Live from Lincoln Center1976

Carrie Pipperidge:
And so the next day we all climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Enoch and me and the nine kids.

Julie Jordan:
[laughs] Did you go to any theaters in New York?

Carrie Pipperidge:
Course we did! Enoch took me to one of those "extravaganzas." And the curtain come up and the first thing you see is twelve hussies with nothing on their legs but tights!

Julie Jordan:
What happened then?

Carrie Pipperidge:
Well, Enoch just grabbed hold of my arm, dragged me right out of the theater. But I went back the next day, to a matinee, to see how the story come out.

Julie Jordan:
All by yourself? You're lucky you didn't see anybody you know.

Carrie Pipperidge:
I did.

Julie Jordan:
Who?

Carrie Pipperidge:
Enoch! [Julie laughs] There was this one girl whonsung this awful catchy song. She-here [demonstrates] -she threw her leg up over a fence like this and she sung... [begins singing] I'm a tomboy, just a tomboy! I'm a madcap maiden feom Broadway! I'm a tomboy, a merry tomboy- [Julie gestures to stop as Enoch and Jr. enter]

Mr. Enoch Snow:
Turn your eyes away, Junior! [Junior laughs]

Carrie Pipperidge:
I was just telling Julie about that show, "Madcap Maidens"!

Julie Jordan:
Won't you stay and visit with us?

Mr. Enoch Snow:
I'm afraid we haven't the time. Mrs. Snow and I have to stop by the minister's on the way to the graduation. And I'll thank you very much not to sing "I'm a Tomboy" to the minister's wife.

Carrie Pipperidge:
[to Julie] I already did. [Julie laughs]

Enoch Snow, Jr.:
Pa, can I stay and talk to Louise? Just for five minutes.

Mr. Enoch Snow:
[Carrie looks at Enoch] Five minutes, no more!

Carrie Pipperidge:
I wish we could stay longer.

Julie Jordan:
Good-bye.

Carrie Pipperidge:
We'll see you at the graduation.

Enoch Snow, Jr.:
Still lollygagging. You'd think a woman with nine children would have more sense.

Carrie Pipperidge:
If I had more sense, I wouldn't have nine children!