James Earl Jones Fences You Ain't Never Liked Me — Transcript

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1. 0:00[Applause]
2. 0:00a memorable scene by James Earl Jones as
3. 0:03a Stern father who has struggled to
4. 0:05build a life and keep control of his
5. 0:07family shows him teaching his son a
6. 0:10painful lesson about setting his
7. 0:11expectations for
8. 0:14affection can I ask you a question what
9. 0:17the hell you want to ask me Mr the wiki
10. 0:19is the one you got the questions
11. 0:23for how come you ain't never liked
12. 0:28me laed you
13. 0:32who in the hell ever said I got to like
14. 0:35you what law is that to say I got to
15. 0:39like you do you want to stand up in my
16. 0:40face and ask me some damn fool ass
17. 0:44question like that talk my Laing
18. 0:46somebody come here boy I when I talk to
19. 0:49you straighten up godamn it ask you
20. 0:54question what law is there to say I got
21. 0:58to La you none all right then don't you
22. 1:02eat every day answer me when I talk to
23. 1:05you don't you eat every day yeah [ __ ]
24. 1:08as long as you living in my house you
25. 1:11put a sir on the end of it when you talk
26. 1:14to me yes sir you eat every day yes sir
27. 1:16got a rip over your head yes sir and
28. 1:17closeth on your back yes sir why do you
29. 1:19think that is because of you hell I know
30. 1:21it's because of me why do you think that
31. 1:28is cu you like
32. 1:31me like
33. 1:33you I go out of here every morning and
34. 1:37bust my butt putting up with them
35. 1:39crackers all day long because I like you
36. 1:42you is the biggest food I ever saw it is
37. 1:45my job it is my responsibility you
38. 1:48understand that a man got to take care
39. 1:50of his family you live in my house you
40. 1:52sleep your behind on my bed clothes you
41. 1:54put my food in your belly because you
42. 1:57are my son you are my flesh and blood
43. 1:59not because I like you it is my duty to
44. 2:02take care of you I owe a responsibility
45. 2:04to you wait now let's get this straight
46. 2:06right now but go along any
47. 2:09further I ain't got to like
48. 2:11you Mr Rand don't give me my money come
49. 2:15pay day because he liked me he give me
50. 2:18because he owed me now I didn't give you
51. 2:22everything I had to give you I gave you
52. 2:25your life your mama and me worked it out
53. 2:28between us and in your black ass was not
54. 2:31a part of the bargain and don't you try
55. 2:35and go through life were it if somebody
56. 2:38like you or not you best make sure that
57. 2:40they are doing right by
58. 2:43you you understand what I'm saying boy
59. 2:46yes sir and you get the hell out of my
60. 2:48face and going down under A and P
61. 2:52[Applause]
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