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I mean I'd understand if you dressed me drab
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Ode to Billy Joe

I'd understand if you dressed me drab and covered my face and snuck me around like some...

Bobbie Lee Hartley:

[to Mama]
I'd understand if you dressed me drab and covered my face and snuck me around like some frightful thing. But, when you parade me and show me off and admire me and then you tie me to a fence post? Well, that's like givin' somebody a a brand new high-powered car and sayin', "Here, it's all your's. But don't drive it."

Full Transcript

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I mean I'd understand if you dressed me drab
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and covered my face
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and snuck me around like some fretful thing
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But when you parade me and show me off and admire me
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'and then you tie me to a fencepost '
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Well that's like givin' somebody a brand new
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high powered car and sayin'
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here it's all yours
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but don't drive it
Duration
26 seconds
Views
228
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:07
Uploaded
Nov 23, 2022
Genres
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Movie Summary

In 1950s Mississippi, teenager Bobbie Lee Hartley navigates her blossoming hormones as she is courted by Billy Joe McAllister, who is headed for tragedy.

Actors

Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley