Lyrics The Crime of the Century - Conrad McLaren feat. Mike O'Carroll, Lynnette Perry, Steven Sutcliffe & Ragtime Ensemble
And
now,
testifying
for
the
defense
Miss
Evelyn
Nesbit!
Hello,
gentlemen!
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
And
Evelyn
is
in
Vaudeville!
The
Crime
of
the
Century!
Crime
of
the
Century!
All
for
a
youthful
fling
Fortune,
fame
And
a
ruined
name!
And
now
I'm
the
girl
on
the
swing!
Whee!
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
wonderful
and
full
of
delicious
possibilities!
Oh!
Oh!
Harry
must
not
be
hung!
Bang!
Bang!
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!
1 Prologue: Ragtime
2 Goodbye, My Love
3 Journey On
4 The Crime of the Century
5 What Kind of Woman
6 A Shtetl Iz Amereke
7 Success
8 His Name Was Coalhouse Walker
9 Gettin' Ready Rag
10 Henry Ford
11 Nothing Like the City
12 Your Daddy's Son
13 The Courtship
14 New Music
15 Wheels of a Dream
16 The Night that Goldman Spoke at Union Square
17 Gliding
18 The Trashing of the Car
19 Justice
20 President
21 Till We Reach That Day
22 Entr'acte
23 Harry Houdini, Master Escapist
24 Coalhouse's Soliloquy
25 Coalhouse Demands
26 What a Game
27 Fire in the City
28 Atlantic City
29 Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
30 Our Children
31 Harlem Nightclub
32 Sarah Brown Eyes
33 He Wanted to Say
34 Back to Before
35 Look What You've Done
36 Make Them Hear You
37 Epilogue: Ragtime (Reprise) / Wheels of a Dream (Reprise)
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