Coal Miners Daughter Quotes

Doolittle: [Doo comes stumbling in drunk] Happy anniversary, darlin'!
Loretta Lynn: Yeah, it looks like you had a happy one. Y'know, Doo, most couples spend their anniversary together. [notices the guitar]
Loretta Lynn: What's that?
Doolittle: Oh, that's your anniversary present, baby. Happy anniversary.
Loretta Lynn: My anniversary present! Doo, sometimes I think you got a washer missin' in your brain. I can't play that thing!

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Loretta Lynn: An' stoppa that growlin'. You sound like a big ol' bar.

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Loretta: I done wrote me a song Betty Sue. Your mama dadgome songwriter now.
Betty Sue Lynn: That's a nice song mama.
Loretta Lynn: Thank you baby

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Loretta Lynn: [Doolittle buys Loretta a guitar] Doolittle, I can't play that thing!
Doolittle: Well, most people can't till they learn how, dammit!

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Loretta Lynn: [after hearing of Patsy's death] She can't be dead, Doo! We're goin' shopping! Who am I gonna talk to now?

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Loretta Lynn: [Loretta is trying out a new song] It goes like this 'It'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can', then it drops down to 'cause you ain't woman enough to take my man!'
Doolittle: Where'd you come up with the idea for that song, Loretta?

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