I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and lost my heart instead.
7 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:46:17.152 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- The day was bright, the air was sweet, the smell of honeysuckle charmed me off my feet.
- I tried to sing, but couldn't squeak. In fact, I felt so good I couldn't even speak.
- Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer. Time to all disembark.
- With my high starched collar and my high-top shoes and my hair piled high up on my head.
- I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley and lost my heart instead.
- With his light brown derby and his bright green tie, he was quite the handsomest of men.
- I started to yen, so I counted to ten, then I counted to ten again.
- Clang, clang, clang went the trolley. Ding, ding, ding went the bell. (2)
- Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings. From the moment I saw him, I fell.
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