Carryin the Banner

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 bawling!



Several Newsies: Hey! 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 to read!



Kid Blink: I smell money



Crutchy: You smell foul!



Mush: Met this girl 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

Every 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!



**[cut out in movie, but is still on the soundtrack]**



**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 ta use his



Kid Blink: Fist!**



Newsies: Summer stinks and winter's waiting

Welcome to New Yawk!

Boy, ain't nature fascinating

When youse 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

Sitting makes me antsy

I likes living chancy



Newsies: Harlem tah Delancey

What a fine life

Carrying the banner through the slums



Three Nuns: Blessed children

Though you wander lost and depraved

Jesus loves you

You shall be saved!



[SUNG IN COUNTERPOINT:]



Mother: Patrick, darling,

Since you left me I am undone

Mother loves you!

God, save my son!



Racetrack: Just gimme half a cup



Kid Blink: Something ta wake me up



Mush: I gotta find an angle



Crutchy: I gotta sell more papes



Various Newsies: Papers is all I got

Wish I could catch a breeze

Sure hope the headline's hot

All I can catch is fleas

God, help me if it's not!

Somebody help me, please ...



Newsies: If I hate the headlines

I'll make up the headline

And I'll say anything I hafta

'Cause at two for a penny

If I take too many

Weasel just makes me eat 'em afta



[SUNG IN COUNTERPOINT:]



Group one: Look! They're puttin' up the headline

You call that a headline?

I get better stories

From the copper on the beat!

I was gonna start at twenty

Now a dozen'll be plenty

Tell me, how'm I gonna make ends meet?



Group two: What's it say?

That won't pay!

So where's your spot?

God, it's hot!

Will ya tell me

How'm I gonna make ends meet?



Newsies: We need a good assassination!

We need an earthquake or a war!



Snipeshooter: How 'bout a crooked politician?



Newsies: Hey, stupid, that ain't news no more!

Uptown to Grand Central Station

Down to City Hall

We improves our circulation

Walking till we fall



[SUNG IN COUNTERPOINT:]



Group one: Still we'll be out there

Carrying the banner man to man!

We'll be out there

Soakin' every sucker that we can!

See the headline:

Newsies on a mission!



Group one: Kill the competition

Sell the next edition

While we're out there

Carrying the banner is the