The Crime of the Century

[00:08.87] And now, testifying for the defense
[00:12.71] Miss Evelyn Nesbit!
[00:18.05] Hello, gentlemen!
[00:22.16] Whee!
[00:22.93] La la la la
[00:23.98] La la la la la
[00:25.15] Whee!
[00:26.20] La la la la
[00:27.03] La la la la la
[00:29.35] Your honor
[00:31.98] I was once the lady friend of Stanford White
[00:35.26] He's the famous architect!
[00:37.23] Yes, that's right!
[00:39.13] He put me on a velvet swing
[00:42.38] And made me wear... well... hardly anything!
[00:46.65] Ruined at the age of fifteen!
[00:48.95] Your honor
[00:50.58] Then I went a married Mr. Harry Thaw
[00:53.73] Eccentric millionaire!
[00:56.92] Oh! Oh!
[00:58.82] Harry's a jealous man
[01:00.35] Bang! Bang!
[01:01.96] That was the end of Stan!
[01:03.83] Boo hoo!
[01:05.13] Your honor, be fair!
[01:07.03] My Harry went crazy, I swear!
[01:09.21] La la
[01:09.87] La la la
[01:11.12] Now it's the
[01:12.14] Crime of the Century!
[01:14.03] Crime of the Century!
[01:15.68] Giving the world a thrill!
[01:18.96] Harry's in trouble
[01:20.19] And Stanny's in heaven
[01:22.04] And Evelyn is in Vaudeville!
[01:25.49] The Crime of the Century!
[01:27.68] Crime of the Century!
[01:29.49] All for a youthful fling
[01:32.59] Fortune, fame
[01:33.41] And a ruined name!
[01:35.63] And now I'm the girl on the swing!
[01:38.27] Whee!
[01:40.36] Mother's Younger Brother was in love with Evelyn Nesbit
[01:42.97] From his regular seat in the front row of the second balcony
[01:45.81] He would lean far over the railing
[01:47.95] Hoping his goddess would notice him
[01:50.12] One night he almost he almost fell
[01:51.98] Evelyn caught sight of him and smiled
[01:55.11] Life was suddenly wonderful and full of delicious possibilities!
[02:00.06] Oh! Oh!
[02:01.59] Harry must not be hung!
[02:03.44] Bang! Bang!
[02:05.30] Let's have that verdict sung!
[02:06.75] Boo hoo!
[02:08.37] Your honor we find
[02:09.81] That Harry's not guilty
[02:11.48] My Harry's not guilty!
[02:13.08] 'Cause Harry is out of his mind!
[02:15.89] And it's the Crime of the Century
[02:18.61] Crime of the Century
[02:20.21] Making the world go "whee"!
[02:23.83] Harry's in trouble
[02:25.10] And Stanny's in heaven
[02:26.57] And Evelyn gets publicity!
[02:30.03] The Crime of the Century!
[02:32.24] Crime of the Century!
[02:33.76] Not such an awful thing
[02:37.01] Stanny's killed
[02:38.21] But my mother's thrilled
[02:40.45] 'Cause now I'm the girl on the
[02:42.00] Now she's the girl on the
[02:43.85] Now I'm the girl
[02:45.13] On the swing!
[02:46.67] Whee!
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