Al Capone

“《阿爾·卡彭》有多像《犯罪高手》（Smooth Criminal），《街頭流鶯》（Streetwalker）就有多像《危險》（Dangerous）。”（也沒那麼像吧。）兩種情況都是傑克遜選了自己喜歡的元素，改造成全新的東西，這是傑克遜才華、耐心和職業道德的證明。儘管這個早期版本有很好的潛力（傑克遜的許多同輩人很可能就發行了），但他堅持製作，唱出了不朽經典《犯罪高手》。這支樣帶證明了傑克遜寫好聽副歌的高超技巧。聽過一遍，那些用假聲唱的和聲就在腦海裏不停回放了。

馬特·佛格：“這個例子展示了一首歌的一部分是如何啓發這首歌的另一個版本。邁克爾多次這麼做，他會想着一首歌，從中提煉出概念、歌詞或旋律。《阿爾·卡彭》的低音部分 —— 你能聽出它是怎麼變成《犯罪高手》的。幫匪主題貫穿始終 —— 儘管跟一個特定歷史人物不太相關，更多是講一個情景和故事。你能聽到邁克爾嘗試這種他後來使用的斷音、快速唱詞技巧。” ^[1] 

Why did you let him get away

After the staring what did you see

Shooting me bullets, cold as ice

Screamed in my face then put it back.

She shot us, firing down, he's in

No one had tried to get revenge

Why did you let him get away

Why did you let him get her

Too bad, forget it

'Cause there's Al Capone who's in it

So sad, regret it

'Cause the mad man's out tonight

Chorus *2

Should have told her

Nobody ever showed her about us

The girl was sleeping

Nobody should be grieving this way

Why did you let him get away

After the staring what did you see

Shooting me bullets, cold as ice

Screamed in my face then put it back

She shot us, firing down, he's in

No one had tried to get revenge

Why did you let him get away

Why did you let him get her

Too bad, forget it

'Cause there's Al Capone who's in it

So sad, regret it

And I told her out tonight

Chorus *2

Too bad, forget it

'Cause there's Al Capone who's in it

So sad, regret it

Cause the man is out tonight

Chorus *4

Should have told her

Nobody ever showed her about us

The girl was sleeping

Nobody should be grieving this way

Why did you let him get away

After the staring what did you see

Shooting me bullets, cold as ice

Screamed in my face then put it back

She shot us, firing down, he's in

No one had tried to get revenge

Why did you let him get away

Why did you let him get away