When a man's an empty kettle, he should be on his mettle and yet I'm torn apart.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Wizard of Oz (1939) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:42:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Perfect? Bang on my chest if you think I'm perfect. Go ahead, bang on it!
- It's empty. The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart.
- When a man's an empty kettle, he should be on his mettle and yet I'm torn apart.
- Just because I'm presumin' that I could be kind of human if I only had a heart.
- I'd be tender, I'd be gentle and awful sentimental regarding love and art.
- I'd be friends with the sparrows and the boy who shoots the arrows if I only had a heart.
- Picture me a balcony. Above, a voice sings low.
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