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Atlantic City Lyrics (EVELYN NESBIT appears, interrupting their argument.) EVELYN Whee! Let's run away to Atlantic City Let's feel the wind in our hair... (EVELYN pantomimes her act.) FATHER Atlantic City is only a temporary answer, Mother, but I can't think of a better one. They can't take the child away from you if we're in residence down there and it's close enough to come and go as business dictates. EVELYN Sharing a grand and romantic city. (HARRY HOUDINI appears, wrapped in chains.) HOUDINI Sea and salty air. FATHER Besides, the change of air will do everyone good. Did you pack my razor? MOTHER Yes. FATHER I hope you reserved us a parlour car? MOTHER I did. EVELYN Train's gonna take us to the sunniest hideaway. HOUDINI Troubles will slide away EVELYN & HOUDINI Just a ride away... (GRANDFATHER and SARAH'S FRIEND exit. MOTHER, FATHER and THE LITTLE BOY remain.) FATHER It was clear to Father that the crisis was driving the spirit from their lives. He had always secretly believed that as a family they were touched by an extra light. He felt it going now. (to MOTHER) Mother, I... (sound of taxi horn) MOTHER There's the cab. (MOTHER exits.) FATHER Where have I been? How did we change Caught in this strange new music Say, was I away too long? Say, when they did they change the song? (FATHER exits. Atlantic City is now revealed: Through THE LITTLE BOY's eyes, we see elegant couples on the boardwalk, in strong contrast to the frightened city we have just left.) VACATIONERS Let's run away to Atlantic City Let's feel the win in our hair Sharing a grand and romantic city Sea and salty air Train's gonna take us To the sunniest hideaway Troubles will slide away. WOMEN VACATIONERS Just a ride away. VACATIONERS So let's run away to Atlantic City No one will find us there. (A RAGTIME BAND enters, dancing and playing.) VACATIONERS Down on the sand There's a Ragtime band BAND MEMBERS With a brand-new Ragtime tune. ALL And up in the sky There's a grand New Jersey moon! Let's go there soon... (The VACATIONERS exit, following the RAGTIME BAND, as the Million Dollar Pier appears with HARRY HOUDINI and EVELYN NESBIT headlining in vaudeville. The LITTLE BOY quietly observes.) EVELYN Whee!!! I was once the lady friend of Stanford White Made me a celebrity overnight! Well, overnight things change I guess. I'm in New Jersey--wearing even less! Ladies, there's a lesson in my tawdry tale Beware the path you choose Oh! Oh! Justice is never fair. Bang! Bang! There goes your millionaire Boo hoo! No money, no ring And you could end up on a swing And it's a crime... HARRYHarry Houdini Master escapist Buried and chained and tied.Reaching for danger Darker and stranger Now that his mama's died.Conquering fear In hopes he will hear A voice from the other side... EVELYN Oh, justice can be so unfair! Bang! There goes your millionaire! Whee! HARRY Come see Houdini's daring display EVELYN Come see Miss Nesbit do four shows a day EVELYN & HARRY Thrilling the crowd and making 'em say... HOUDINI Let's run away Let's run Away Away ALL Let's run away to Atlantic City Let's run away EVELYN Let's run away Let's run away Away...Away...Let's run away Let's run away EVELYN, HARRY, ALL My honey... (HARRY and EVELYN stay onstage, and continue to perform. HARRY does sleight-of-hand while EVELYN sings and dances. They are now both part of TATEH'S movie.) Why should we stay in the frantic city Laden with worry and care? Oh, let's run away to Atlantic City No one will find us EVELYN No one will find us ALL No one will find: Us: There [Thanks to Yehuda Alexander for lyrics] Ragtime soundtrack lyrics page
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