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There're 2 things that everybody gotta find out for themslves

They gotta find out about love and they gotta find out about living

Now love is like the sea

lt's a moving thing

And it's different on every shore

And living,well.. l've just come back from burying the dead

ls that Miss Starks?

Sure looks like Miss Starkss she has her features

Except she won't be wearing no overall

lf she keeps all the stolen money

See,that's what happened when you fall in love with a young fella like TK

You just beg that she'll run off with you

Ain't no way in the world that'll be Miss Starks

No way in the world

Janine?Lord,we've been worried sick about you!

Go to hell

What you say? Said afternoon,ladies

Jasper,go get Miss Phoebe tell her that her driend Janine came back

l covered up your furniture and all

l thank you

You sure look good

Shit,you like your own daughter

You're talking like l brought you something

l ain't brought home nothing but myself

That's gracious plenty Your friends will want nothing better

Woman,bring the ration that you brought in here

Janine,here you go

lf that TK ever show his behind in Eatonville again..

He's gonna wish he hadn't

He knew that you had just lost Joe so he took advantage of you

And your money -He wasted none of my money

But he'd gone

Ain't he?

He dragged you down to his level--

He didn't do me wrong

Janine,we all know he did you wrong

Why should l care what they think/

You don't care what l think neither do you/

You left this town running away with that no good--

And you dare to come back here with no shoes on your feet..

An overall on your back..

Making what we all believe look like dirt

What me and TK have is real love

How could you do that? -But you all couldn't see that

l used to look up to you

Phoebe,the only way you and this whole town ever see in me..

Was this Mrs.Mayor Starks

Sitting out there in that porch

Silk dresses on all high and mighty

As ladylike as you please

That might have been the Janine you all knew

But that ain't the Janine l ever was

You see,l ain't never know my papa or mama

My grandmama raised me

l was born no one

l had a dream and the wind talked

l throw the seeds when they're falling

l sure hope they all fall on soft ground

That year,something about me was different

lt's like my new life was starting

Right at that moment

Hello,Johnny -Hello Janine

l'm on my way

Janine!

How long have you let Johnny Taylor kiss you?

What's wrong with you? -Ain't nothing wrong with me,nanny

l was just-- -l saw what you're doing

You let him wipe his feet on you -He didn't wipe his feet on me

l mean no harm,nanny

You don't even know what harm is,girl

You'll get married right away

To Johnny Taylor?

No child,l wanted you to school out but that ain't your idea

Why do you want me to get married?

So you wouldn't marry indecent people like your mother did

You're gonna run wild

And break my heart

Someone good and decent has been asking about you for a while now

Brother Logan Kelix -Logan Kelix?

That's what he's been hanging around here for?

He looks like some skull in an old graveyard

Brother Kelix's got 60 acres and he's good and decent

l don't care what he's got

Nanny took the horizon and painted it into something pathetic

Janine..

Janine,what in the world are you doing?

l'm watching god

l want you to make sure that his dinner is always hot when he comes home

And the house swept clean in the morning..

And be welcoming to him

Here he comes

How do you do? Miss Janine

We got married just like nanny wanted

lt was true Logan was good and decent

And l was a proper married woman

But l was still waiting for love to begin

l'm going over to the county to get another plough

Can l come with ya?

You'd better stay here and help me some..

That porch needs cleaning

Cut the sweet potatoes don't spend all day day-dreaming

l'll be back for dinner -So that's a no?

Move it

Put my pig down!

l'm trying to let them go Put it down!

You think you're kind but they'll be dead by morning

Your mama and papa are gonna give you hell for setting the pigs free

They did,and l don't care what my husband feel either

Husband? -He went to get a plough

So l can help in the field

Lord,gal,you ain't got business behind the plough..

Than a hog got with holiday

A pretty lady like you should be treated like a lady

My name's joe Starks Call me Joe

Where're you heading,Mr.Starkss?

Down the road to see some coloured folks

They're gonna make their own town

A coloured town?

They're gonna call it Eatonville

l'm planning to get the town while it's still a baby

Seems like a tall tale to me

Maybe you need to come with me and see it

Can't

Guess you'd better get going

lf you change your mind..

