Mush:
a pair of new shoes with matchin' laces!
Racetrack:
a permanent box at sheepshead races!
Spot conlon:
a porcelain tub with boilin' 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
starin' right at 'cha
lousy with stature
Jack:
nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks
i'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe
Racetrack:
and there i be
ain't i pretty?
Racetrack and 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 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 nothing flat
he'll be covering
brooklyn to trenton
our man denton
Kid blink:
makin' a headline out of a hunch
Denton:
protecting the weak
Racetrack:
and payin' for lunch
Denton:
when i'm at bat
strong men crumble
Racetrack:
proud yet humble
Racetrack and denton:
i'm (he's) the king of new york
All:
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
Startin' now
i'm the king of new york
Denton:
ain't ya heard?
i'm the king of new york
All:
holy cow
it's miracle
pulitzer's cryin'
weasel, he's dyin'
flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun
i'm one highfalutin' son-of-a-gun
don't ask me how
fortune found me
fate just crowned me
now i'm 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!