A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces
A permanent box at the Sheepshead Races
A porcelain tub with boilin' water
A Saturday night with the mayor's daughter!
Look at me!
I'm the king of New York!
Suddenly, I'm respectable
Starin' right at ya
Lousy with stature
Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks
I'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe
Then there I be
Ain't I pretty?
It's my city
I'm the king of New York!
A cordouroy suit with fitted knickers
A mezzanine seat to see the flickers
Havana cigars that cost a quarter
An editor's desk for the star reporter!
Tip your hat, he's the king of New York!
How 'bout that? I'm the king of New York!
In nothin' flat, he'll be coverin'
Brooklyn to Trenton
Our man Denton
Makin' the headlines out of a hunch
Protectin' the weak
And payin' for lunch
When I'm at bat, strong men crumble
Proud, yet humble
I'm (he's) the King of New York
I gotta be either dead or dreamin'
Cause look at that pape with my face beamin'
Tomorrow they may wrap fishes in it
But I was a star for one whole minute!
Starting now, I'm the king of New York
Ain't ya heard? I'm the king of New York!
Holy cow! It's a miracle!
Pulitzer's cryin'
Weasel, he's dyin'
Flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun
I'm one hot falutin' son-of-a-gun
Don't ask me how
Fortune found me
Fate just crowned me
I'm the king of New York
Look and see
Once a piker
Now a striker
I'm the king of New York
Victory!
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Guts and glory
I'm the king of New York!