- I could have been in politics 'cause I've always been a big spender.
- And me, I could have been a contender.

11 seconds sound clip from the Muppet Treasure Island movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:59:07.640 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- It's how you look at buccaneers that makes them bad or good and I see us as members of a noble brotherhood. Hup!

- Hey, ho, ho.

- Oh, I love it! 'Tis poetry in motion.

- We're honorable men and before we lose our tempers we will always count to ten.

- On occasion there may be someone you have to execute, but when you're a professional pirate, you don't have to wear a suit. What?

- I could have been a surgeon, I like taking things apart.

- I could have been a lawyer, but I just had too much heart.

- I could have been in politics 'cause I've always been a big spender.

- And me, I could have been a contender.

- Some say that pirates steal and should be feared and hated. I say we're victims of bad press, it's all exaggerated.

- We'd never stab you in the back, we'd never lie or cheat. We're just about the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet.

- Well, look at us, Jim. We're a festival of conviviality.

- Congeniality.

- That's conviviality, stupid.

- That's what I said.

- We're ready, o capitán.

- Good.

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