Newsies Songs

Ever been listening to the radio and a song comes on and you just reword it so that it includes Newsies? Do you write down the words or at least remember them? Send them in then to dolphins_echo@hotmail.com . For example, I heard the song Should Have Been a Cowboy (Doesn't that just scream "Jack!"?) by Toby Keith (I think)... and some changes popped into my head so I made up some new words.

"I better you never young Francis Sullivan say,
'Sarah dear have you ever thought of growin' a brain
go to school and don't marry me,
if I was real nice and begged you pretty please?'
she'd have said no in a New York minute,
she never won him back, his his heart wasn't in it,
she wasn't his type anyway,
he never hung his hat up, at Sarah's place.

Chorus: Should have been a newsie,
should have learned to sell the papes,
I'd be workin' all day just to meet the guys at Tibby's,
stealin' Jack Kelly's heart,
just like Sarah Jacobs,
only I'd do it with a brain,
oh, I should have been a newsie

I would've had a partner with a strange nickname
strikin' all summer, earnin' lotsa fame
runnin' from bulls after soakin' scabs,
shoutin' for joy when Denton pays the tabs,
'Go west young man' the statue told,
But New York's still full of newsies, papers, and smoke,
sleepin' out all night beneath the city skyline
on Horace Greeley's lap with the will still to fight"

And the actual songs goes something like (the lyrics could be wrong in places):

"I bet you never heard old Marshal Dillon say,
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away,
settlin' down would you marry me,
if I asked you twice and begged you pretty please,
she'd have said yes in a New York minute,
they never tied the knot, his heart wasn't in it,
he just stole a kiss as he rode away,
he never hung his hat up, at Kitty's place.

Chorus: Should have been a cowboy,
should have learned to rope and ride,
wearin' my six shooter drivin' my pony on a cattle drive,
stealin' a young girl's heart,
just like Gene and Roy,
singin' those camp fire songs,
Oh, I should have been a cowboy

I'd have had a side kick with a funny name,
running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
ending up on the brink of danger,
riding shotgun for the Texas Ranger,
go west young man, haven't you been told?
California's full of whiskey, women, and gold
sleepin' out all night beneath the desert stars
with a dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

Chorus"

Anyway, if you have one you'd like to send in go ahead! :)
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