Tomorrow before the sun comes up l'll be waiting for you

Right down that road

Mr.Starkss!

Keep it

What would you do if l was to leave you?

Leave me?You're only 1 7 years old..

You know nothing about the world

l know enough

You don't appreciate my good treatment do you?

No,it ain't that You treat me good,it's just that--

Janine

l got 60 acres and l ain't no young man

When l pass,everything l've got pass to you

But what if l was to leave you?

What would you do?

Do what you gotta do

l'm gnna sleep

Joe Starkss had spoke about change and chance

And even if he wasn't there waiting for me..

The change was bound to do me good

Hey,girl

l found l was gonna have flowers and dust sprinklerd over everything

Joe bought me all kinds of pretty new clothes

And l became Mrs.Joe Starkss

Can you fellas tell us how far to Eatonville?

We hope to get there by nightfall

You're in Eatonville now

This is it? -This is it

lt looks like nothing but a raw place in the woods

We've been here for only a year

This is just getting started Got a lot to look foeward to

Amen -She's right

You all got a lot to do here

Would you and your daughter join us for supper?

l'm a really good cook and l'm really happy to have you

Amos Styx is my name and l ain't have no wife as yet

And l ain't old enough to have no daughter,Mr.Styx

This is my wife

lf you and your wife are thinking of settling here..

You're welcome to stay with my family

We'll build our own house

We'll be happy to put you up as long as you need

We thank you

l'm gonna get me a wife just like that

What you've got is only a sandwich in your name

How many acres you all have got now?

About 50 -That ain;t enough for no town

We're really faortunate to be given that to get us started

Captain E owns the sawhill we work here

He's a fair man to most

You all want to be a town of significance,don't you?

Sure,but Captain Eaton ain't gonna give us no more land now

Captain Eaton is generous but he ain't stupid

He might not give you no more but you can buy more

They had the town for 1 whole year..

l would have thought there'd be more happening by now

They just need you to show them what to do

They need a leader,that's all

lt looks to me like Joe Starkss would be the perfect man for the job

Look at this face..

Good looking enough to be on a silver dollar

This chest.. strong and broad..

These hands..Lord knows these hands may be counting money

We'll buy 100 acres and we'll buy 100 more

And we'll put Eatonville right in the map

With the money we made we'll buy you a dream house

This county is 1st class

Call me Joey -Joey

l've been telling you all we need to buy more land,ain't l?

Now what? -He's paying money

He's gonna buy more land l told you all

Captain Eaton's signing the paper

And Joe signed the paper too!

The next day we all voted Joe to be the mayor

Ain't no one is prouder than me

He just strode around all wrapped up in his new dignity

And l was right there with him Ready to help

Some folks need thromgs to make their rulings felt

But not Joe

He had a throne in his pants

When the new families came to the land we bought..

lt made us a good profit..

And we reinvested the money into Eatonville

Look who's playing

This ain't foe playing lt's for looking at

This is the life that l always dream of having

We did it

You're so happy

Are you happy? -Yeah

Seems like l don't have the figure l used to

You know you look like a young gal in that dress

l heard there's a brass band coming -lt's from the governor's office too

You know what that means,ladies -What?

We got a big house now

lt's pretty You think Joe's gonna like it?

Of course he'll like it

Janine,you and Joe changed everything

This is like anything's possible now

Lord,l'd run over the mayor -Almost,Phoebe,almost

From the finest store in London

Must have cost a lot

Look at this,Joey ain't it pretty

But it ain't befit a mayor's wife

You're the belle,gal..

No other wives can rank with you

l want to show you the world

Remember?

lf she's my wife l'd kill her too

Give me that! -Come here,boy

ln 5 years time Eatonville's gonna be a county seat

Alright -Just 5 more years

Mark my word

See her parading up there The dress we made ain't good enough

lt's full of union and love

Our plan's to put my hand to the plough

And strain every nerve to make Eatonville the metropolis of the state

And to that effect,let's start the day with a little surprise that l've got for you

Our incorporation

Eatonville's now the 1st incorporated coloured town in all america

Let's have a few words of encouragement from Mrs.Starks

Mrs.Mayor Starks,come on

Thank you for your compliments

But Mrs.mayor Starks don't know nothing about making speech

l don't marry her for nothing like that

As we touch this flame to this matchwick..

