1946 5 Minute Radio Transcription #2 Converted to text by Christian Willis, June 1, 2001. http://www.songofthesouth.net [Introduction: "How Do You Do?" instrumental] Donald Duck: Hello, everybody! This is Donald Duck inviting you to a Disney preview. It's wonderful! Sensational! Collossal! Stupendous! No kidding! Song of the South... Well folks, I want you to meet that proud music-maker, that songsmith of the South, Johnny Mercer. Johnny Mercer: Yessuh, I'm here, Southern accent and all. Donald Duck: And the greatest man in the world, the most lovable, most wonderful fellow I know... my boss [snicker]... Walt Disney! Walt Disney: Heh, well thanks, Donald, that was very touching. Hello, Johnny, say what's all this about? Mercer: Why haven't you heard? This is a quick preview of Song of the South. Disney: And of course that means you'll be asking questions, suh? Mercer: That's right, suh. And in return for your answers, Walt, I'll pay off with a song. Disney: Well that's fair enough for sure. Mercer: Alright, so why don't you begin by telling us all about Song of the South. Disney: Well suh, I'll do my best. Mercer: First, I think we'd all like to know just why you're doing the tales of Uncle Remus, Walt. Disney: Well Johnny, the first books I ever read was the Uncle Remus stories. It was a long, long time ago down in Missouri. Ever since then these stories have been my special favourites. I've just been waiting until I could develop the proper medium to bring them to the screen. Mercer: I see. That's what you call your new dramatic dimension, isn't it? Disney: Something like that. Now we can integrate the talent of live action with those of animated characters. Mercer: Well that certainly is something new the way you've done it, Walt. When I saw Song of the South I couldn't believe my eyes. Disney: You know we can almost do anything on screen now. Mercer: Don't I know it. You do things in that film that I've never seen before on the screen. Disney: You know, it was a lot of fun making Song of the South. Mercer: It must've been. And working with such a grand cast that you have. Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick, and James Baskett, all wonderful people. I think you've done an outstanding job of producing Song of the South. It's got a wonderful story with a thousand laughs. Disney: Thanks, Johnny. And a few tears, don't forget. Mercer: Yeah, and some glorious music, too. Of course whoever heard of a Disney picture without nice music? Disney: Music's your department, Johnny. Help yourself to one of the numbers from Song of the South. And give it that super Mercer treatment. Mercer: Thank you, Walt. And I think I'll do the one everybody comes out whistling and humming after seeing Song of the South: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." Disney: Fine. And sing it just as swell as you did in that Uncle Remus album you and the Pied Pipers recorded for Capitol Records. [Mercer proceeds to sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"] Disney: I'm sure everybody enjoyed that, Johnny. It was great. Mercer: Well it's a great song, Walt, from a great Disney picture. Thanks for being here with me, Walt, and I'm sure the folks have enjoyed this brief chat with you as much as I have. Now, this is Johnny Mercer saying so long, and reminding you there's a song for everyone in Song of the South. Announcer: You'll want to see it again and again. Walt Disney's new technicolor hit Song of the South is one of the most entertaining pictures to come to the screen in years. This full-length musical drama combining three lovable new Disney characters with some of Hollywood's finest actors will thrill you with its story. And you'll love its glorious musical score. Remember, Song of the South. --End Transcription--