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The Trial of Wintergreen: It Isn’t What You Did Lyrics by Larry Kert, David Garrison, Merwin Goldsmith, Walter Hook, Frank Kopyc, Raymond Thorne, Mark Zimmerman, New York Choral Artists

Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing / Let ’Em Eat Cake

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[ARMY, spoken]
Treason, treason, treason!
[WINTERGREEN, spoken]
But fellows, I tried to get you the war debts
I did everything I could
[KRUGER, spoken]
It isn't what you did
It's what you didn't do
[KRUGER]
It isn't what you did
It's what you didn't do
It isn't what you did
It's what you didn't do
When you promised us milk and honey
It isn't what you did
It's what you didn't do
It isn't what you did
It's what you didn't do
[KRUGER & ARMY]
And you just didn't get us the money
[WINTERGREEN]
When it isn't what you did, but what you didn't
There is little that a fellow can do
I tried my best to get you the money
[ARMY]
But you didn't get it, isn't that true?
[WINTERGREEN & COMMITTEE]
We tried our best to get you the money
[ARMY]
But you didn't get it, isn't that true?
[WINTERGREEN]
When it isn't what you did, but what you didn't
When it isn't what you did, but what you didn't
And the court has a judge
Whose mind won't budge
There's nothing that a fellow can do
[COMMITTEE]
There's nothing that a fellow can do
[KRUGER, spoken]
Well, here's something I can do
The penalty for treason is beheading
[WIVES]
Stop! Stop! Stop!
[MARY, spoken]
Psst—John!
[WINTERGREEN, spoken]
Try it
It worked once
[MARY]
Before you go any further, with your permission
I must tell you of my husband's delicate condition
[ENSEMBLE]
Delicate condition? What do you mean?
[MARY]
I'm about to be a mother
He's about to be a father
We're about to have a baby—
[KRUGER, spoken]
Hold on there
You can't get away with that again
That was all right four years ago, but it doesn't go with the Army
What is it—twins again?
Huh, well, it's your tough luck
Now if you want to say goodbye to your husband, all right
But make it snappy
Just one chorus
Credits
Larry Kert

Larry Kert

David Garrison

David Garrison

Merwin Goldsmith

Merwin Goldsmith

Walter Hook

Walter Hook

Frank Kopyc

Frank Kopyc

Raymond Thorne

Raymond Thorne

Mark Zimmerman

Mark Zimmerman

New York Choral Artists

New York Choral Artists

About “The Trial of Wintergreen: It Isn’t What You Did” by Larry Kert

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