King Of New York Lyrics

Mush:
A pair of new shoes with matching laces 

Racetrack:
A permanent box at Sheepshead Races 

Spot Conlon:
A porcelain tub with boiling water 

Kid Blink:
A Saturday night with the Mayor's daughter! 

Racetrack:
Look at me
I'm the King of New York!
Suddenly
I'm respectable
Staring right atcha
Lousy with stature 

Jack:
Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks
I'm blowing my dough and going deluxe 

Racetrack:
And there I'll be!
Ain't I pretty?
(with Jack)
It's my city
I'm the King of New York! 

Boots:
A corduroy 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 our star reporter! 

Newsies:
Tip your hat!
He's the King of New York 

Denton:
How about that?
I'm the King of New York 

Newsies:
In nothing flat
He'll be covering
Brooklyn to Trenton
Our man Denton 

Kid Blink:
Making the headlines out of a hunch 

Denton:
Protecting the weak 

Racetrack:
And paying for lunch 

Denton:
When I'm at bat
Strong men crumble 

Racetrack:
Proud yet humble.
(with Denton) He's (I'm) the King of New York 

Newsies:
I gotta be either dead or dreaming
'Cuz look at that pape with my face beaming
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 you heard?
I'm the King of New York! 

Newsies:
Holy cow
It's a miracle
Pulitzer's crying
Weasel? He's dying!
Flashpots are shooting bright as the sun
I'm one hifalutin' sonuva 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!