Let the light shines upon all of you that gathered here tonight

Amen

Let it shine,let it shine,let it shine

How do you like being Mrs.Mayor? -lt's alright,l reckon

Alright?You ought to be glad

l think it keeps us kind of in a strain

l'll be glad when it's over

Girl,l haven't even started

l'm gonna be a big voice and you ought to be glad

lt's gonna make a big woman out of you

Ooooh,l don't know about that -What?

That looks like a good move to me

That looks like a good move to me too

1 ,2,3,4,5..

Looks like your husband needs a new eyeball for Christmas,baby

My eyeball's just fine you're cheating,that's all

Move it,move it

Janine!Janine,get in here

There's work to do

Who're you tipping your hat to? She the Queen anne?

Everybody can't be like you,Joey Folks are bound to be glad to play

Who doesn't like to have fun? -You make like you don't

lf they laugh less maybe they'll sell more

But no,they want to work day in day out like the beast of burden..

And don't end up in a full belly and someone to lie on afterwards

Do you want me to be like that?

No,but l don't want to cast off from my friends

And our neighbours

You don't like me being the mayor do you?

l ain't even got started good here yet

And you already want to run off?

Who's she running off with?

Looks like Mr.and Mrs.Mayor are gonna have a fall-out

You put this on

What?wrap my head up like an old woman?

How come? -Coz l told you to

You're the mayor's wife,remember/

Janine,Janine..

What the hell are you doing? -What the hell you think?

Janine! Where you going?

Who the hell wants you?

You had nothing when l met you

And you'll have less than nothing when you leave me

Janine,nobody would narry you Not now

Get off me! -l won't let you go,you hear me?

All you'll end up is as someone's good-time gal

You know the kind that men use for their pleasure..

And they toss in the ditch!

Now you go

Every morning l looked out the window

Everyday had a story

l wasn't peddling at the store anymore

l had been inside but l'm outside now

Days just seemed to run together

We had us a routine..

Breakfast at dawn lunch at noon..

And dinner by 6

20 years passed

Eatonville had plenty to be proud of

And while l was leading a good life..

lt's Joe's life,not mine

Now if we can just stop cheating for once in a while..

What's wrong with you?

You got a sandbag in your head where your brain should be?

No sir

lf you wanna work here you gotta use your brain

You can't mess up my profit..

Mr.mayor,how about getting me some fun tobacca you got there

Alright

l'll get that for you,sir

Lord have mercy Look here

You wife cut well

You'll be in the store old enough but you'll still learn nothing

Don't stand there studying me Put your eyes on your narrow behind

Quit mixing my doings with my looks

You must be out of your mind talking to me like that

l'm the mayor of this town

You're the one who atarted Talking underneath my clothes

You don't give me no children Now you're an old lady

Nearly 40,no one's loking at you anymore

Well,l ain't 40,l'm only 38

You're way over 50,Mr.Big Fat Belly

There's nothing big about you except your voice

What did you say to me?

You heard her,you ain't deaf

l'd rather be shot dead than hearing about my own self

What did you say to me?

You don't have to You expect too much

Something fell off the shelf inside me

lt was Joe,tumbling down and shattered

The doctor say l'm dying

l guess you've come to watch

Joey,maybe l ain't such a good wife to you

But you gave me everything that a woman could ever dream of having

And l thank you

Butjoey,you and me don't been together now for 20 years

You don't know me half at all

l know you -l'm changed from that,Joey

l wanted to keep the house with you..

But you wasn't satisfied with the way l was

l built the whole town for us

lf it ain't good enough for you..

lt's just that my own feelings had to be squeezed in

Crowded out to make room for yours..

Blame everything on me

l don't let you show no feelings,huh?

Janine,that's all l ever wanted

But these bowing and obedience..

ls ain't what l ran down the road for

Shut up!

