Musical by Ellen Schwartz and Laura I. Kramer A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical - Love, Harry Lyrics
HARRY (spoken) Dear Harvey: You had to go get yourself killed for being a faygelah? You couldn’t let someone else have such a great honor? All right, so you liked the boys. I wasn’t wild about the idea, but I got used to it. I never said you wasn’t welcome in my house, did I?
(sings) Harveleh, I still keep jelly beans for you I put them in a jar where you can see them When they get stale, i buy some new In case my door you should walk through Some men my age can’t turn the page You can’t console ‘em My sweet tooth fairy, rest in peace Alev ha-sholem
CHORUS (sings) The night you died San francisco cried Thirty thousand people Marched as one
HARRY (spoken) I watched it on TV.
CHORUS (sings) The press predicted we would riot But, in candlelight and quiet, We heard your prayer above the setting sun “if enough of us hold hands No one can hold a gun”
HARRY (spoken) Nu, Harvey, you couldn’t leave well enough alone? You had your own business, what’s bad? You couldn’t keep still about the boys, you weren’t satisfied until the whole world knew? Harvey Milk, with the big ears and the big ideas had to make something of himself, a big politician. I know, I know, I said “Harvey, make something of yourself, don’t be an old schmegeggie like Harry the butcher.” So now I’m eating my words, and they stick like a chicken bone in my old throat.
HARVELEH (sings) You know what happened to dan white? That momzer who put bullets through your body? His lawyer said, dan’s brain’s not right From eating twinkles on the night Before he shot you and the mayor
(spoken) Now they call it the “Twinkie Defense.” It’s famous because of you. Twinkies! My Gracie ate Twinkies when she was little. Did she grow up to be a murderer, God forbid?
(sings) He serves five years, five years!!! Then they parole him! So right after he gets out, he kills himself
(spoken) He couldn’t let someone else have the pleasure? Ach!
(sings) I have no doubt If you were here, you’d say for him Harvey and harry Alev ha-sholem
CHORUS (sings) The night you died San francisco cried. Thirty thousand people marched as one And every color, class and gender Praised the life of their defender Whose acts of faith could never be undone “if enough of us hold hands No one can hold a gun”
HARRY (spoken) Harvey, I remember thinking you must be so proud. But then I remembered you were dead, and all of a sudden, I got so mad, I yelled at the people on the TV. “For getting shot, you made him into such a hero? You couldn’t march for him when he was alive?”
(sings) Harveleh, they made nice speeches just for you The same ones who called you schmuck before Now they were calling you a mensch It gave my heartstrings such a wrench There are lunatics out there Who could control ‘em? You were a mensch, my dove, fly free
Harry and chorus Alev ha-sholem
BARBARA (sings) The night you died San francisco cried
CHORUS AND BARBARA (sings) Thirty thousand people marched as one Gay, straight, asian, black and white Came out of darkness into light Like a rainbow burning bright Above the setting of the sun If enough of us hold hands
HARRY (sings) No one can hold a gun
CHORUS AND BARBARA (sings) If enough, if enough, if enough, if enough If enough of us hold hands No one can hold a gun...
HARRY (spoken) Oy, Harveleh, alev ha-sholem, Love, Harry
Songs from musical: A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics Love Harry lyrics from A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical
A Letter to Harvey Milk the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Too Old For This Thanks To Her Since Then Write What You See Love, Harry What A Shanda Frannie's Hands Weren't We? Turning The Tables Love Is A Woman Honor Thy Daughter No One'll Do For You Too Close I'm Gonna Do For You A Letter To Harvey Milk Thanks To Her (Reprise) Finale
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