Disclaimer: I don't own Newsies. Gin owns herself. And I'd just like to note that the song used is a folk song that I changed, so no one owns it either.

Author's Note: Okay, this kinda sucks 'cause it was just a 10 minute thing, but the point is that this is the first fic I've actually finished! It kinda sounds like Jack is using Gin… Oh well. What can you expect from a 10 minute fic based on an old Irish folk song?

IMPORTANT!- You have to read the song too! Don't skip it, it's not that long. If you do, it will ruin the foreshadowing of the fic.

Cowboy, cowboy, cowboy

Will you marry me now?

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

Jack Kelly and Nightingale Lee had been together for at least 3 years. As their 20th birthdays drew near, Gin couldn't help thinking that it was time for them to get married and start a new life, perhaps in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After all, they couldn't stay newsies forever. One day, she suggested her idea to Jack.

Oh no, fair Gin

I couldn't marry you

Because I need new shoes to put on

"Well," said Jack, considering her suggestion, "we'se can't get married now."

"Why not?" asked Gin.

"Because," Jack replied, "I'd need new shoes fer a weddin'."

So she ran to the shop

As quick as she could run

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

There she bought him some shoes

Of the not so very best

Ah here my cowboy put these on

Rummaging through her belongings to find her "rainy day" money, Gin set her mind on buying new shoes for Jack. Soon she found a decent pair at a second-hand store. Nothing great, but they would do.

And cowboy, cowboy

Will you marry me now?

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

After giving Jack the shoes and receiving many thanks, Gin once again asked her boyfriend to marry her.

Oh no, fair Gin

I couldn't marry you

Because I have no suit to put on

"If we wanna get married, we'll have ta wait till I'se get a suit," Jack insisted. "We can't get married if I don't got a suit.

Gin sighed, but went upstairs to find some more money.

So she ran to the shop

As quick as she could run

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

There she bought him a suit

Of the not so very best

Ah here my cowboy put this on

Returning with a suit, again Gin asked Jack to marry her.

And cowboy, cowboy

Will you marry me now?

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

Oh no, fair Gin

I couldn't marry you

Because I have no money to wed

"I'se don't have enough money fer a weddin'," Jack admitted, not looking at her.

Determined to marry Jack, Gin set out to make some money.

So she ran to sell papes

As quick as she could run

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

And she worked very hard

And she made some money

Ah here my cowboy, it's for you

Gin worked extra the next week, trying to sell more papers and finally decided that she had enough. She gave Jack most of the money she had earned and thought they would finally be able to get married. What more could Jack need?

And cowboy, cowboy

Will you marry me now?

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

Oh no, fair Gin

I couldn't marry you

Because you have no dress to put on

"We'se almost dere," Jack assured. "All ya need is a weddin' dress."

Feeling frustrated with him, Gin decided that if he wasn't happy when she got a dress, she would forget the marriage.

So she ran to her friend

As quick as she could run

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

There she borrowed a dress

Of the not so very best

Ah here now I shall put this on

So Gin went to Medda's and asked to borrow a plain wedding gown. Medda gladly obliged and gave Gin a beautiful, yet simple, dress.

And cowboy, cowboy

Will you marry me now?

With a hey, with a ho

With the sound of a bell!

"Now can we'se get married?" Gin asked Jack impatiently, modeling the dress for him.

Oh no, fair Gin

I couldn't marry you

Because you have my own wife at home

Now you probably think (if you've been reading the song) that Jack is going to surprise Gin by saying that he's already married. Well… you're wrong. Ha! I deceived you!

Two weeks later, Jack and Gin were married in a small church in Santa Fe. They bought a ranch, had 3 children, and lived happily ever after.

THE END