The World Will Know

"The World Will Know" is the fourth song from Newsies. It is sung when Jack Kelly rallies the Newsies to go on strike.
==Lyrics==
Jack (spoken): Pulitzer and Hearst, they think we're nothing!
Are we nothing?
Newsies: No!
David: If we stick together like the trolley workers, then they can't break us up.
Jack (singing): Pulitzer and Hearst, they think they got us!
Do they got us?
Newsies (spoken): No!
David: We're a union now, the Newsboys Union. We have to start acting like a union.
Jack (singing): Even though we ain't got hats or badges, we're a union just by saying so...
And the world will know!
Boots (spoken): What's to stop someone from selling our papes?
Jack: Well, we'll talk with them.
Racetrack: Some of them don't hear so good!
Jack: Well, then we'll soak them!
David: No! We can't beat up kids in the street. It'll give us a bad name.
Crutchy (offscreen): Can't get any worse!
Jack: What's it gonna take to stop the wagons?
Are we ready?
Newsies: Yeah!
David: No!
Jack (singing): What's it gonna take to stop the scabbers?
Can we do it?
Newsies: Yeah!
Jack: We'll do what we gotta do until we break the will of mighty Bill and Joe...
Newsies: And the World will know! And the Journal too!
Mr. Hearst and Pulitzer, have we got news for you!
Now the world will hear, what got to say...
We've been hawking headlines, but we're making them today!
And our ranks will grow,
Crutchy: And we'll kick their rears!
Newsies: And the world will know that we been here!
Newsie 1(spoken): That's right, who does he think he is anyway?
Newsie 2: Nobody's gonna mess with the Newsies!
Jack: When the circulation bell starts ringing, will we hear it?
Newsies: No!
Jack (singing): What if the Delanceys come out swinging, will we hear it?
Newsies: No!
When you got a hundred voices singing, who can hear a lousy whistle blow?!
And the world will know! That this ain't no game!
That we got a ton of rotten fruit and perfect aim...
So they gave their word? But it ain't worth beans!
Now they're gonna see what "stop the presses" really means...
And the day has come, and the time is now
And the fear is gone,
Boots (spoken): And our name is mud!
Newsies (singing): And the strike is on,
Boots (spoken): And I can't stand blood!
Newsie (singing): And the world will...
Jack: Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us!
Newsies: (Pulitzer may own the World, but he don't own us)
Jack: Pulitzer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us!
Newsies: (Pulitzer may crack the whip, but he won't whip us!)
And the world will know, and the world will learn
And the world will wonder how we made the tables turn
And the world will see, that we had to choose
That the things we do today will be tomorrow's news!
And the old will fall, and the young stand tall
And the time is now, and the winds will blow
And our ranks will grow and grow and grow and so
(David joins in) The world will feel the fire and finally know!
Category:Songs
Category:Newsies songs
Category:Group songs
Category:Reprise