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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Newsies Ensemble
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Composer
Jack Feldman
Lyrics
Harvey Fierstein
Book
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Menken
Producer
Bruce Botnick
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces
A permanent box at Sheepshead races
A porcelain tub with boilin' water
A Saturday night with the mayor's daughter
[Chorus]
Look at me, I'm the king of New York
Suddenly, I'm respectable
Starin' right at ya, lousy with stature
[Verse 2]
Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks
I'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe
Then there I be, ain't I pretty?
It's my city, I'm the king of New York
[Verse 3]
A corduroy suit with fitted knickers
A mezzanine seat to see the flickers
Havana cigars that cost a quarter
An editor's desk for the star reporter
[Chorus]
Tip your hat, he's the king of New York
How 'bout that? I'm the king of New York
In nothing flat he'll be covering
Brooklyn to Trenton, our man Denton
[Verse 4]
Makin' a headline out of a hunch
Protectin' the weak and payin' for lunch
When I'm at bat, strong men crumble
Proud yet humble, he's the king of New York
I'm the king of New York
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
Starting now, I'm the king of New York
Ain't ya heard? I'm the king of New York
Holy cow, it's a miracle
Pulitzer's cryin', Weasel, he's dyin'
[Verse 5]
Flashbulbs are shooting as bright as the sun
I'm one high-falutin' son of a gun
Don't ask me how fortune found me
Fate just crowned me, now I'm king of New York
[Outro]
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
Written by: Alan Menken, Jack Feldman