When I was but a lad I lost my true love fair.
8 seconds sound clip from the An American Tail movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:13:21 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- When Mama went to plead for him the don said he would see her.
- We found her rosary on the ground... Poor mamma mia!
- But! But there are no cats in America and the streets are paved with cheese. (2)
- Oh, there are no cats in America so set your mind at ease. (2)
- Surely, that's sad, but sadder still...
- When I was but a lad I lost my true love fair.
- A calico, he caught us by surprise
- In a flash of teeth and fur, her tail was all he left of her.
- 'Neath the heather is where it too-ra-loo-ra lies.
- But! But there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese.
- That's why we sail these seas.
[...]