Even now,you gotta to die in pity

lnstead of let me love you

l hope thunder and lightning kill you

Get out of here Get out!

Joey

Poor Joey

Whatever other folks thought of Joe while he's living..

They turned up for his funeral and cried over him

Whether they liked him or not they knew he had been a good man

And that his passing was a great loss

l felt the sadness too

But alongside the sadness l was feeling something else

l was feeling free

l feel so good

Joe's been dead almost a year

And Amos Styx is doing a good job now

l ain't thinking no Amos

l enjoy my freedom too much

Don't let anybody hears you say that Everybody's sorry joe's gone

l don't care what folks think

The mourning shouldn't last more than 1 second than agreed to

Good afternoon -Can l get you something?

Yeah,l need a smoke

Got a little piece of fire here,lady? -Mm-hmm

So how come you're not over at the ball game?

Everybody else in town is there

Not everybody lady just sold me cigarettes

l'm waiting for the train fare

Good luck,it might be gone by then

Guess l'll walk then

l got pretty good shoes on

How about you and me playing some checkers?

You look hard to beat

l am

You're wild

Wait!

Not my king!

You'll be a good player after a while -You think

l'm gonna teach you again some other time

You could teach me so long as you don't cheat me

l'll buy you a cool drink

Thank you,Mr.. You haven't even told me your name

My mama named me knowledgable words..

But most everybody call me TK

Tk,huh? You as sweet as all that?

Why don't you join me and see?

You look scared -l ain't scared

Not now

Me and the whole town decided that l should get me a new husband

And amos Styx thinks he's the fellow with the best chance

Shoot Amos and my friend are already engaged

Sure is hot

Yeah,never like to deal with the heat

l'm mucm more of a cold weather kind of man

Yeah,now l've done heard everything -Yeah,know waht l'm gonna do?

l'm gonna take her to Chicago l'm gonna honeymoon there

You're gonna get her off her porch first

How're you doing? Mind if l join ya?

What's your name,son? -Call me TK

You look like you need a drink

Janine,come on over here and play checkers with us

l'm sorry,but you don't know Miss Mayor Starks

She don't play no checkers

She do nowi ain't that good -l'll teach

No no no,son,l'll coach her

Sit right here,Miss Starks

l appreciate that,Amos

Here you are,you're the general,right?

And these right here these are your troops

Amos,you're probably the best checker player in the whole state

Thanks,Phoebe

Now what you're gonna do you gotta try to get the pieces..

To the other side of the board

lf you could get them there you become a king..

What?

Good night -Hang on,Miss Starks,l'll walk you home

That's OK,l'll walk her

l'm hungry

l've got some pancakes

l've got some lemonade

Taste it -l haven't tasted a lemon before,no

What's that noise?

Like laughing

Laughing?miss Starks is out/

There can be no laughing.Come on

Guess l have to put these old bones to bed

You ain't old in no kind of way

Besides,the night's too pretty for anybody to sleep it away

Wait.Where're you going?

Let's go fishing -Fishing?

Oh yeah -This kind of night?

Best time,best time Come on,girl

Go fishing?wait,wait

l got a fish! -Hold him now

..spread them like that,alright?

And then come this way

You're real pretty

l feel old -You ain't old

l'm glad to be the one to tell you

l bet you tell plenty of women that

A young man like you l bet you're real popular,ain't you?

Sitting here talking to you make me real tired

l'd would have just gone somewhere else

Where my heart is makes no difference to you

l ain't 1 of your lady friends

You sure ain't my lady friends coz l ain't got the one

What l'm saying is you got me in mercy

l'm nearly 12 years older than you

l have thought about that..

But the younger girls don't satisfy me like your presence do

Well,it makes a whole heap of difference to most folks

Janine,things like that got everything to do with convenience

Don't got nothing to do with love

You don't know nothing about love

You just said that because the fish platter tasted real good,ain't you?

lt was ain't nothing but your night thoughts

Good night,Miss Janine

The hell l need some young fool

Did l wake you?

No,but it's kind of early

l wanna tell you my daytime thought..

