King of New York

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
 Look at me
 I'm the king of New York
 Suddenly, I'm respectable
 Starin' right at 'cha lousy with stature
 Nobbin' with all the muckety mucks
 I'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe
 And there I be, ain't I pretty?
 It's my city, I'm the king of New York
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 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
 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
 Makin' a headline out of a hunch
 Protecting the weak and payin' for lunch
 When I'm at bat, strong men crumble
 Proud yet humble, I'm 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
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 Startin' now
 I'm the king of New York
 Ain't ya heard?
 I'm the King of New York
 Holy cow, it's miracle
 Pulitzer's cryin', weasel, he's dyin'
 Flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun
 I'm one highfalutin' son of a gun
 Don't ask me how
 Fortune found me
 Fate just crowned me
 Now I'm 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