Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Page #5

"Jesus wants me for a sunbeam

"To shine for him each day

"In every way try to please him

"At home, at school, at play

"A sunbeam

"Jesus wants me for a sunbeam

"A sunbeam, a sunbeam

"I'll be a sunbeam for him"

Amen!

- Did you like the singing, Big Daddy?

- Pass the black-eyed peas.

Look at Big Daddy eat!

Ain't it something to thank your stars for?

They've been practicing just for you.

Tell them to sit and eat.

- Children, come on.

- Over there!

Yeah. Over there.

Look here. Telegrams!

Hundreds of them from every corner

of this great state...

Wishing you happy birthday.

Do you want me to read them?

One from the governor and the senator...

It must be getting on to election time,

hey, Deacon?

Let's remember,

we're all lambs in the same pasture.

Everybody, including Big Daddy,

owes thanks to those in high places who...

Gave us nothing!

Every scrap on this table was raised

right here on this place, Deacon.

I made a pastureland out of this place

when it was nothing but a swamp.

And it was done with the help of God,

and not any governor.

Amen.

"Boom, boom and it makes me crazy"

Great balls of fire!

Surprise!

- What are they up to now?

- It's part of the entertainment.

Don't they get any intermission?

That's funny!

That's very funny!

He don't mean it, Sister Woman.

- He loves children!

- Of course he does!

Will you put some honey on this?

They're all Pollitts,

I'm proud to say, every one of them.

I know Big Daddy's

just as proud as we are...

...that there's a flesh-and-blood dynasty...

...waiting to take over.

That's no way to talk.

What way?

"Take over." When we all know...

...Big Daddy's going to live

to be at least 100.

I'll drink to that!

Anytime, anyplace, anywhere!

To Big Daddy!

In the name of every person

in this county...

...in the name of the church

and school board, the board of trustees...

...felicitations on your 65th birthday.

Brick, honey,

I brought you something to eat.

I'm not hungry.

What's that supposed to mean?

We're leaving.

- We can't.

- I can.

- The party's coming up here to you.

- I'll get one of the boys to drive me.

You just can't walk out

on Big Daddy's birthday party!

Don't you care nothing about him?

Get out of my way.

Get out of my way, Maggie!

You've got no cause to dislike him.

Do I dislike him?

It's obvious to everybody.

Especially to him.

What's he ever done to you?

What?

Why do you hate him so much?

What's he ever done to you?

Nothing.

What was Dr. Baugh doing up here?

What did he...

That's right. Big Daddy is going to die.

I don't believe that.

Dr. Baugh wouldn't lie to Big Daddy.

Wouldn't he, Maggie?

Poor Big Daddy.

I'm fond of him.

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