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The preacher said it absolved usFor him not for the lawI'm surprised at you PeteI gave you credit for more brains than DelmarBut there was witnesses seen us redeemedThat's not the issue DelmarEven if
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Baptism! You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers!

Pete:The Preacher said it absolved us.Ulysses Everett McGill:For him, not for the law. I'm surprised at you, Pete, I gave you credit for more brains than Delmar.Delmar O'Donnell:But they was witnesses that seen us redeemed.Ulysses Everett McGill:That's not the issue Delmar. Even if that did put you square with the Lord, the State of Mississippi's a little more hard-nosed.Ulysses Everett McGill:Baptism! You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers!

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The preacher said it absolved us
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For him not for the law
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I'm surprised at you Pete
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I gave you credit for more brains than Delmar
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But there was witnesses seen us redeemed
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That's not the issue Delmar
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Even if it did put you square with the Lord
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the state of Mississippi's a little more hard nosed
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You should have joined us Everett
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It couldn't have hurt none
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Hell at least it would have washed away
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the stink of that pomade
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Joining you two ignorant fools
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in a ridiculous superstition
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Thank you anyway
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And I like the smell of my hair treatment
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The pleasin' odor's half the point
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Baptism
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You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers
Available in 6 languages
Duration
39 seconds
Views
2,606
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:30
Uploaded
Feb 28, 2026
Genres
adventure, comedy, crime
Production
Touchstone Pictures,Universal Pictures,StudioCanal,Working Title Films,Mike Zoss Productions

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Movie Summary

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Actors

George Clooney
Ulysses Everett Mcgill
George Clooney
Tim Blake Nelson
Delmar O'donnell
Tim Blake Nelson
John Turturro
Pete Hogwallop
John Turturro
And I like the smell of my hair treatmentThe pleasin' odor's half the point - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:06
And I like the smell of my hair treatmentThe pleasin'...
Pull over EverettDelmar Let's give that colored boy a lift - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:05
Pull over EverettDelmar Let's give that colored boy a...
You folks going past Tishomingo? - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:07
You folks going past Tishomingo?
Well I had to be at that there crossroads last midnightSell my soul to the devilEverett Well ain't it a small worldSpiritually speakin'Pete and Delmar just been baptized and savedI guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:15
Well I had to be at that there crossroads last midnightSell...
What'd the devil give you for your soul TommyWell he taught me to play this here guitar real goodOh sonfor that you traded your everlasting soulWell I wasn't usin' it - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:14
What'd the devil give you for your soul TommyWell he...
I've always wondered what's the devil look likeWell of course there are all mannerof lesser imps and demons Petebut the great Satan hisselfis red and scaly with a bifurcated tailand he carries a hay forkTommy Oh no No sirHe's white As white as you - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:28
I've always wondered what's the devil look...
All right, boys, follow my lead. - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:05
All right, boys, follow my lead.
You boys do Negro songs - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:04
You boys do Negro songs
That's right We ain't really Negroes - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:04
That's right We ain't really Negroes
Whoo Hot damn sonI believe you did sell your soul to the devilWhoo eeBoy that was some mighty fine a pickin' and a singin'Man I'll tell you whatAhem You come on in here youYou sign these papers hereI'm gonna give you 10 apieceUh uh okay sir but Mert and - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:29
Whoo Hot damn sonI believe you did sell your soul to the...
Hey mister I don't meanto be tellin' tales out of schoolbut there's a fella in there who'll pay you 10if you sing into his can - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:10
Hey mister I don't meanto be tellin' tales out of...
But there's a fella in there who'll pay you 10if you sing into his canI'm not here to make a record you dumb cracker - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:09
But there's a fella in there who'll pay you 10if...
I'll press your flesh you dimwitted sumbitchYou don't tell your pappy how to court the electorateWe ain't one at a timin' hereWe're mass communicatin' - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:10
I'll press your flesh you dimwitted sumbitchYou...
Shake a leg JuniorThank God your mammy died givin' birthIf she'd have seen you she'd have died of shame - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:07
Shake a leg JuniorThank God your mammy died givin'...
Let's bed down here for the night. - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:17
Let's bed down here for the night.
Pretty soon it'll be nothin'but featherbeds and silk sheetsMillion dollarsMillion point twoDelmar 500 000 each - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:18
Pretty soon it'll be nothin'but featherbeds and...
Million dollars. - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:49
Million dollars.
I'm gonna visit them foreclosin' son of a gunsdown at the Indianola Savings and LoanSlap that money on the barrel headand buy back the family farmYou ain't no kind of man if you ain't got land - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:20
I'm gonna visit them foreclosin' son of a gunsdown...
Damn we got to skedaddle - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:04
Damn we got to skedaddle
Well hell it ain't square oneAin't no one gonna pick up3 filthy unshaved hitchhikersAnd one of them a know it allwho can't keep his trap shutPete the personal rancor reflected in that remarkI don't intend to dignify with commentBut I would like to address - O Brother, Where Art Thou? 00:30
Well hell it ain't square oneAin't no one gonna...