Karaoké King of New York Newsies (musical)

Ya don't need money when you're famous

They gives you whatever you want gratis

Such as

A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces

A permanent box at the sheepshead races

Pastrami on rye with a sour pickle

My personal puss on a wooden nickel

Look at me

I'm the king of New York

Suddenly

I'm respectable

Starin' right at you

Lousy with stature

Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks

I'm blowin' my dough and goin' de-luxe

And there I be

Ain't I pretty

It's my city

I'm the king of New York

A solid gold watch with a chain to twirl it

My very own bed and an indoor terlet

A barbershop haircut that cost a quarter

A regular beat for the star reporter

Am-scray punk

She's the king of New York

Who'd've thunk

I'm the king of New York

We was sunk

Pale and pitiful

Bunch of wet noodles

Pulitzer's poodles

Pulitzer's poodles

Almost about to drown in the drink

When she fished us out and drowned us in ink

So let's get drunk

Yeah

Not with liquor

Oh

Fame works quicker when you're king of New York

I gotta be either dead or dreamin'

'Cos look at that paper with my face beamin'

Tomorrow they may wrap fishes in it

But I was a star for one whole minute

Look at me

Look at me

I'm the king of New York

I'm the king of New York

Wait and see

Wait and see

This is gonna make

This is gonna make

Both the Delanceys

Both the Delanceys pee in their pantsies pee in their pantsies

Flashpots are shootin'

Flashpots are shootin' bright as a sun bright as a sun

I'm one highfalutin'

I'm one highfalutin' son of a gun son of a gun

I guarantee

I guarantee

Though I crapped out

Though I crapped out

I ain't tapped out

I ain't tapped out

I'm the king of New

I'm the king of New

Friends may flee

Friends may flee

Let 'em ditch ya

Let 'em ditch ya

Snap one picture

Snap one picture

You're the king of New

You're the king of New

History

History

Front page story

Front page story

Guts and glory

Guts and glory

I'm the king

I'm the king

Of New York

Of New York