Song of Freedom (1936)

Elisabeth Welch: Ruth Zinga

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• Ruth Zinga : I wouldn't even give a penny for your thoughts, John.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : Wouldn't you?

  Ruth Zinga : No. I know what they are.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : Met a fella in the pub comin' home. Sailin' for Africa tonight. Be castin' off about now. In a week or two he'll be on the coast.

  Ruth Zinga : Africa. It's always Africa, isn't it John.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : After all, that's my home. That's where we come from. I wonder which part? I'm always wonderin'.

• Ruth Zinga : I've got to see somebody. I'll go and find the women. They've been kind to me. If I stay in this place, I'll go mad!

  Monty : Mad? I'm just plumb crazy already.

• John 'Johnny' Zinga : You mean everything to me.

  Ruth Zinga : Not everything, John.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : Now, now.

  Ruth Zinga : I - I can't take you to Africa. But - but if there's anything in this world I can do for you...

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : There's one thing you can do. Right now.

  [kiss] 

• Ruth Zinga : Do you think he'll ever go to Africa?

  Gabriel Donozetti : Someday, even Africa, perhaps. Its quite possible. Your home.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : Somewhere out there. I don't know where. Don't even know which people I belong to. But, I've always wanted to go there. I might be able to find out.

  Ruth Zinga : This may be your chance, John.

  John 'Johnny' Zinga : Big doors. Big rooms. Big houses. Big countries.

• John 'Johnny' Zinga : I am no stranger. I am of your race, your blood, and even more than that, I am your King.

  Native Leader : Our King? You think you are a King because you come to us dressed up in white man's clothes.

  Ruth Zinga : But, he brings you knowledge from the great countries over the sea. Its not for himself that he wants to be King. For all his life, his face has been turned towards this island. There's so much he wants to do for you.

  Native Leader : So, we shall see what he can do for us.

• Ruth Zinga : Oh, John, if we could only do something! Its this waiting, waiting, that I can't stand. And those horrible tom-toms keeping on like that. They make me feel as I want to scream!