Seeing how you didn't trust my nightime ones

You sounded like you needed telling and showing,so..

That's what l'm doing

l bet you're hungry,ain't you? Come on,l'll make you some--

No no,l ain't got time l got a job

l gotta be there by 8 l'll see you later

Hey,yourjacket

What a pretty mourning dress What shade of black is that?

Same shade as yours

Where did you get this car?

Borrowed from this guy

She said they're going on a picnic -She looks happy

Oh man,not again for a guy like TK

That's good,that's good Now that one,ready?

Well,Joe Starks must be turning over in his grave

Hey,don't pay them no mind now

Put it right here on your shoulder

Cock it,fire!

Good evening,Pearl

Miss Starks and TK have gone fishing -Fishing huh?

Miss Janine and TK have gone to Orlando to a picture show

TK's walking Miss Janine home at night..

Without walkinh himself home in the morning

Wheredoes TK get the money to buy that?

l worry about you

Well,don't be

TK's dragging you around places you ain't used to

Shooting and fishing and-- -And what's so badabout that?

And picnics in the middle of the week?

You act like it's against the law,Phoebe

ls that where you spend your money?

Ain't

He gets you buying him clothes and hats and what-nots

What's wrong with that?

You know how it is when a woman runs off with a younger man

TK ain't like that

With him,l'm gonna revitalize myself all over

He asked me to marry him

Janine! -Don't worry,l said no

Ain't getting married again But l'm going away with him

You're gonna end up like Annie Tyler

No way

Remember how we all sat on the porch watching her?

Remember?

After she was a widow?

When she was running off with some no-gooder..

She was laughing just like you

That no-good's after her money

But he stole her car stole her money

After that he was gone

But l love TK and lm gonna be with him

He'll make a fool out of you

l want to leave early to get everything early

Don't want to go missing bus or nothing

Leave me out hanging high and dry -l won't

You wouldn't go making false pretence with me,would you?

Ain't nobody holding a candle to you,Janine

You got the keys to the kingdoms,girl

Miss Mayor Starks -Take care of things,won't you?

Yes ma'am

Where's she going? -Not where,but who with

Got to hand it to her she sure looks good

She's gonna be back here before you know it

You nark my words

TK?

Where are you,honey?

TK!

What you want,honey? You want some breakfast?

No,l'll find him myself

Where the hell have you been/

lt's good to see you too,babe

Good to see me,huh?

Where the hell's my money/

l lost it -You lost it/

Lost it!what do you mean you lost it?

Listen to me!

You ain't make a fool out of me!

Listen to me!You knew l got a way with cards

l wanna walk out of here with a few hundred..

And walk back in with a few grand

l'm gonna take you to Orlando and buy you lots of pretty stuff

l must have been nervous or something coz l couldn't..

l couldn't win a hand,janine!

You stole my money and you gambled it away

Yeah

You're a damn fool and i ain't give you no chance..

To make a fool out of me

Ain't never gonna let you leave me in no damn hotel room

l made up my mind never let you see no communist in me

You're hurt What happened to you/

What happened to you?

l don't want you angry,darling

All you gotta do is to give me yourself

That's it

l'm gonna mug -Where're you supposed to mug?

This place Oh,it's beautiful and wild

Thee's plenty of work there,and fun

We can make us some money what do you say to that?

We don't need no money

lt's like l've got plenty of money in the bank

No no no,your money will stay there

lt's gonna stay in the bank

When you're with me we're gonna use my money

lf l ain't got nothing you don't got nothing

That's alright with me

Yeah,that's lake Tobic

40 miles wide and 60 miles long

Yes ma'am,that's whole lotta water

l felt like l've been looking for this place for my whole life

They came in spring truckload of them

From east,west,north and south

Wild people,hoping to make their fortune picking seasons from a mug

Drums..living 3 lifetimes in 1

Hey,what's your name? -Janine,what's yours?

Nuki

Are you sure you want to pick these cucumbers?

Do l want to pick cucumbers?

Yeah,l want to pick cucumbers

l miss you when you're at work You miss me when l'm at home

lt's hard work though

l felt for the very first time like l was leading my life

TK gave me the whole world

Everyday

Now where you all going?

