bye-bye.
Where's my egg, Mommy?.
I'm cookin' it as fast as I can, darlin'.
[Voice Outside ] Loretty? Loretty.
Long distance. Your ma's callin' from Kentucky.
Emergency she said.
# Amazing grace how sweet it sounds#
# Amazing grace#
# How sweet it sounds#
That saved a wretch like me.
#That saved a wretch like me#
I once was lost, but now I'm found.
He, come to me, Mommy, when he died.
I seen him just as plain.
He wanted to be with you and them grand younguns
I was blind, but now I see.
Mommy, I shouldn't have left.
I don't guess he ever got over me takin' her off from home, Doc.
You did the right thing, Doo, leavin' here.
Well anyhows, it's over and done now I reckon.
No, it ain't.
It ain't never gonna be over.
[Engine]
Finished widenin' that trail.
It ain't gonna be so hard to get up here next time.
Loretta, this ol' mountaintop's gonna be covered...
in wildflowers in six week’s time.
What the hell are you doing bringing plastic ones up here?. Because they don't die.
The real ones just die.
Darlin' -- Like everything else.
Mommy-- Mommy's movin' away, Daddy's gone.
I ain't gonna have no home left.
You got our home.
Get away from me!
Leave me alone.
[Bulldozer]
Loretta, we gotta decide something.
Most of them radio stations that we sent records and pictures to...
is right here in this part of the country.
If we’re really gonna do this thing,
we gotta go see 'em in person and make sure they play that record.
Already talked to your mama...
and she said that she'd watch the kids for us.
We gotta move right now, you understand?.
Darlin', if you don’t want it,