William Finn - Blame it on these Times (From "Romance in Hard Times") 

Sung by Cleavant Derricks as Boris.
ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES tells the story of Hennie, a pregnant woman who refuses to have her baby until the world changes for the better. Set in a Depression-Era soup kitchen, William Finn's fantastic score mixes his signature style and lyrical density with period pastiche. Lillias White played Hennie, surrounded by a gaggle of colorful characters including her husband Harvey (Lawrence Clayton), her ne'er-do-well admirer Boris (Cleavant Derricks), ex-socialite and soup cook Zoe (Alix Korey), and even First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Peggy Hewett).
Though it played at two different venues off-Broadway in 1989, a planned broadway transfer never materialized and the score was never recorded. Songs from the show have however been recorded on solo albums and reincorporated into several of Finn's revues.
Recorded live from the sound system of the Public Theatre in 1989.
Photo Credit: Martha Swope