To high ground Hurricane's coming

Oh,they're all just scared

l've been living here all these years..

There ain't nothing but a little flow

We're leaving coz they said a storm ia coming

Well,if lndians know anything they'd have still own this land

Why don't you let the wind blow their scales off?

Like that?

Come on,hurry up

How about after the harvest we go looking around in Chicago?

Sounds good -Mm-hmm

They cross the road in broad daylight

Hey,they said it's a bad sign..

People are going up north to be on the safe side

lt ain't nothing but a little windy

They said it's going to be bad.

l;ve got extra space here if you 2 wanna come

lf we go we're gonna lose 2 whole days pay

Go ahead,we'll wait it out

OK now,suit yourself

Don't worry,we're gonna be safe in the house anyhow

What're you doing,Janine? -l'm watching god

We'll be alright -l know

l reckon we should have left and stay clear of this storm or something

Why are you saying that?

Just with my man in the middle ofa storm,that's all

Suppose we're done now

Folks don't die till the time comes your way

Looks like we could see the light of day

l was fumbling around in the dark..

And l opened the door and there you was

l never knew you was so satisfied with me

TK!

TK!

TK!TK!

TK!

TK!TK!

TK!

TK,come on!Come on!

You don't have to say if not for me coz l'm here

Aren't we glad that the water had gone back between the banks

Leaving the lake as calm and as peaceful as it was the 1st time l've seen it

Folks came back and pitched den

Trying to make things right again

All the while TK rested seeing the tide is off

l brought you a bucketful of water

What's wrong /-The water got something wrong with it

Ain't nothing wrong with the water

Just a couple of little bites He'll be fine

Just keep Janine off your bed for a while

Make sure he takes the medicine

He'll be ggod before you know it

l just wish l could attend to him sooner

He's bad,we've got to take him to the hospital..

Where we can tie him down and look after

Tie him down?

Sounds like the dog that bit him gave him rabies

l've got plenty of money in the bank so whatever's gonna cost--

He's liable to die!

No,you know my TK He's just a little sick,that's all

Some shots'll fix him up but if he bites something..

Janine,it might be too late,alright?

But l'm going to Palm Beach and get him the medicine..

That he should have a week ago

lt's ging to take days but it's the best l can do,darling

OK -Alright

We're gonna get you well

Good..good,coz you and me got things to do

We shall do

Reminds me of the 1st time l've seen you Working in that store..

l won't want anybody but you That's it

You sound old when you tell people when you're born

You spend your old days with somebody else first..

And save all your younger days spending them with me,you hear?

You're beautiful

You need to hush all the sweet talk Just get well

Everytime l see a patch of rose..

You keep saying stuff like that l mightjust have to believe you

Some guy's after me

l'm sure you're fine

Your pillow's soaking wet

Here's money,just go and tell him to get back here fast

Take care

What're you doing?

Doctor said you should rest

Janine

Come on,have some lemonade

How come you don't sleep with me no more?

l'll sleep with you Come on,lie down

Everything will be OK

ls that the doctor?

Where have you been? -No place

Tell the truth You're tired of waiting

You're gonna find someone else,huh?

Don't lie to me!

lt's just the sickness That's all it is

lt's just the sickness

Your mind needs to get things straight That's all

lt's just the sickness lt's the sickness

lt's making you sick--

Fight it,fight! l know you can fight

lf you don't fight it it will tear you down

l ain't gonna let nobody tie you down

Now put the gun down

Can you see me?

You see me,don't you?

Say you see me

See me

lt's Janine

l really love you

Poor TK

Bless his heart

TK will always be alive

As long as l'm thinking

Breathing..feeling..

Ain't noboby's gonna criticize you when l'm here

Good -Alright

l feel like l grow 10 feet high just listening to you

Girl,all l did was just to find out about living

For myself

l'm gonna ask my Sam to take me fishing

Right now

And l don't care how late it is

Go,go,Phoebe

Now love is like the sea it's a moving thing

And it's different on every shore

What are you doing,Janine?

l'm watching god

THE END