Alexander Hamilton Lyrics | Alessandra Bourdot, Exercises of History

Download Alexander Hamilton Lyrics | Alessandra Bourdot and more Exercises History in PDF only on Docsity! Alexander Hamilton Lyrics 01. "Alexander Hamilton" AARON BURR: How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in the Caribbean by Providence, impoverished, in squalor Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? JOHN LAURENS: The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father Got a lot farther by workin’ a lot harder By bein’ a lot smarter By bein’ a self-starter By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter THOMAS JEFFERSON: And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter JAMES MADISON: Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned Our man saw his future drip, drippin’ down the drain Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain BURR: Well the word got around, they said, “This kid is insane, man!” Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland “Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came, and The world’s gonna know your name! What’s your name, man?" ALEXANDER HAMILTON: Alexander Hamilton My name is Alexander Hamilton And there’s a million things I haven’t done But just you wait, just you wait ELIZA HAMILTON: When he was ten, his father split, full of it, debt-ridden Two years later, see Alex and his mother, bed-ridden Half-dead, sittin’ in their own sick The scent thick COMPANY: And Alex got better but his mother went quick GEORGE WASHINGTON and (COMPANY): Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide Left him with nothin’ but ruined pride, somethin’ new inside A voice saying "(Alex) you gotta fend for yourself" He started retreatin’ and readin’ every treatise on the shelf BURR and (COMPANY): There would’ve been nothin’ left to do For someone less astute He would’ve been dead or destitute Without a cent of restitution Started workin’, clerkin’ for his late mother’s landlord Tradin’ sugar cane and rum and other things he can’t afford (Scammin’) for every book he can get his hands on (Plannin’) for the future, see him now as he stands on (oooh) The bow of a ship headed for a new land In New York you can be a new man COMPANY and (HAMILTON): In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait) In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait) In New York you can be a new man WOMEN: In New York MEN: New York HAMILTON: Yes, I wanted to do what you did Graduate in two, then join the revolution He looked at me like I was stupid I’m not stupid So how’d you do it? How’d you graduate so fast? BURR: It was my parents' dying wish before they passed HAMILTON: You're an orphan Of course, I'm an orphan God, I wish there was a war! Then we could prove that we're worth more Than anyone bargained for BURR: Can I buy you a drink? HAMILTON: That would be nice BURR: While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice Talk less HAMILTON: What? BURR: Smile more HAMILTON: Ha BURR: Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for HAMILTON: You can't be serious BURR: You want to get ahead? HAMILTON: Yes BURR: Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead LAURENS: Yo yo yo yo yo! What time is it? LAURENS, MULLIGAN: Showtime! BURR: ...like I said... LAURENS: Showtime! Showtime! Yo! I’m John Laurens in the place to be! Uh, two pints o' Sam Adams, but I'm working on three, uh! Those redcoats don't want it with me Cause I will pop chick-a-pop these cops 'til I'm free! LAFAYETTE: Ah oui oui, mon ami, je m'appelle Lafayette! The Lancelot of the revolutionary set! I came from afar just to say "Bonsoir!" Tell the king, “Casse-toi!” Who's the best? C’est moi! MULLIGAN: Brrrah, brraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan Up in it, lovin’ it Yes I heard your mother say “come again?” LAURENS, LAFAYETTE: Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy MULLIGAN: Lock up your daughters and horses, of course It's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets LAFAYETTE: Wow LAURENS: No more sex Pour me another brew, son! Let’s raise a couple more LAURENS, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN: To the revolution! LAURENS: Well if it ain’t the prodigy of Princeton College MULLIGAN: Aaron Burr LAURENS: Give us a verse, drop some knowledge BURR: Good luck with that You’re takin’ a stand You spit, I’mma sit We’ll see where we land LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN: Booooo/Ohhhhhh [HAMILTON & LAURENS] And I'm not throwing away my shot HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE: I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm not throwing away my shot It's time to take a shot! LAFAYETTE: I dream of life without the monarchy The unrest in France will lead to "onarchy" "Onarchy?" How you say, how you s—Oh, anarchy! When I fight I make the other side panicky With my HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE: Shot! MULLIGAN: Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis I'm joining the rebellion cuz I know it's my chance To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants I'm gonna take a HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE: Shot! LAURENS: Eh, but we'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me You and I, do or die, wait till I sally in on a stallion With the first black battalion Have another HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE: Shot! BURR: Geniuses, lower your voices You keep out of trouble, and you double your choices I'm with you, but the situation is fraught You've got to be carefully taught: If you talk, you're gonna get shot! HAMILTON: Burr, check what we got Mr. Lafayette hard rock like Lancelot I think your pants look hot Laurens, I like you a lot Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is Oh, am I talkin' too loud? Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth I never had a group of friends before I promise that I'll make y'all proud LAURENS: Let's get this guy in front of a crowd! COMPANY: I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm not throwing away my shot LAURENS and (HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN): Everybody sing Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh (Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh) Hey Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh) Wooh!! Wo-oh-oh (Wo-oh-oh) Sing let 'em hear ya (Yeah) LAURENS and (COMPANY): Let's go! (Woah-woah, wo-oh-oh) I said, shout it to the rooftops (Wo-oh-oh) Said to the rooftops (Wo-oh-oh) Now come on (Yeah) Now come on, let's go LAURENS: Rise up When you're living on your knees, you rise up Tell your brother that he's got to rise up Tell your sister that she's got to rise up LAURENS & ENSEMBLE and (COMPANY) When are these colonies gonna rise up (Whoa, woah) When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah) When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah) When are these colonies gonna rise up (Woah) Rise up HAMILTON: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory When's it's gonna get me? In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me? If I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be? Is it like a beat without a melody? LAURENS, MULLIGAN, & LAFAYETTE: And when our children tell our story HAMILTON: They’ll tell the story of tonight MULLIGAN: Let’s have another round tonight LAFAYETTE: Let’s have another round tonight HAMILTON: Let’s have another round tonight LAURENS: Raise a glass to freedom Something they can never take away No matter what they tell you Raise a glass to the four of us LAURENS and MULLIGAN: Tomorrow there’ll be more of us LAURENS, MULLIGAN, & LAFAYETTE: Telling the story of tonight HAMILTON: They’ll tell the story of tonight MULLIGAN, LAURENS, & LAFAYETTE: Raise a glass to freedom Something they can never take away HAMILTON: No matter what they tell you MULLIGAN & LAFAYETTE: Let’s have another round tonight LAURENS: Raise a glass to the four of us MULLIGAN, LAURENS, & LAFAYETTE: Tomorrow there’ll be more of us HAMILTON & LAURENS: Telling the story of tonight MULLIGAN & LAFAYETTE: Let’s have another round tonight HAMILTON, LAURENS, ENSEMBLE: They’ll tell the story of tonight LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN, ENSEMBLE: Raise a glass to freedom HAMILTON, LAURENS, ENSEMBLE: They’ll tell the story of tonight LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN, ENSEMBLE: Raise a glass to freedom HAMILTON, LAURENS, ENSEMBLE: They’ll tell the story of tonight LAFAYETTE, MULLIGAN, ENSEMBLE: They’ll tell the story of COMPANY: Tonight =============================================== 05. The Schuyler Sisters BURR: There’s nothing rich folks love more Than going downtown and slumming it with the poor They pull up in their carriages and gawk at the students in the common Just to watch ‘em talk Take Philip Schuyler, the man is loaded Uh oh, but little does he know that His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at COMPANY: Work, work ANGELICA: Angelica! COMPANY: Work, work ELIZA: Eliza! PEGGY: And Peggy! COMPANY: Work, work The Schuyler sisters ANGELICA: Angelica! PEGGY: Peggy! ELIZA: Eliza! COMPANY: Work! PEGGY: Daddy said to be home by sundown Lucky we are to be alive right now ELIZA, PEGGY: Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now ALL SISTERS: History is happening in Manhattan and we Just happen to be in the greatest city in the world SISTERS & COMPANY: In the greatest city in the world! ANGELICA (ELIZA, PEGGY) ((MEN)): Cause I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine (look around, look around)((hey, hey, hey, hey)) So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane (the revolution’s happening in)((hey, hey, hey, hey)) ANGELICA (ELIZA, PEGGY) ((WOMEN)): (New York) You want a revolution? ((look around, look around)) I want a revelation (In New York, woah) So listen to my declaration ((the revolution's happening)) ALL SISTERS (WOMEN) ((MEN)): We hold these truths to be self evident (look around, look around) (hey, hey) That all men are created equal (at how lucky we are to be alive right now) (hey, hey) ALL SISTERS & COMPANY: Look around, look around At how lucky we are to be alive right now History is happening in Manhattan And we just happen to be WOMEN (MEN): In the greatest city in the world (in the greatest city) COMPANY: In the greatest city in the world! COMPANY: Work, work ANGELICA: Angelica! COMPANY: Work, work ELIZA: Eliza! PEGGY: And Peggy! COMPANY: Work, work