That is, I didn't do it... I mean I did do it. But it wasn't me, see, I was your father then.
7 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:15:12 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- You were? I thought you were chasing me.
- Well, I took you across my knee and started spankin' ya.
- That is, I didn't do it... I mean I did do it. But it wasn't me, see, I was your father then.
- All the time, the guy up there with the book, me, stood there noddin' his head and he said:
- Go to it, whack her for me. That's the way I feel too.
- He says: Come down and whack her yourself. So I came down and whacked you a good one.
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