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Get on the Bus (1996)

Ossie Davis: Jeremiah

Get on the Bus

Ossie Davis credited as playing...

Jeremiah

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  • Jeremiah: I think as we prepare to go on this journey; it might be appropriate to have a prayer.
  • [praying]
  • Jeremiah: Dear Lord, we ask you to...
  • Flip: [running onto the bus] Damn, I'm glad ya'll ain't left. I didn't think I was ever goin' to...
  • George: [angrily] Hey; CP Time, we tryin' to have a prayer here!
  • Jeremiah: [after finding out Kyle and Randall] The bible says it's an abomination, but still - sometimes I ask myself what would I do if one of 'em was my son? Worst still, what if I was the one that was born that way.
  • George: The devil don't want the black man to have atonement. Am I right, Pop?
  • Jeremiah: You're right.
  • George: But, *God* wants us at that March. It's our mission. So, on three, I want you big, strong, black, African men think of Zulu goddamn warriors, to lift this goddamn bus out of that stupid ditch and let's be on our way!
  • Jeremiah: [singing] Well I was out on the road and the bus broke down, About 20 of us was out on the road and the bus broke down, Well, I think they're trying to stop us, but we still DC bound...
  • Jeremiah: No, no, young blood, your hands are flat like a pancake and you have loosin' up your wrists. Don't beat the drum, make *love* to it. You know what I mean?
  • Evan Thomas Sr.: Hey, hey, my name is Evan
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Evan Thomas Sr.: Evan, Senior
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Evan Thomas Sr.: They got my son
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Evan Thomas Sr.: With a misdemeanor
  • Evan Thomas Sr., Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Jamal, Kyle: Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
  • Junior, aka 'Smooth': Don't call me Evan
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Junior, aka 'Smooth': 'Cause I'm on the move
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Junior, aka 'Smooth': Don't call me Junior
  • Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Junior, aka 'Smooth': But you can call me Smooth
  • Junior, aka 'Smooth', Flip, Xavier, Mike, Jeremiah, Randall, Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
  • Mike: My name is Mike
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Mike: I represent New York
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Mike: I'm not a Muslim
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Mike: Still don't eat pork
  • Mike, Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Jamal, Kyle: Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
  • Gary: My name is Gary
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Kyle, Jamal: Yeah!
  • Gary: I'm down with Shelly
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Kyle, Jamal: Yeah!
  • Gary: She's got the butter
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Kyle, Jamal: Yeah!
  • Gary: I got the jelly
  • Gary, Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Kyle, Jamal: Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
  • Jamal: My name's Jamal
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Gary, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Jamal: My mind is free
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Gary, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Jamal: We need more love
  • Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Gary, Kyle: Yeah!
  • Jamal: And unity
  • Jamal, Flip, Xavier, Jeremiah, Randall, Junior, aka 'Smooth', Evan Thomas Sr., Gary, Kyle: Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...

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