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The Crime of the Century Lyrics by Lynnette Perry

Songs from Ragtime: The Musical

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[EVELYN NESBIT]
Whee!
[GIRLS]
La la, la la
La la, la la la
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Whee!
[GIRLS]
La la, la la
La la, la la la
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Your honor
I was once the lady friend of Stanford White
[GIRLS]
He's the famous architect
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Yes, that's right
He put me on a velvet swing
And made me wear... well... hardly anything
[GIRLS]
Ooh!
[EVELYN NESBIT, spoken]
Ruined at the age of fifteen
(sung)
Your honor
Then I went and married Mr. Harry Thaw
[EVELYN NESBIT & GIRLS]
Eccentric millionaire
[GIRLS]
Oh! Oh!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Harry's a jealous man
[GIRLS]
Bang! Bang!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
That was the end of Stan
[GIRLS]
Boo hoo!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Your honor, be fair
My Harry went crazy, I swear
[ENSEMBLE & EVELYN NESBIT]
Now it's the
Crime of the century
Crime of the century
Giving the world a thrill
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Harry's in trouble
And Stanny's in heaven
And Evelyn is in vaudеville
[ENSEMBLE & EVELYN NESBIT]
The crime of thе century
Crime of the century
All for a youthful fling
Fortune, fame
And a ruined name
[EVELYN NESBIT]
And now I'm the girl on the swing
Whee!
[GIRLS]
Oh! Oh!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Stanley made love to me
[GIRLS]
Bang! Bang!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Now he's a memory
[GIRLS]
Boo hoo!
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Your honor, be kind
My Harry was out of his mind
[ENSEMBLE]
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 NESBIT]
And Evelyn gets publicity
[ENSEMBLE]
The crime of the century
Crime of the century
Not such an awful thing
[EVELYN NESBIT]
Stanny's killed
But my mother's thrilled
'Cause now I'm the girl on the—
Now I'm the girl on the swing
Whee!

About “The Crime of the Century” by Lynnette Perry

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"The Crime of the Century" appears on "Songs from Ragtime: The Musical".

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