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- # It's a fine life

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- # Go get 'em, Cowboy #

- # It's a fine life

carrying the banner #

- # Go get 'em, Cowboy #

- # It's a fine life

carrying the banner #

- # Go get 'em, Cowboy #

- # It's a fine life

carrying the banner #

- # You've got 'em, Cowboy #

# Is a go ##

"Dese" is for the newsies.

Brilliant performance,

Jackie, brilliant!

- Better than yesterday's.

- You're too kind to me.

- We'll play again tomorrow, Cowboy.

- That'd be nice.

You're late, boys.

You're as good

as dead, Cowboy.

Mr. Weasel.

All right, all right!

Hold your horses.

I'm comin'.

Did ya miss me, Weasel?

Did ya miss me?

I told ya a million times,

the name is Weisel,

Mr. Weisel to you.

- How many?

- Don't rush me.

I'm perusin' the merchandise,

Mr. Weasel.

- The usual.

- One hundred papes to the wise guy.

- Next.

- Morning, Your Honor.

Listen, do me a favor,

spot me 50 papes, huh?

- I got a hot tip on the fourth.

You won't waste your money.

- It's a sure thing?

Oh, yeah.

Not like last time.

50 papes. Next!

Heya, Mr. Weisel.

- Anything good this mornin'?

- You wanna sit down?

- Next!

- 20 papes, please.

- 20 papes.

- Thanks.

Look at this:

"Baby Born With Two Heads."

Must be from Brooklyn.

Hey, hey, you got your papes.

Now beat it.

I paid for 20

and I only got 19.

Are you accusing me of lying, kid?

No, I just want my paper.

He said beat it.

No, it's 19, Weasel.

But don't worry about it.

It's an honest mistake.

Morris, he can't count

to 20 with his shoes on.

All right, get outta here.

- Race, will you spot me two bits?

- Here.

Thanks. Another 50

for my friend here.

- I don't want another 50.

- Sure you do.

- Every newsie wants more papes.

- I don't.

I don't want your papes.

I don't take charity from anybody,

I don't even know you, I don't care to.

So, here are your papes.

- Cowboy, they call him Cowboy.

- Yeah.

That and a lot of other things,

including Jack Kelly, which is

what my mudder called me.

- What do they call you, kid?

- Les.

And this is my brother, David.

He's older.

- Oh, no kiddin'. How old are you, Les?

- Near ten.

Near ten, that's no good.

If anyone asks, say you're seven.

Younger sells more papes, Les.

- If we're gonna be partners,

we want to be the best...

- Wait, wait!

Who said anything

about partners?

Well, you owe me

two bits, right?

So, I'll consider that an investment.

We sell together, we split...

70/30, plus

you get the benefit...

- of observing me, no charge.

- Ah-ha!

Ah-ha!

You're gettin' the chance

of a lifetime here, Davey.

- You learn from Jack,

you learn from the best.

- The best.

- If he's the best,

then how come he needs me?

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