Yes, a fine country we'd have if we all spent our time at the zoo and played the harmonica. It's a lot of nonsense!

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7 seconds sound clip from the You Can't Take It with You (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:42:15 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- This may jeopardize the biggest deal of my career!

- Stop worrying. What if all your deals fall through? Might be a lucky break for you.

- Are you crazy?

- Maybe I am. I was just like you once. But I quit because I wasn't having any fun.

- That was thirty-five years ago.

- Yeah. And you haven't done a thing since.

- Oh, yes, yes. I went to the zoo when I got the notion. Took up the harmonica again. Made a lot of friends. And even found time to notice when Spring came around.

- Yes, a fine country we'd have if we all spent our time at the zoo and played the harmonica. It's a lot of nonsense!

- Too bad you can't find time for a lot of nonsense like that. Maybe you'd stop being so desperate about making more money than you can use.

- You can't take it with you, so what good is it? From what I can see, there's only one thing you can take with you, and that's the love of your friends.

- Oh, why don't you go out and get a pulpit for yourself?

- I'm sorry.

- Which one of you is Vanderhof?

- Right here, sir.

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