David Loud, Lynnette Perry, Steven Sutcliffe, Ragtime Ensemble, Conrad McLaren & Mike O'Carroll -
Ragtime: The Broadway Musical
The Crime of the Century
And now, testifying for the defense, Miss Evelyn Nesbit.
Whee!
La la la la
La la la la la
Whee!
La la la la
La la la la la
Your honor,
I was once the lady friend of Stanford White.
He's the famous architect!
Yes, that's right.
He put me on a velvet swing,
And made me wear... well... hardly anything!
Ruined at the age of fifteen,
Your honor!
Then I went a married Mr. Harry Thaw
Eccentric millionaire.
Oh! Oh!
Harry's a jealous man.
Bang! Bang!
That was the end of Stan.
Boo hoo!
Your honor, be fair!
My Harry went crazy, I swear!
La la
La la la
Now it's the
Crime of the Century!
Crime of the Century!
Giving the world a thrill!
Harry's in trouble
And Stanny's in heaven
Ane Evelyn is in Vaudeville!
The Crime of the Century!
Crim if the Century!
All for a youthful fling.
Fortune fame
And a ruined name!
And now I'm the girl on the swing!
Mother's Younger Brother was in love with Evelyn Nesbit.
From his regular seat in the front row of the second balcony,
he would lean far over the railing, hoping his goddess would
notice him. One night he almost he almost fell. Evelyn caught
sight of him and smiled. Life was suddenly full of delicious
possibilities.
Oh! Oh!
Harry must not be hung!
Let's have that verdict sung!
Boo hoo!
Your honor we find
That Harry's not guilty...
My Harry's not guilty!
'Cause Harry is out of his mind.
And it's the Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century
Making the world go "whee"!
Harry's in trouble
And Stanny's in heaven
And Evelyn gets publicity!
The Crime of the Century,
Crime of the Century,
Not such an awful thing-
Stanny's killed,
But my mother's thrilled
'Cause now I'm the girl on the...
Now she's the girl on the...
Now I'm the girl...
On the swing!
Whee!
Whee!
La la la la
La la la la la
Whee!
La la la la
La la la la la
Your honor,
I was once the lady friend of Stanford White.
He's the famous architect!
Yes, that's right.
He put me on a velvet swing,
And made me wear... well... hardly anything!
Ruined at the age of fifteen,
Your honor!
Then I went a married Mr. Harry Thaw
Eccentric millionaire.
Oh! Oh!
Harry's a jealous man.
Bang! Bang!
That was the end of Stan.
Boo hoo!
Your honor, be fair!
My Harry went crazy, I swear!
La la
La la la
Now it's the
Crime of the Century!
Crime of the Century!
Giving the world a thrill!
Harry's in trouble
And Stanny's in heaven
Ane Evelyn is in Vaudeville!
The Crime of the Century!
Crim if the Century!
All for a youthful fling.
Fortune fame
And a ruined name!
And now I'm the girl on the swing!
Mother's Younger Brother was in love with Evelyn Nesbit.
From his regular seat in the front row of the second balcony,
he would lean far over the railing, hoping his goddess would
notice him. One night he almost he almost fell. Evelyn caught
sight of him and smiled. Life was suddenly full of delicious
possibilities.
Oh! Oh!
Harry must not be hung!
Let's have that verdict sung!
Boo hoo!
Your honor we find
That Harry's not guilty...
My Harry's not guilty!
'Cause Harry is out of his mind.
And it's the Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century
Making the world go "whee"!
Harry's in trouble
And Stanny's in heaven
And Evelyn gets publicity!
The Crime of the Century,
Crime of the Century,
Not such an awful thing-
Stanny's killed,
But my mother's thrilled
'Cause now I'm the girl on the...
Now she's the girl on the...
Now I'm the girl...
On the swing!
Whee!
Credits
Writer(s): Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Charles Stephen Charles
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