The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series)

Daisy's Song (1979)

Denver Pyle: Uncle Jesse

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Quotes 

• Daisy Duke : [transistor radio]  Hey, everybody! Listen! That's my song! Jessi Colter is singing my song! Come on!

  Luke Duke : What are you talking about?

  Daisy Duke : I wrote that song! I wrote it!

  The Balladeer : That's Cousin Daisy. She works as a waitress, but aspires to better things. Daisy can cause more trouble than a new-born baby. Uncle Jesse is the Duke patriarch. His word is law... Usually obeyed out of love... But always obeyed.

  Uncle Jesse : Who'd you say that was singing?

  Daisy Duke : [jumping up and down with excitement]  It's Jessi Colter!

  The Balladeer : And for all you folks ignorant of good music, Jessi Colter's one of the world's best singers. Though I'm partial to June Carter myself.

  voice on the radio : And that was Jessi Colter's latest on the Big 40 Country Hits album.

  Daisy Duke : I just can't believe it!

  [bursts out laughing] 

  Uncle Jesse : That sounded real good, Daisy.

  Daisy Duke : It took me forever to write the notes down. And after all these years of writing songs, I sent it to this music publisher, and now Jessi Colter is singing it!

  Bo Duke : Well, that's great, Daisy. How much are they paying you?

  Daisy Duke : The pay?

  Luke Duke : Well, they did pay you?

  Daisy Duke : No, I paid them!

  Luke Duke : That's the sort of business we ought to have.

  Daisy Duke : There was this magazine ad where you paid $50 and they published your songs. So I saved up all my tip money till I had enough, and I sent my song in, and I got this letter back saying it was published.

  Bo Duke : Now, Daisy, uh... some of those ads are for phony operations.

  Uncle Jesse : You think Daisy's been took?

  Luke Duke : Well, they got Daisy's song, Jessi Colter's got a recording, and Daisy's got $50 less than she had before.

  Uncle Jesse : That's took. And $50 in nickel tips ain't easy to come by.

  Luke Duke : [educating Daisy]  When you record a song, you're supposed to get royalties.

  Bo Duke : Well, uh, where is this publishing company anyway?

  Daisy Duke : It's Lester Starr Music Publishing, in Atlanta.

  Uncle Jesse : [shakes his head]  That place ain't been right since Sherman burned it.

  Daisy Duke : [giggles]  Now come on, I'll bet this Mr. Starr just made an oversight.

  Bo Duke : [to Luke]  You think we ought to go on to Atlanta and check it out?