Santa Fe (Prologue)



Santa Fe (Prologue) is the opening song of Newsies. It is a duet featuring Jack and Crutchie.

Plot
Santa Fe (Prologue) takes place in the early morning, before the Newsies begin to get ready for work. After a scene discussing his life in New York, Jack describes his dream to escape the street life of a Newsie and move west to Santa Fe.

Lyrics
Jack

They say folks is dyin' to get here.

Me, I'm dyin' to get away

To a little town out west that's spankin' new

And while I ain't never been there

I can see it clear as day.

If ya' want, I 'bet'cha

You could see it, too

Close your eyes...

Come with me

Where it's clean and green and pretty.

And they went and made a city outta clay

Why, the minute that you get there,

Folks will walk right up and say,

"Welcome home son,

Welcome home to Santa Fe!"

Plantin' crops

Splittin' rails

Swappin' tales around the fire

'Cept for Sunday, when you lie around all

Soon your friends are more like fam'ly

And they's begging you to stay!

Ain't that neat?

Livin' sweet

In Santa Fe

[dialogue]

Jack, Crutchie

Santa Fe

You can bet

We won't let them bastids beat us

We won't beg no one to be treated fair and square

There's a life that's worth the livin'

And I'm gonna do my share

Jack

Work the land

Chase the sun

Jack, Crutchie

Swim the whole Rio Grande

Just for fun!

Crutchie

Watch me stand!

Watch me run...

Jack

Hey...

Don't you know that we's a family?

Would I let you down?

No way!

Just hold on, kid

Till that train makes Santa Fe







