1. Eliot Ness cleans up the mess

ALL:
Eliot Ness cleans up the mess
Eliot Ness cleans up the mess
Eliot Ness cleans up the mess.
A young policeman who decided he would go out on the streets
And fight the gangsters of Al Capone.
To save the people of Chicago from the violent dirty dealings
Of the famous Scarface Capone,
No one believed him but he cleaned up the mess.
REPORTER 1: The year is 1929.
REPORTER 2: The city is Chicago.
REPORTER 1: There is violence in the streets
ANNIE: And a man you are scared to meet!
CAPONE: My name is Al Capone,
I am the owner of this city!
When I snap my fingers,
A bomb explodes.
When I clap my hands,
A machine gun goes.
I'm the king of the town!
ALL: Al Capone, king of the town
CAPONE: Everybody is scared of me…
ALL: Al Capone, king of the town
CAPONE: When I laugh, ha…!
ALL: He’s Al Capone, king of the town!
Everybody laughs with me!
REPORTER 1: Mr. Capone, how does it feel being king of the town?
CAPONE: Don’t say that, I’m just a regular guy...
REPORTER 2: The Police say you’re a criminal...
CAPONE: Come on guys.. I’m a peaceful citizen.
REPORTER3: Are you afraid of going to prison?
CAPONE: Why should I?...the police have no evidence against me...
ELIOT: I’ll find evidence against you, Capone!
CAPONE: And who are you?
ELIOT: Ness, Eliot Ness. The man who will put you behind bars...
CAPONE: Eliot Ness… don’t know him, do you?
ALL: No!
ELIOT: Mr Ness, how do you plan to fight Mr Capone?
REPORTER 2: With an army?
REPORTER 3: With a bomb?
ELIOT: No, my friends… I’ll use the law..
ALL: The law..???
ANNIE: I think I must be dreamin’
This man is out to catch Capone
He needs someone to help him, poor Eliot Ness, he’s all alone
I’m going to help him!
ALL: Eliot Ness, you’ll make a mess
Eliot Ness, you’ll make a big mess
Eliot Ness, Eliot Ness, Eliot Ness,
You’ll make a big mess,
Make a big mess,
Make a big mess,
Make a big mess!

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3. At Capone’s

ANNIE: I think I must be dreaming
I'll go with him to catch Capone
I'll be the one to help him
Now Elliot Ness is not alone
We'll go to Capone’s,
To catch him cold,
We'll make him pay,
Today's the day.
ELIOT: I think I must be dreaming
We are about to catch Capone
I found someone who cares
it is good to know I 'm not alone
ELIOT: Together we will show the world outside
ANNIE: This town , is not a paradise of crime
BOTH: Today they’ll discover that “all that glitters is
not gold”
When behind it all is Al Capone
We'll go to Capone’s,
To catch him cold,
We'll make him pay,
Today's the day.
(Scene changes to Capone’s place )
VERA: Come in it’s Capone’s
A Paradise of gold
Where you just have to obey
Or he’ll make you pay!

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5. Capone's Song

CAPONE: If you want to be rich and groovy
Like the stars you see in the movies,
And drive a big expensive shiny car.
If you want people to love you
Pretty women to surround you
As many as you’ve ever wished you could have.
REGGIE: Yes, I want the women to love me
To be a star in the movies
And drive a big expensive shiny car
CAPONE: Then you listen to Uncle Capone,
I am bigger than Vito Corleone
The most elegant and respected fellow in town
If you want to be a gangster like me
Elegant, cruel and sly,
Cut a leg
Chop off a head
But always remember your tie!
REGGIE: yes I want to be a gangster like you,
Elegant cruel and sly,
Cut a leg
Chop off a head
And always remember my tie!
But we will never forget our life in Sicily
with our Mamma and her pasta,
with the sun, the sun and the sea!
CA&R: If you want to be a gangster like me
Elegant cruel and sly
Cut a leg
Chop off a head
But always remember your tie!
If you want to be a gangster like me
Elegant, cruel and sly
Cut a leg
Chop off a head
But always remember your tie!
CAPONE: As I was telling you, Reggie, presence is
essential in this business. If you’re properly dressed
you can get away with murder, and stealing, and
smuggling... If you’re properly dressed people will love
you, no matter what you do!
That’s the essence of this business… Vera! We need a
soprano!
C., R. &VERA: If you want to be a gangster like me
Elegant, cruel and sly
Cut a leg
Chop off a head
But always remember your tie!
If you want to be a gangster like me
Elegant, cruel and sly
Put them to sleep
To sleep with the fish
But always remember to wear your tie!

7. From now on it’s only up

CHARLIE: Don’t stop now
Don’t let go.
You’ve been hurt, feel a bit low.
You’ve gone far
Fallen low.
When you’re down there’s one way to go.
From now on it’s only up
Climbing until you get to the end.
From now on its only up, don’t you see brother.
From now it s only up
Doing what you think is right is hard.
From now it’s only up
But you know that you cannot give up
Because you’re the good guy.
ELIOT: Why stop now?
Why let go?
I’ve been hurt, feel a bit low.
We’ve gone far
Fallen low.
When you’re down there’s one way to go.
ELIOT &CHARLIE:
From now on it’s only up,
Climbing until we get to the top.
From now on its only up,
don’t you see, brother?
(don’t you see, my brother?)
From now on it’s only up
Doing what you think is right is hard
But we know that we cannot give up
Because we‘re the good guys.
From now it’s only up
Climbing till we get to the top
From now it’s only up
Doing what you think is right
‘Cause we are the good guys.

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9. Tell me your secret

ANNIE: Singing for you, makes me feel fine
I feel I’m touching the sky.
Singing for you, Mister Reggianito.
Tell me your secret, where is your charm
is it your smile, your eyes or your style?
Tell me your secret, where is your charm,
is it your eyes or your smile?
ANNIE: So you work for Mister Capone...
REGGIE: Well, not exactly. We are more like partners, you know?
ANNIE: They say he is a dangerous man.
REGGIE: I can be very dangerous too!
ANNIE: I’m sure about that…
REGGIE: Looking at you makes me feel dizzy
I think I’m falling in love,
Looking at you, singing for you..
I feel I’m touching the stars
Looking at you, Miss Steffanella!
REGGIE: So, as I was telling you, Al and I run this
business together. We write everything we do here, in
this black book.
I bet that Eliot Ness would like to take a look at this
book! But let’s not talk about that. Let’s talk about
you… and me!
REGGIE & ANNIE: Looking at you
makes me feel dizzy
I think I’m falling in love,
Looking at you, singing for you
I feel I’m touching the stars
Looking at you, miss Steffanella! Mr. Reggianito

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