Racetrack: That's my cigar. Snipeshooter: You'll steal anudder. Kid Blink: Hey bummers we got work to do! Specs: Since when did you become me mudder? Crutchy: Ah, stop yer bawlin! Newsies: Who ast you?! Mush: Try Bottle Alley or the harbor. Racetrack: Try Central Park it's guaranteed. Jack: Try any banker, bum, or barber. Skittery: They almost all knows how ta read. Kid Blink: I smell money. Crutchy: You smell foul! Mush: Met this goyl last night! Crutchy: Move your elbow! Racetrack: Pass the towel! Skittery: For a buck I might! Newsies: Ain't it a fine life, carrying the banner through it all. A mighty fine life, carrying the banner tough and tall. Ev'ry morning, we goes where we wishes. We's as free as fishes. Sure beats washing dishes. What a fine life, carrying the banner home free all. Jack: It takes a smile as sweet as butter. Crutchy: The kind that ladies can't resist. Racetrack: It takes an orphan, with a stutter. Jack: Who ain't afraid to use his... Kid Blink: Fists! Newsies: Summer stinks, and winter's waitin'. Welcome to New Yawk! Boy ain't nature fascinatin', when you's gotta walk! Still it's a fine life, carrying the banner with me chums. A mighty fine life, blowing every nickel as it comes. Crutchy: I'm no snoozer, sittin' makes me antsy, I likes livin' chancey. Newsies: Harlem to Delancey. What a fine life, carrying the banner through the slums! Nuns: Blessed children, though you wander lost and depraved, Jesus loves you. You shall be saved. Mom: Patrick Racetrack: Just give me half a cup Mom: Darling Kid Blink: Something to wake me up Mom: Since you left me, Mush: I gotta find an angle Mom: I am undone Crutchy: I gotta sell more papes) Mom: Mother Newsies: Papers is all I got. Wish I could catch a breeze Mom: Loves you Newsies: Sure hope the headline's hot. All I can catch is fleas Mom: God save my son! Newsies: God help me if it's not. Somebody help me pleaseIf I hate the headlines, I'll make up the headlines, and I'll say anything I hafta. Cuz at two for a penny, if I takes too many Weasel just makes me eat em afta. Look, they're puttin up the headline. (What's it say?) You call that a headline? (That won't play) I got better stories from the copper on the beat (So where's your spot?) I was gonna start with twenty (God it's hot) Now a dozen will be plenty (Will you tell me {How's a guy} how'm I gonna make ends meet?) We need a good assasination. We need an earthquake or a war. Snipeshooter: How 'bout a crooked politition? Newsies: Hey stupid that ain't news no more! Newsies: Uptown to Grand Central Station, down to City Hall, we improves our circulation walkin til we fall! Still we'll be out there, (Look, they're putting up the headline) Carrying the banner man to man (They call that a headline, the idiot who wrote it must be workin' for the Sun) We'll be out there, (Didja hear about the fire?) Soakin' ev'ry sucker that we can (Heard it killed old man Maguire, heard the toll was even higher, why do I miss all the fun?) See the headline: (Hitched it on a trolley) Newsies on a mission(Meet ya forty-fourth and second) Kill the competition (Little Italy's a secret) Sell the next edition (Bleeker's furthur than I reckoned) While we're out there (By the courthouse by the stables) Carrying the banner is the-(On the corner someone beckoned and I...) Newsies: It's a fine life (Would you look at that headline?) Carrying the banner through it all (You call that a headline? I get better stories from the copper on the beat) A mighty fine life! (I was gonna start with twenty) Carrying the banner tough and tall (Now a dozen will be plenty, will ya tell me how'm I ever gonna make ends meet?) See the headline (Hitched it on a trolley) Newsies on a Mission (meet ya Forty-Fourth and Second) Kill the competition (Little Italy's a secret) Sell the next edition (Bleeker's furthur than I reckoned) What a fine life (By the courthouse, by the stables) Carrying the banner (on the corner someone beckoned) It's a fine life (go get em Cowboy) Carrying the banner It's a fine life (You got em now boy) Carrying the banner It's a fine life (go get em Cowboy) Carrying the banner It's a fine life (You got em now boy) Carrying the banner it's a...Go!