Newsies-Original Broadway Cast - King of New York lyrics
rate meYa dont need money when youre famous, they gives ya whatever ya want!
Such as-
A pair of new shoes with matchin laces!
A permanent box at the Sheepshead Races!
Pastrami on rye with a sour pickle!
A personal puss on a wooden nickel!
Look at me! Im the king of New York!
Suddenly
Im respectable
Starin right at ya,
Lousy with stature!
Nobbin with all the muckety-mucks
Im blowin my dough and goin deluxe!
And there I be!
Aint I pretty?
Its my city
Im the king of New York!
A solid gold watch with a chain to twirl it!
My very own bed and an indoor terlit!
A barbershop haircut that cost a quarter!
A regular beat for the star reporter!
Amscray* punk! Shes the king of New York!
*('scram' in pig latin)
Whoda thunk? Im the king of New York!
We was sunk, pale, and pitiful!
Buncha wet noodles!
Pulitzers poodles!
Almost about to drown in the drink
When she fished us out
And drowned us in ink!
So lets get drunk! (Yeah!)
But not with liquor! Fame works quicker!
When youre king of New York!
Ill 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!
*Dance break*
Look at me!
Im the king of New York!
Wait and see!
This is gonna make both the Delanceys
Pee in their pantsies!
Flashpots are shootin bright as a sun
Im one highfalutin son of a gun!
I guarantee!
Though I dropped out, I aint tapped out!
Im the king of New...
Friends may flee
Let em ditch us
Snap my picture
Youre the king of New...
History!
Front page story
Guts and glory
Im the king...
of New York!
