Lyrics
King of New York

Mush: A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces
Race: A permanent box at Sheepshead Races
Spot: A porcelain tub with boilin' water
Blink: A Saturday night with the mayor's daughter

Race: Look at me!
I'm the king of New York!
Suddenly, I'm respectable
Starin' right at ya
Lousy with stature

Jack: Nobbin' with all the muchety-mucks
I'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe
Race: Then there I be, ain't I pretty?
Jack: It's my city
Jack and Race: I'm the king of New York!

Boots: A cordouroy suit with fitted knickers
Les: A mezzanine seat to see the flickers
Snipeshooter: Havana cigars that cost a quarter
David: An editor's desk for the star reporter!

Newsies: Tip your hat, he's the king of New York!
Denton: How 'bout that? I'm the king of New York!
Newsies: In nothin' flat, he'll be coverin'
Brooklyn to Trenton, our man Denton

Blink: Makin' the headlines out of a hunch
Denton: Protectin' the weak
Race: And payin' for lunch
Denton: When I'm at bat, strong men crumble
Race: Proud, yet humble
Denton and Race: I'm (he's) the king of New York

Newsies: 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
Denton: Ain't ya heard? I'm the king of New York!
Newsies: Holy cow! It's a miracle!
Pulitzer's cryin'
Weasel, he's dyin'

Flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun
I'm one hot faultin' 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!
Front page story
Guts and glory
I'm the king of New York!

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