Hallelujah

Mammy, we're almost through with the picking.

Yes, sir! And we done put in a good season's work.

- Zeke. - Ma'am?

You got all of them things that you got to buy in town tomorrow?

Yes, Mammy, I've got them right here.

Here it is, Mammy.

Why, here's a nice shirt for Pappy...

and a pair of pants for Spunk.

You knows you just joking.

Why, I never had no new pants in my life.

Why, as soon as you goes out 'em, I stepped in.

- And a dress for Missy Rose... - Oh, Zeke, what kind?

It ain't gonna be no wedding dress and you needn't be...

asking me for none neither.

Ain't nobody asked you for no wedding dress.

- Who'd marry you? - Why, you would.

What does you think Mammy adopted you for...

except so you could marry me?

- She didn't do nothing, did you Mammy? - Course she did.

Oh, children, don't you all fuss.

Zeke, what you gonna bring the children?

I don't see nothing on here for Sears.

Not a thing?

Nor Roebuck.

Gee whiz!

Nor Coe.

Did you done forgot?

Oh, don't tease them, Zeke.

Don't I see a new bright pocket knife hanging on that string?

And a whole lot of marbles.

That's right!

And a big pack of chewing gum.

Yes.

I believe you sure is right, Mammy.

But what you want me to bring you from town, Mammy?

You's always leaving yourself out.

- Don't matter about me, son. - Yes'm, it do.

Well, looky here.

Here's a straw hat with a whole lot of feathers on it for you, Mammy.

And a pair of them shiny gold spectacles.

Don't bring me nothing, son.

Mammy, I can't buy nothing.

I got to buy you something.

Why, there ain't no "nothing" to buy.

Well, all right then. Anything you choose.

Oh, cotton

Hey, cotton

Oh, cotton

Cotton

"...have no other God before me.

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness...

"of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath...

"or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shall not bow..."

- Hello, Henry. - Hello, folks.

Come on, Henry. We got a great big dish of chitlins just waiting for you.

Everybody loves chitlins.

Henry, I sure am glad to see you. Sit right down and make yourself at home.

Every time I see you, you got that old banjo with you.

- What's the matter with... - Better put that old starvation box down...

you gonna have a lot of trouble, some of these days.

What you talking about, man? This banjo is my best friend.

- What you talking about? - How come it is?

Why sure, you know what I did? Just here, last week, I told this old banjo:

"Banjo, I'm tired of telling time by the old sun."

I said, "I wants me a watch."

Well, what did it do?

- Here it is. - Let me see it. Look at that, Pappy.

- That sure is a good watch. - Look at that baby!

You sure is lucky to get a watch like that.

Mammy, it's alive. I hear its heart beating.

Let me hear it.

You're just lucky. I don't believe you stole it.

- Fine watch. - Don't you know, this thing's ticking.

- Sure, it's going to tick. - Let me look at it, then.

What time is by your watch, Henry?

There it is.

Sure is.

It sure is.

Henry, if you ain't gonna eat none of these chitlins...

we gonna clear away the table.

- Yes. - We sure is.

- Come on, boys. Let's have a little dance. - I'm gonna do good.

Hello, Adam and Eve. What are you doing around here?

Well, we just come down to see if you had time to marry us.

That's right.

- To marry you? - Yes.

Ain't these eleven children yours?

That's right. And we thought it was about time...

for us to make it more permanent.

That's right.

Seems like you made it mighty late getting round here to be married.

- The damage is all done. - It sure is.

But could you fix us up, anyhow?

Well, it's never too late to do the will of the Lord.

That's right. That's right.

Well, children, I certainly is glad to see you all done make up your minds...

to do the right thing.

Thank you. 'Cause you know, I've always been a respectable woman...

and I don't want that to come up against my character.

Oh, it ain't what you was. It's what you is today.

Look here, you ain't got on no wedding veil.

I ain't gonna marry you in no wedding veil.

- Now, Missy, go get the veil. - Yes.

I guess we'll conduct this marriage ceremony right around there...

under that tree. Just follow me round here.

The Lord is with us to see this wedding.

- Look like you're gonna have your way. - That's right.

Venus, come and be your Pappy's best man.

Here, boy, come on round here. You look more like your mammy...

every day.

...in the time of man's innocence...

signifying unto us the mystical union...

that is between Christ and his church.

- Which holy estate Christ adorned... - Hello, Zeke.

Come on, kiss me, Missy Rose.

...and first miracle that he wrought in Cana of Galilee.

What's the matter with you? What's the matter with your eyes?

- Don't look at me like that. - I been looking at you all day.

You sure do look good tonight, Missy Rose.

Oh, Zeke, don't do that.

- Come on, kiss me. - Don't do that, Zeke.

- Come on, kiss me. - Don't do that.

Oh, Zeke.

...or lightly, but reverently.

- Man and wife. - Amen.

The wedding's all over. They're married. Come on out and kiss the bride.

Excuse me, Missy Rose, but it looks like the devil's in me here tonight.

That's all right, Zeke. I'll forgive you.

Go ahead, my son.

- Ready, Henry? - Yeah, I'm ready.

- That's it. - Oh, yeah!

Sweet little baby

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.

If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord, my soul to take.

Bless Mammy and Pappy.

Bless Missy Rose, Brother Zeke and Spunk.

Bless Sears, Roebuck and Coe. Amen.

Hush you bye

Don't you cry

Go to sleep

Little baby

You shall have

All the horses in the pasture

They belong to Mammy's little baby

Go to sleep

Little baby

Now, get up there. Here, here, here.

Go along. Go to bed. You're old enough to go to bed by yourself.

- Goodnight, Mammy. - Goodnight.

- Goodnight, Mammy. - Goodnight, Spunk.

- Goodnight, Pappy. - Goodnight, Missy.

- Goodnight, Mammy. - Goodnight, Zeke.

- I'll see you in the morning. - Lord, grant me.

- Goodnight, Zeke. - Goodnight. Sleep tight.

- Goodnight, Pappy. - Goodnight, Zeke.

- Goodnight, Pappy. - Goodnight, Spunk.

Thank God.

These mules are so stubborn.

Stop right here.

- Whoa there, mule. - Take it down to Veteran Smith.

Let us give thanks for our success this year.

Let us kneel right down here.

We is most grateful for this bountiful crop, O Lord...

- Yes, sir. ...and we trust you won't be offended...

- No. ...if we just ask one favor more.

Please, Lord, let us get a good price...

- for our cotton. - Do pray, Lord.

- Amen. - Amen.

- Don't forget the flour and the pepper. - All right.

- Buy me my chewing gum. - Don't forget my bowie knife.

- Good bye. - Good bye.

My buddy and my buddy's friend

Can pick more cotton than the gin can gin

Come on there, mule, giddap!

Whoa, there.

Come on here, Spunk. Let's hurry up and get this cotton ginned...

so we can get on downtown there before everything's closed up.

It'll be over in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

Well, if you'd just shake your tail a little bit...

- it'd be so much better. - Come on and help me.

- I is. I done all the work, anyhow. - What do you know?

- Listen. - I'm listening.

Sure sounds pretty, don't it?

Sure is.

You know that song.

- But I ain't sung that in a long time. - Sounds like At the End of the Road.

The way is long

The night is dark

But I don't mind 'cause a happy lark

Will be singing

At the end of the road

I can't go wrong, I must go right

I'll find my way 'cause the guiding light

Will be shining

At the end of the road

There may be thorns in my path

But I'll wear a smile

'Cause in a little while

My path will be roses

The rain may fall from up above