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[first lines] Bono:
[riding their garbage truck job]
Troy, you oughta stop that lyin'. Troy:
I ain't lyin'. The nigger had a watermelon this big. Talkin' about "What watermelon, Mr. Rand?" I liked to fell out... "What watermelon, Mr. Rand?" And it's sittin' there bigger than life. Bono:
What Mr. Rand said? Troy:
He said nuthin'. He figured The nigger too dumb to know he carryin' a watermelon, he wouldn't get no sense out of 'im. Trying to hide that great big watermelon under his coat. Afraid to let the white man see him carry it on
[riding their garbage truck job]
Troy, you oughta stop that lyin'. Troy:
I ain't lyin'. The nigger had a watermelon this big. Talkin' about "What watermelon, Mr. Rand?" I liked to fell out... "What watermelon, Mr. Rand?" And it's sittin' there bigger than life. Bono:
What Mr. Rand said? Troy:
He said nuthin'. He figured The nigger too dumb to know he carryin' a watermelon, he wouldn't get no sense out of 'im. Trying to hide that great big watermelon under his coat. Afraid to let the white man see him carry it on
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Troy you ought to stop that lying
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I ain't lying The nigger had a watermelon this big
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What watermelon Mr Rand
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I liked to fell out
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What watermelon Mr Rand And it sitting there big as life
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What did Mr Rand say Ain't said nothing
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Figure if the nigger too dumb to know he carrying a watermelon
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he wasn't gonna get much sense out of him
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Trying to hide that great big old watermelon under his coat
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Afraid to let the white man see him carry it home
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Movie Summary
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.