As he started to leave, I took hold of his sleeve with my hand.
5 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:09.928 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- As he started to go then I started to know how it feels when the universe reels.
- The day was bright, the air was sweet, the smell of honeysuckle charmed you off your feet.
- You tried to sing, but couldn't squeak.
- In fact, you love him, so you couldn't even speak.
- Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer. Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
- Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings. (2)
- As he started to leave, I took hold of his sleeve with my hand.
- Now, you be careful tonight and don't run over Mrs. Truett's lawn. It's just been planted.
- She's nice, but wait til you see what we do to Mr. Braukoff.
- That'll be a caution, won't it, Tootie?
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