Carrying the Banner

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[race:]ho!yond's mine own cigar![alb'rt:]thee'll stealeth anoth'r![specs:]ho, behold! t's bath timeth at the zoo[henry:]i bethought yond i'd hoyday mine own moth'r[alb'rt:]if 't be true thee can findeth h'r[newsies:]who is't hath asked thee?![race:]from bombard alley to the harb'rth're's easy pickings guarante'd[finch:]tryeth any bank'r, bum, 'r barb'rthose gents almost all knoweth how to readeth[jack:]t's a crook'd game we're playin'one we'll nev'r losethlongeth as sucketh'rs mind not payin'just to receiveth strange eruption[newsies:]ain't t a fine life!carrying the bann'r through t alla palmy fine life!carrying the bann'r tough and tallat which hour the bell ringswe goeth wh're we wisheswe's as free as fishessure beats washing disheswhat a fine lifecarrying the bann'r home-free all![finch:]ho, crutchie, what's thy leggeth sayeth, gonna raineth?[crutchie:]uh, nay raineth. ho-ho, partly cloudy cleareth by evenin'[race:]ha! and the limp sells fifty papes a week, all by itself![crutchie:]i needeth not the limp to selleth papesi did get p'rsonalityt doth take a smileth yond spreads liketh buttocks'rthe kind yond turns a mistress's headeth[race:]t doth take an 'rphan with a stutt'r[finch:]who is't's eke blindeth[alb'rt:]and mute[elm'r:]and dead![crutchie, buttons, jo-jo:]summ'r stinks and wint'rs freezingat which hour thee w'rks outdo'rs[jack, tommy knave, crutchie, buttons, jo-jo:]starteth out sweatinendeth up sneezin'in between t pours![newsies:]still t's a fine lifecarrying the bann'r with me chumsa bunch of big shotstossin' out a freebie to the bums[finch:]ho! what's the holdeth up?waiting maketh me antsyi likes livin' chancey[newsies:]harlem to delanceywhat a fine life!carrying the bann'r through the. [nuns:]did bless childrenthough thee wand'r hath lost and deprav'djesus loves theethee shalt beest did save[race:]curdl'd[elm'r:]just giveth me half a cuppeth[nuns:]did bless children[race:]coffee[henry:]somethin' to waketh me up[race:]concrete donuts[romeo:]i gotta findeth an angle[race:]sprinkl'd with mold[tommy knave:]t's gettin lacking valor out th're[race:]homemade[mush:]pap'rs is all i did get[nuns:]jesus loves thee[specs:]t's 88 degrees[race:]biscuits[jo-jo:]jack sayeth to changeth mine own spoteth[snip'r:]wisheth i couldst catcheth a breeze[race:]just two[finch:]haply t's w'rth a did shoot[buttons:]all i can catcheth is fleas[race:]years fusty[jack:]if 't be true i misprise the headlinei'll maketh up a headline[jack and crutchie:]and i'll sayeth aught i has't'ta[jack, crutchie, raceth and romeo:]'cause at two f'r a penny if 't be true i taketh too manyweasel just maketh me consume 'em afta'![newsies group 1:]did get a feelin' bout the headline!i smells me a headline![newsies group 2:]i doth too, so t wilt beest true[newsies group 1:]papes art gonna selleth liketh we wast givin' those folk hence!betcha dinn'r t's a doozy[newsies group 2:]what a switcheth! anon we'll all beest rich[newsies group 1:]'bout a pistol-packin' floozywho is't knoweth how to maketh a newsie's day![newsies group 2:]knoweth not any bett'r way to maketh a newsie's day[newsies:]thee wanna moveth the next editiongiveth us an earthquake 'r a war![elm'r:]how 'bout a crook'd politician?[newsies:]yeah, nitwit, yond ain't news nay m're!uptown to grand central stationdown to city hallwe improves our circulationwalking 'til we falleth[newsies group 1:]but we'll beest out th're[newsies group 2:]did get a feelin' 'bout the headline[newsies group 1:]carrying the bann'r sir to sir![newsies group 2:]i smells me a headlinepapes art gonna selleth liketh we wast givin' those folk hence[newsies group 1:]we're at each moment out th're[newsies group 2:]betcha dinn'r t's a doozy[newsies group 1:]soakin' ev'ry sucketh'r yond we can![newsies group 2:]'bout a pistol-packin' floozyknoweth not any bett'r way to maketh a newsie's day![newsies group 1:]seeth the headline:[newsies group 2:]i wast stakin' out the circus[newsies group 1:]newsies on a mission![newsies group 2:]and then someone hath said yond coney's very much hot[newsies group 1:]killeth the competition[newsies group 2:]but at which hour i did get th're[newsies group 1:]selleth the next edition![newsies group 2:]th're wast spoteth with all his cronies[newsies group 1:]we'll beest out th're[newsies group 2:]heck, i'm gonna taketh what dram dough i did get and playeth with the ponies![newsies group 1:]carrying the bann'r!seeth us out th're[newsies group 2:]we at least des'rves a headline f'r the hours yond those gents w'rk us[newsies group 1:]carrying the bann'r!at each moment out th're[newsies group 2:]jeez, i did bet if 't be true i just did stay a dram longeth'r at the circus. [newsies group 1:]carrying the bann'r![newsies:]we'll all beest out th'recarrying the bann'r sir to sir!we're at each moment out th'resoakin' ev'ry sucketh'r yond we can!h're's the headline:newsies on a mission!killeth the competition!selleth the next edition!we'll beest out th'recarrying the bann'r!seeth us out th'recarrying the bann'r!at each moment out th'recarrying the bann'r!ah, ah, ah, wend!

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