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The Crime of the Century
Anna Grace Barlow, Ben Levi Ross, 'Ragtime' 2025 Broadway Cast
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And now, testifying for the defense, Miss Evelyn Nesbit!
Hello, gentlemen! A-wee!
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la-la
La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la-la
Your honor, I was once the lady friend of Stanford White
He's a 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 and married Mr. Harry Thaw
Eccentric millionaire
Oh, oh!
Harry's a jealous man
Bang, bang!
That was the end of Stan
Boo, boo!
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 Stan is in heaven
And Evelyn is in vaudeville
The crime of the century
Crime of the century
All for a youthful fling
Fortune and fame and a ruined name
And now I'm the girl on the swing
Whee!
From what had become his regular seat in the front row of
The second balcony, Younger Brother would lean far over the
Railing, hoping his goddess would notice him. One night 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 summed!
Boo, boo!
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!"
Whee!
Harry's in trouble
And Stan is in heaven
And Evelyn gets publicity
The crime of the century
Crime of the century
Not such an awful thing
Stan is 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!