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2023 Broadway revival
Parade the Musical - Real Big News Lyrics
CRAIG:
Big news! My saviour has arrived!
My intuition's never been so strong!
Big News! My career has been revived
All I needed was a snippy
Pissy Yankee all along!
Take this superstitious city
Add one little Jew from Brooklyn
Plus a college education and a mousy little wife,
And big news! Real big news!
That poor sucker saved my life!
So give him fangs, give him horns,
Give him scaly, hairy palms!
Have him droolin' out the corner of his mouth!
He's a master of disguise!
Check those bug-out creepy eyes!
Sure, that fella's here
To rape the whole damned South!
They'll be bangin' down my door,
Yellin' "More, Craig, more!"
"Call for justice! We need justice!
Beat the bastard! Kill the bum!"
Big news! Real big news!
My saviour has finally come!
According to reports obtained exclusively by this reporter,
Prosecutor Dorsey has the villain in his sights.
A highly ranking unnamed source in this investigation tells me
Leo Frank's the only likely culprit in this case.
Anyone with any information on the suspect, Leo Frank,
Should contact this reporter care of the Atlanta Georgian.
I saw this little kid---
Said, "Look what Leo did!"
And then she run and hid:
Go on, go on, go on, go on now!
A WOMAN
He sat down next to me
His hand went on my knee
I had to shake it free!
CRAIG:
Go on, go on, go on, go on now!
I say it isn't fair! I saw his books, I swear
That man's a millionaire!
A WOMAN
He likes 'em young and small!
Got nekkid pictures all
Pinned to his office wall!
CRAIG:
Go on, go on, go on, go on now!
He has a kid, you know
Knocked up some student so
He paid to make her go
Go on, go on, go on, go on now!
Go on, go on, go on, go on now!
Look! You just scribble it down and
It covers the town like molasses or mud!
Look! For us drunken ol' bums,
Opportunity comes in a magical flood!
Look! You might never be sure
If your motives are pure,
But your profits are clear!
Look! You were down and depressed,
Now you're ridin' the crest
of the scoop of the year!
REPORTERS AND CRAIG
Accordin' to reports obtained ex
Clusively by this reporter,
My Leo Frank has been in
Dicted on the charge of murder!
Prosecutor Dorsey states the
Trial will begin in the
Atlanta County Courthouse
Only one month from today!
Mrs Frank, the Suspect's wife,
Has still not spoken to reporters!
What's the word from Mrs Frank?
What's the word from Mrs Frank?
Mrs Frank! Mrs Frank!
ENSEMBLE
Extra! Extra! Leo Frank indicted!
Trial set for a month from now!
Prosecutor Dorsey will|
Try the case himself, he says!
Luther Rosser will represent
Mr Frank in the fight of his life!
Dorsey promises surprise witnesses
And a quick finish!
Mrs Frank, the Suspect's wife,
Has still not spoken to reporters!
What's the word from Mrs Frank?
What's the word from Mrs Frank?
Mrs Frank! Mrs Frank!
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Parade the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
The Old Red Hills of Home
The Dream of Atlanta
How Can I Call This Home?
The Picture Show
Leo At Work/ What Am I Waiting For?
I Am Trying to Remember...
There is a Fountain/ It Don't Make Sense
Real Big News
You Don't Know This Man
The Trial: Hammer of Justice
Twenty Miles From Marietta
Factory Girls/ Come Up to My Office
My Child Will Forgive Me
That's What He Said
It's Hard to Speak My Heart
Closing Statements and Verdict
Rumblin' and a Rollin
Do It Alone
Pretty Music
This Is Not Over Yet
Blues: Feel the Rain Fall
Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes?
All the Wasted Time
Sh'ma
Finale
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