A Soldier's Story (1984)

Larry Riley: C.J. Memphis

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• C.J. Memphis : Any man ain't sure where he belong, gotta' be in a whole lotta pain.

• C.J. Memphis : [singing]  Well, it's a low down, Low down dirty shame, Yes, it's a low down, Low down dirty shame, They say we're fightin' Hitler, But, they won't let us in the game, Lawd! Yes, it's a low down dirty shame...

• Corporal Cobb : Will you all let CJ tell me about this woman? She looked mighty good to me, CJ.

  C.J. Memphis : All she asked me for was my autograph.

  Corporal Cobb : She looked like she was askin' for more than that. Moved in close. Breathin' heavy. Wavin' them tits all in your face.

• C.J. Memphis : I hear they're on the verge of gettin' all of us together. The colored, the white. Say they want one army.

  Private First Class Peterson : You can forget that, CJ. White folks ain't never gonna integrate no army.

  C.J. Memphis : I don't know. If they do, I'm gonna be ready for 'em.

  [singing] 

  C.J. Memphis : Get me a bright red zoot suit, And a pair of patent leather shoes, And the woman sittin' at home waitin', For the day we get the news, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Look out, Adolf Hitler, You and Tojo gonna be singin' the blues...

• C.J. Memphis : If I'd given that gal what she asked me for, she'd give me somethin' I didn't want. Around home, there's a fella folks used to call Little Jimmy One-Leg. - on account of his thing was so big. A couple of years ago, a young pretty thing laid clap on Jimmy so bad he lost the one good leg he had. Now folks just call him Little. That pretty young thing talking to me ain't look too clean.

• Captain Taylor : Memphis, about that catch you made in center field today: How in the hell did you get up that high?

  C.J. Memphis : They say I got bird in my blood, sir.

  Captain Taylor : I hope it's an American Eagle.