| King of New York |
| A pair of new shoes with matchin' laces A permanent box at the Sheepshead Races A porcelain tub with boilin' water A Saturday night with the mayor's daughter! Look at me! I'm the king of New York! Suddenly, I'm respectable Starin' right at ya Lousy with stature 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! A cordouroy 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! Tip your hat, he's the king of New York! How 'bout that? I'm the king of New York! In nothin' flat, he'll be coverin' Brooklyn to Trenton Our man Denton |
| Makin' the headlines out of a hunch Protectin' the weak And payin' for lunch When I'm at bat, strong men crumble Proud, yet humble I'm (he's) the king of New York 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 Ain't ya heard? I'm the king of New York! Holy cow! It's a miracle! Pulitzer's cryin' Weasel, he's dyin' Flashpots are shootin' 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 I'm the 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! |