Andy Irvine Houdini sept-24

Andy Irvine på Victoriateatern 11 september 2024. Houdini: Harry Houdini the handcuff king He could escape from nearly anything The world’s admiration Harry Houdini won it For if it could be done Houdini done it Harry Houdini Hungarian born Taking the whole wide world by storm Getting out of straitjackets And walking through walls Houdini could do it if it could be done at all He took twenty seven needles and he swallowed them clean They examined his mouth not a needle to be seen Then he swallowed cotton thread what a magical blend The needles came all threaded when he bit on the end Oh locked and chained in a casket underwater Holding his breath much longer than he oughta Accepting every challenge and he never would he shun it For if it could be done Houdini done it Jumping off a bridge with a big ball and chain Manacled and shackled sure the man’s insane Ten minutes passed and they thought he must have died When he came to the surface its magic they cried Forty thousand people witnessed the affair They cheered, shook hands and threw our hats in the air And everybody wondered just how he’d overcome it But if it could be done Houdini done it Locked and chained on the big wheel rotating Wasn’t the crowd excitedly waiting For the worlds admiration Harry Houdini won it For if it could be done Houdini done it Scotland Yard they locked him in the cell Hanged up in leg ironed thumb screwed as well They said they’d be back in an hour or more But he was free before they’d even reached the door Oh Harry Houdini the handcuff king He could escape from nearly anything The detectives one-and-all they were standing around Saying God help us all if he’s ever sent down! Locked and chained and buried alive The audience appraised that he wouldn’t survive But whatever the risk Houdini would run it For if it could be done Houdini done it Oh New York City he was all the rage He brought Jenny the Elephant out on to the stage And he said now Jenny say goodbye to the crowd She waved her head and she trumpeted aloud But the audience said ‘Dah! For heaven’s sake A disappearing elephant, give us a break’ In the twinkling of an eye their doubts he’d vanished For into thin air the elephant vanished Locked and chained in a casket under water Holding his breath much longer than he oughta Accepting every challenge and he never would shun it For if it could be done Houdini done it Before he died he said to his wife I’ve been escaping from chains the whole of my life But now the greatest challenge that’s facing me Is escaping from the chains of eternity So his loving wife and friends most dear Try to make contact every year But Harry Houdini on that distant shore Obeying the concept of natural law Never appeared, No never no more Locked and chained Houdini the brave Seemingly unable to escape from the grave The world’s admiration Harry Houdini won it For if it could be done Houdini done it. Harry Houdini the handcuff king He could escape from nearly anything Fame and renown forever at the summit For if it could be done Houdini done it If it could be done Houdini done it If it could be done Houdini done it