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So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bombay's got that she hasn't got. So I just write back to her and says, Nothin', honey. Only she's got it here.
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"So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bombay's got that she hasn't got. So I just write back to her and says, Nothin', honey. Only she's got it here."
— Alvah Bessie

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So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bombay's got that she hasn't got. So I just write back to her and says, Nothin', honey. Only she's got it here. — Alvah Bessie

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Alvah Bessie was a screenwriter from United States (1904–1985).

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Who said "So, my sweetheart back home writes to me and wants to know what this gal in Bom…"?
This quote is attributed to Alvah Bessie, a screenwriter from United States.
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Alvah Bessie lived from 1904 – 1985.