“I went to lose a jolly, hour on the trolley, and lost my heart instead” – Esther Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis ... Movie Quotes Database

[singing]

I went to lose a jolly, hour on the trolley, and lost my heart instead
With his light brown derby and his bright green tie
He was quite the handsomest of men
I started to yen, then I counted to ten, then I counted to ten again.

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