Atch What Happens

Context
Katherine's song about her writing an article about the Newsboy Protest. The paper is later dubbed "Newsies Stop The World". During this song, Katherine expresses frustration at not being able to write about the Newsies, and her crush on Jack.

Lyrics
[KATHERINE] "Write what you know" So they say, all I know is I don't know what to write

Or the right way to write it

This is big, lady, don't screw it up This is not some little vaudeville I'm reviewing

Poor little kids versus rich greedy sour pusses

Ha! It's a cinch! It could practically write itself--

And let's pray it does, cause as I may have mentioned

I have no clue what I'm doing

Am I insane? This is what I've been waiting for

Well that, plus the screaming of ten angry editors

A girl? It's a girl! How the hell? Is that even legal?

Look, just go and get her!

Not only that, there's a story behind the story:

Thousands of children, exploited, invisible

Speak up, take a stand, and there's someone to write about it

That's how things get better

Give life's little guys some ink, and when it dries just watch what happens

Those kids will live and breathe right on the page

And once they're center stage, you watch what happens

And who's there with her camera and her pen As boys turn into men

They'll storm the gates and then just watch what happens when they do

* squeal*

Picture a handsome, heroically charismatic-

Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt-chasing, cocky little son of a-

Lie down with dogs and you wake up with a raise and a promotion

So, he's a flirt

A complete ego maniac

The fact is he's also the face of the strike-

What a face-

Face the facts, that's a face that could save us all from sinking in the ocean

Like someone said, "Power tends to corrupt"

And absolute power, wait! Wait, "corrupts... absolutely!"

That is GENIUS!

But give me some time, I'll be twice as good as that six months from never

Just look around at the world we're inheriting

And think of the one we'll create

Their mistake is they got old, that is not a mistake we'll be making

No sir, we'll stay young forever!

Give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens

It's David and Goliath, do or die

The fight is on and I can't watch what happens

But all I know is nothing happens if you just give in

It can't be any worse than how it's been

And it just so happens that we just might win

So whatever happens! Let's begin!