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Naughty Marietta

What's this? Oh. It's a song written by a sweet old man. The only real friend I had back...

Herr Schuman: What's this?
Marietta: Oh. It's a song written by a sweet old man. The only real friend I had back home. I'm trying to find the words to it.
Herr Schuman: "Ah sweet miss... if" I'm not very good at letters.
Marietta: [singing] Ah, sweet mystery of life, Could I but find thee. Ah, could I but know, The secret of it all

Full Transcript

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Why perhaps I do
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Perhaps I do
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Surely everything we do must have a meaning
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What's this Oh
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It's a song written by a sweet old man
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The only real friend I had back home
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I'm trying to find the words to it
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Ah sweet miss if
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I'm not very good at this
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Ah sweet mystery of life
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Could I but find thee
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Oh could I but know
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The secret of it all
Duration
55 seconds
Views
70
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:35
Uploaded
Feb 02, 2025
Genres
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.