The Bottom Line

PULITZER: Gentlemen, we need to sell more papers.
Theres an answer right before your eyes, but youre just not thinking this through
Nunzio knows,
when hes cutting my hair
Trim a bit here
And then trim a bit there
Just a modest adjustment
Can fatten the bottom line
BUNSEN: What if we cut back personnel?
SEITZ: How about a few salary trims?
BUNSEN: We could lower the price of the paper
PULITZER: Bankrupting me even faster! Let me try again
Shaving is tricky
The razor should float
Shave me too close
And you may slit my throat
Its the simplest solutions that bolster the bottom line
BUNSEN: Ive got it! If we charge the newsies sixty cents per hundred instead of fifty-
SEITZ: Theyd have to sell ten more papers just to earn the same amount as always
PULITZER: My thought exactly. Its genius
HANNAH: Its gonna be awfully rough on those children
PULITZER: Theyll be learning a real life lesson in economics.
I couldnt offer them a better education if they were my own
Give me a week and Ill train them to be
Like an army thats marching to war
Proud of themselves and so grateful to me
Theyll be begging to pay even more!
When theres dirt on our shoes, boys
For Gods sake, relax!
Why throw them out?
All we need is some wax
Listen well to these barbershop lessons
For theyll see you through
EMPLOYEES: When youre stuck in the muck youll be fine
Youll erase any trace of decline
SEITZ: With a trim
HANNAH: And a snip
BUNSEN: And a shine!
PULITZER: And the power of the press
Yes! Once again is mine!
The price for the newsies goes up in the morning!
Just a few common cents
Gents, thats the bottom line!
EMPLOYEES: Every new outcome is income for you
Thanks to that bottom line!