Duane explains to Fritz how he was traumatized by watching the movie "Bambi" as a child and has never wanted to hunt after that. Fritz is empathic, explaining the good reasons why people hunt but also saying that he is fine if Duane chooses not to.
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DUANE:
I WAS PLAYIN’ WIT MY TINKERTOYS DAT FATEFUL SATURDAY DERE,
MA COME IN AND SAID “WE’RE GOIN’ TO DE MATINEE, DERE!”
DERE’S A MOVIE UP IN RAPIDS DAT’S AS CUTE AS ANY CAN BE
IT’S ALL ABOUT DIS LITTLE DEER 'GOES BY DE NAME A’ BAMBI
IT WAS FUNNY WHEN HE MET DAT SKUNK DERE, HIDIN’ IN DE FLOWERS
I WAS TWITTERPATED BY DE LITTLE APRIL SHOWERS
DERE BESIDE HIS MUDDER, HE WAS SAFE INSIDE THEIR THICKET
I WAS GLAD MY MUDDER BROUGHT ME DERE AND BOUGHT MY TICKET
DEN A SCARY TING BEGAN TO HAPPEN
ALL AT ONCE DE CROWS WAS FLAPPIN’
IN DE WOODS DERE WAS A DANGER, IN DE WOODS A STRANGER
‘CROSS DE MEADOW, GREEN AS EDEN
WAS A HERD A’ DEER STAMPEDIN’
ALL DE FOREST CRITTERS RAN
‘CUZ DERE COME A TING CALLED “MAN! MAN!! MAN!”
DEN DE MENACE WENT AWAY AND EVERYT'ING WAS NICE
WINTER COME AND BAMBI TRIED TO SLIDE UPON DE ICE
GRASS WAS POKING TRU DE SNOW AND SPRING HAD FINALLY SPRANG
BAMBI’S MUDDER WATCHED HIM EAT, WHEN SUDDENLY -- KER-BANG!
BAMBI TURNED TO FLEE DE SHOOTING
“GET AWAY!” WE ALL WAS ROOTING
DERE WAS ONE MORE FATEFUL SHOT
WOULD DEY GET AWAY OR NOT?
I COULD HARDLY STAND DE DRAMA
BAMBI CRIED OUT, “MAMA! MAMA!”
BUT HIS FADDER KNEW DE SCORE
(spoken deeply) “SHE CAN’T BE WITH YOUSE ANYMORE”
I COULDN’T SLEEP FOR DAYS AND DAYS, MY HEAD UPON MY PILLOW
WHEN I THOUGHT OF BAMBI’S MA, I WEPT MORE DAN A WILLOW
NOW I’M DE MAN DAT HAS DE GUN - IT REALLY MAKES ME SHUDDER
I’M SCARED TO PULL DE TRIGGER ‘CUZ I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
BAD ENOUGH HE LOST HIS MUDDER
I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
FRITZ: Dat explains a lot.
DUANE: I just don’t tink I could go and shoot such a beautiful ting.
FRITZ: Ya know Duane, I tink deer are awful nice, too. But dere’s good reasons I still hunt ‘em.
ANIMALS DON’T ACT QUITE LIKE DAY DO IN DAT DERE FABLE
HUNTERS DON’T JUST GO AND SHOOT AT EVERTHING DEY’RE ABLE
WHAT YOUSE GOTTA REALIZE IS NATURE KINDA TEETERS
WHEN DERE ARE TOO MANY DEER AND DEY EAT ALL DE CEDARS
DIS GUY HERE REVERES DE DEER WHOSE TASTY REAR HE’S CARVING
WIDOUT MAN TO THIN DE HERD, DOSE DEER WOULD END UP STARVING
STILL LOTSA GUYS DON’T HUNT FOR ONE GOOD REASON OR ANUDDER
I SURE WON’T MIND IT IF YOU FIND YOU CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
DUANE: I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
FRITZ: IT’S OK.
DUANE: I CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER
FRITZ: WHAT DE HAY.
DUANE: GOSH I’M FEELIN’ ALL A’ FLUTTER
FRITZ: NO BIG DEAL IF YOU
BOTH: CAN’T KILL BAMBI’S BRUDDER!