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original broadway cast of ragtime: the musical - crime of the century lyrics

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judge (spoken):
and now, testifying for the defense, miss evelyn nesbit

evelyn:
h-llo, gentlemen…..whee!

chorus girls:
la la la la
la la la la la

evelyn:
whee!

chorus girls:
la la la la
la la la la la

evelyn:
your honor
i was once the lady friend of stanford white

chorus girls:
he’s the famous architect

evelyn:
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 and married mr. harry thaw

evelyn and chorus girls:
eccentric millionaire

chorus girls:
oh! oh!

evelyn:
harry’s a jealous man

chorus girls:
bang! bang!

evelyn:
that was the end of stan

chorus girls:
boo hoo!

evelyn:
your honor, be fair
my harry went crazy, i swear

chorus girls:
la la
la la la

all, evelyn:
now it’s the
crime of the century
crime of the century
giving the world a thrill

evelyn:
harry’s in trouble
and stanny’s in heaven
and evelyn is in vaudeville

all, evelyn:
the crime of the century
crime of the century
all for a youthful fling
fortune, fame
and a ruined name

evelyn:
and now i’m the girl
on the swing

younger brother (spoken):
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

chorus girls:
oh! oh!

evelyn:
harry must not be hung

chorus girls:
bang! bang!

judge:
let’s have that verdict sung

chorus girls:
boo hoo!

jury foreman:
your honor we find
that harry’s not guilty

evelyn:
my harry’s not guilty

all:
’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

evelyn:
and evelyn gets publicity

all:
the crime of the century
crime of the century
not such an awful thing

evelyn:
stanny’s k!lled
but my mother’s thrilled
’cause now i’m the girl on the –

all:
now she’s the girl on the –

evelyn:
now i’m the girl –

all:
on the swing!

evelyn:
whee!

- original broadway cast of ragtime the musical lyrics

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