Listen. When you've been ticklin' the ivories as long as I have, you've seen a broken heart for every drop of rain, a shattered dream for every fallen star.

Rowlf The Dog (Jim Henson)

10 seconds sound clip from the The Muppet Movie (1979) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:53.464 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Sit yourself down.

- Kermit, Kermit the Frog.

- Pleased to meet you.

- I'm no Heifetz, but I get by.

- That was... That was very nice.

- Oh. A broken heart, right?

- Does it show?

- Listen. When you've been ticklin' the ivories as long as I have, you've seen a broken heart for every drop of rain, a shattered dream for every fallen star.

- Exactly. She just walked out on me.

- Yeah? Typical. That's why I live alone.

- You do, huh?

- You bet.

- I finish work, I go home, read a book, have a couple of beers, take myself for a walk and go to bed.

- Nice and simple.

- Stay away from women, that's my motto.

- But I can't.

- Neither can I. That's my trouble.

- You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em, there's somethin' irresistible-ish about 'em.

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