ALL SISTERS: The Schuyler sisters COMPANY: Work, work ALL SISTERS (COMPANY): We’re looking for a mind at work (work, work) Hey (work, work) ANGELICA (COMPANY): Woah-ah! (work, work) ELIZA & PEGGY (COMPANY): Hey (work, work) In the greatest city ALL SISTERS: In the greatest city In the world! COMPANY: In the greatest city in the world! =============================================== 06. Farmer Refuted SEABURY: Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury, and I present "Free thoughts on the proceedings of the Continental Congress!" Heed not the rabble who scream revolution They have not your interest at heart MULLIGAN: Oh my god. Tear this dude apart SEABURY: Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution Don’t let them lead you astray This congress does not speak for me BURR: Let him be SEABURY: They’re playing a dangerous game I pray the king shows you his mercy For shame, for shame! HAMILTON: Yo! SEABURY: Heed not the rabble who HAMILTON: He'd have you all unravel at the sound of screams SEABURY: Scream— HAMILTON: But the revolution SEABURY: Revolution— HAMILTON: Is comin' SEABURY: They have not your interests FULL COMPANY: A message from the King! =============================================== 07. You'll be back (King George). You say the price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay You cry in your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by Why so sad? Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you're making me mad Remember despite our estrangement, I'm your man You'll be back Soon you'll see You'll remember you belong to me You'll be back Time will tell You'll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da da You say our love is draining and you can't go on You'll be the one complaining when I am gone And, no, don't change the subject 'Cause you're my favorite subject My sweet, submissive subject My loyal, royal subject Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever You'll be back Like before I will fight the fight and win the war For your love For your praise And I'll love you till my dying days When you're gone, I'll go mad So don't throw away this thing we had 'Cause when push comes to shove I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da Everybody! Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada 08. Right Hand Man [COMPANY] British Admiral Howe’s got troops on the water Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor [ENSEMBLE 1] Thirty-two thousand troops in [ENSEMBLE 2] New York harbor Thirty-two thousand troops in . New York harbor When they surround our troops! They surround our troops! When they surround our troops! They surround our troops! . They surround our troops! [HAMILTON] As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war I knew that I was poor I knew it was the only way to— [HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] Rise up! [HAMILTON] If they tell my story I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or— [HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] Rise up! [HAMILTON] We will fight for this land But there’s only one man Who can give us a command so we can— [HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] Rise up! [HAMILTON] Understand? It’s the only way to— [HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE] Rise up! Rise up! [MULLIGAN] Rah! [HAMILTON] We gotta stop ‘em and rob ‘em of their advantages [MULLIGAN] Rah! [HAMILTON] Let’s take a stand with the stamina God has granted us Hamilton won’t abandon ship Yo, let’s steal their cannons— [MULLIGAN] [COMPANY] Shh-boom! Boom! [WASHINGTON] Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray and… [COMPANY] Boom! [WASHINGTON] Goes the cannon, we’re abandonin’ Kips Bay and… [COMPANY] Boom! [WASHINGTON] There’s another ship and… [COMPANY] Boom! [WASHINGTON] We just lost the southern tip and… [COMPANY] Boom! [WASHINGTON] We gotta run to Harlem quick, we can’t afford another slip Guns and horses giddyup I decide to divvy up My forces, they’re skittish as the British cut the city up This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny I scream in the face of this mass mutiny: Are these the men with which I am to defend America? We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance I cannot be everywhere at once, people I’m in dire need of assistance… [BURR] Your excellency, sir! [WASHINGTON] Who are you? [BURR] Aaron Burr, Sir? Permission to state my case? [WASHINGTON] As you were [BURR] Sir I was a captain under General Montgomery Until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec And well, in summary I think that I could be of some assistance I admire how you keep firing on the British From a distance [WASHINGTON] Huh [BURR] I have some questions, a couple of suggestions on how to fight instead of fleeing west [WASHINGTON] Yes? [BURR] Well— [HAMILTON] Your excellency, you wanted to see me? [WASHINGTON] Hamilton, come in, have you met Burr? [HAMILTON] Yes, sir [HAMILTON AND BURR] We keep meeting [BURR] As I was saying, sir, I look forward to seeing your strategy play out [WASHINGTON] Burr? [BURR] Sir? [WASHINGTON] Close the door on your way out [HAMILTON] Have I done something wrong, sir? and tell ‘em we need Whoa, whoa, whoa... supplies, you rally the guys, master the element of surprise Whoa, whoa, whoa... Chicka-boom! I’ll rise above my station, organize your information, ‘til we rise to the occasion Whoa, whoa, whoa... of our new nation. Sir! . [ENSEMBLE] [LAURENS/L AFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] . Here comes the General! What? [HAMILTON] Rise up! [ENSEMBLE] [LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN] Here comes What? the General! [HAMILTON] [SCHUYLER SISTERS] Rise up! Rise up! [ENSEMBLE] Here comes the General! [HAMILTON] Rise up! [FULL COMPANY] Here comes the General! [HAMILTON] What? [WASHINGTON] And his right hand man! [FULL COMPANY] Boom! 09. A Winter's Ball BURR: How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore Go on and on Grow into more of a phenomenon? Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother Be seated at the right hand of the father Washington hires Hamilton right on sight But Hamilton still wants to fight, not write Now Hamilton’s skill with a quill is undeniable But what do we have in common? We’re Reliable with the ALL MEN: Ladies! BURR: There are so many to deflower! ALL MEN: Ladies! BURR: Looks! Proximity to power ALL MEN: Ladies! BURR: They delighted and distracted him Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him! HAMILTON: That’s true FULL COMPANY: 1780 BURR: A winter’s ball And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all Yo, if you can marry a sister, you’re rich, son HAMILTON: Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one? 10. Helpless [HAMILTON/BURR/LAURENS] Hey Hey Hey hey [HAMILTON/BURR/LAURENS/ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA)] Hey hey hey hey [ELIZA] [ALL WOMEN] Ohh, I do I do I do I Hey hey hey hey Dooo! Hey! Hey hey hey hey Ohh, I do I do I do I Hey hey hey hey Dooo! Boy you got me Hey hey hey [ELIZA AND WOMEN] Helpless! Look into your eyes, and the sky’s the limit I’m helpless! Down for the count, and I’m drownin’ in ‘em [ELIZA] I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night My father makes his way across the room To you I panic for a second, thinking “we’re through” Oooh But then he shakes your hand and says “Be true” Oooh And you turn back to me, smiling, and I’m Helpless! Helpless! . Look into your eyes . And the sky’s the . Limit I’m Helpless! Helpless! Hoo! Down for the count . And I’m drownin’ in . ‘em I’m . Helpless! That boy is mine That boy is mine! Look into your eyes . And the sky’s the . Limit I’m Helpless! Helpless! Helpless! Down for the count Down for the count And I’m drownin’ in em And I’m drownin’ in em . [HAMILTON] Eliza, I don’t have a dollar to my name An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame All I have’s my honor, a tolerance for pain A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain Insane, your family brings out a different side of me Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me No stress, my love for you is never in doubt We’ll get a little place in Harlem and we’ll figure it out I’ve been livin’ without a family since I was a child My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild But I’ll never forget my mother’s face, that was real And long as I’m alive, Eliza, swear to God You’ll never feel so… . [ALL WOMEN] . [ELIZA] Helpless! [HAMILTON] I do I do I do I do! Eliza… . Helpless! . I do I do I do I do! I’ve never felt so— . Helpless! . Hey, yeah, yeah! . Down for the count . I’m down for the count And I’m drownin’ in ‘em . I’m— My life is gon’ be fine cuz Helpless! Eliza’s in it. . I look into your eyes, . and the sky’s the limit . I’m . Helpless! . Down for the count . …drownin’ in ‘em. And I’m drownin’ in ‘em. (Wedding march plays) [ALL WOMEN] In New York, you can be a new man… In New York, you can be a new man… In New York, you can be a new man… [ELIZA] Helpless 11. Satisfied LAURENS: Alright, alright. That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor, Angelica Schuyler! ANGELICA: A toast to the groom! ALL MEN: . To the groom! . To the groom! ALL WOMEN: . To the groom! To the groom! To the bride! . To the bride! . To the bride! . To the bride! . To the bride! From your sister, . Angelica! . Angelica! ELIZA AND WOMEN: . Angelica! Angelica! Who is always by your side. . By your side! By your side! To your union, To the union! To the union! . To the revolution! To the revolution! and the hope that you provide. . You provide! You provide! . You provide! May you always... . HAMILTON AND MEN . Always– Always– be satisfied. . Rewind– Rewind– ANGELICA: I remember that night, I just might regret that night for the rest of my days. I remember those soldier boys tripping over themselves to win our praise. I remember that dreamlike candlelight like a dream that you can’t quite place, but Alexander, I’ll never forget the first time I saw your face. I have never been the same, Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame, He’s after me cuz I’m a Schuyler sister. That elevates his status, I’d have to be naïve to set that aside, maybe that is why I introduce him to Eliza, now that’s his bride. Nice going, Angelica, he was right, You will never be satisfied. ELIZA Thank you for all your service. HAMILTON If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it. ANGELICA I’ll leave you to it. COMPANY Number three! ANGELICA I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind. If I tell her that I love him she’d be silently resigned, he’d be mine. She would say, “I’m fine” ANGELICA AND COMPANY She’d be lying. ANGELICA But when I fantasize at night it’s Alexander’s eyes, as I romanticize what might have been if I hadn’t sized him up so quickly. At least my dear Eliza’s his wife; at least I keep his eyes in my life… ANGELICA AND ALL MEN (EXCEPT HAMILTON) To the groom! To the groom! To the groom! ANGELICA: To the bride! ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA) To the bride! To the bride! To the bride! ANGELICA From your sister, ELIZA ANDWOMEN Angelica! Angelica! ANGELICA who is always by your side. WOMEN: By your side. By your side. ANGELICA To your union, To the union! To the union! To the revolution! To the revolution! and the hope that you provide. You provide! You provide! You provide! May you always HAMILTON AND MEN Always– Always- be satisfied. Be satisfied, be satisfied. be satisfied, And I know MEN Be satisfied. WOMEN Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. She’ll be happy as Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. his bride. And I know Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. Be satisfied. ANGELICA He will never be satisfied. I will never be satisfied. 12. The Story of Tonight (Reprise) LAURENS I may not live to see our glory! MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE I may not live to see our glory! LAURENS But I've seen wonders great and small. MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE I've seen wonders great and small. LAURENS Cuz if the tomcat can get married, MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE If Alexander can get married- LAURENS There's hope for our ass, after all! LAFAYETTE Raise a glass to freedom. LAURENS/MULLIGAN Hey! Something you will never see again! MULLIGAN No matter what she tells you. LAFAYETTE Let's have another round tonight! LAURENS Raise a glass to the four of us! LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON Ho! MULLIGAN To the newly not poor of us! LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON Woo! LAFAYETTE We'll tell the story of tonight. LAURENS Let's have another round- HAMILTON What do you mean? BURR She's married. HAMILTON I see. BURR She's married to a British officer. HAMILTON Oh shit... BURR Congrats again, Alexander. Smile more. I'll see you on the other side of the war. HAMILTON I will never understand you. If you love this woman, go get here! What are you waiting for? BURR I'll see you on the other side of the war. HAMILTON I'll see you on the other side of the war. 13. Wait for it BURR Theodosia writes me a letter ev'ry day. I'm keeping her bed warm while her husband is away. He's on the British side of Georgia. He's tryin' to keep the colonies in line. He can keep all of Georgia. Theodosia, she's mine. Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes and we keep loving anyway. We laugh and we cry and we break and we make our mistakes. And if there's a reason I'm by her side when so many have tried then I'm willing to wait for it. I'm willing to wait for it. My grandfather was a fire of brimstone preacher, MEN (interjected) Preacher Preacher Preacher BURR But there are things that the homilies and hymns won't teach ya. MEN (interjected) Teach ya Teach ya Teach ya BURR My mother was a genius WOMEN (interjected) Genius BURR My father commanded respect. MEN (interjected) Respect Respect BURR When they died they left no instructions. Just a legacy to protect. BURR/ENSEMBLE Death doesn't discriminate Between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes and we keep living anyway. We rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes. And if there's a reason I'm still alive when everyone who loves me has died I'm willing to wait for it. I'm willing to wait for it. Wait for it. ENSEMBLE Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it BURR I am the one thing in life I can control ENSEMBLE Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it Wait for it When so many others have died, then I'm willin' to- COMPANY (at the same time) I'm willing to wait for it. Wait for it Wait for... I'm willing to- Life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints it takes and it takes and it takes and we keep living anyway, we rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes and if there's a reason I'm still alive when so many have died, then I'm willing' to- BURR Wait for it... WOMEN Wait for it... MEN Wait for it... BURR Wait for it... WOMEN Wait for it... MEN Wait for it... WOMEN Wait for it... MEN Wait for it... WOMEN Wait for it... MEN Wait for it... WOMEN Wait for it... MEN Wait... 14. Stay Alive ELIZA: Stay alive… ELIZA/ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE WOMEN: Stay alive… HAMILTON: I have never seen the General so despondent I have taken over writing all his correspondence Congress writes, “George, attack the British forces.” I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence WASHINGTON: The cavalry’s not coming HAMILTON: Sir! WASHINGTON: Alex, listen. There’s only one way for us to win this Provoke outrage, outright HAMILTON: That’s right WASHINGTON: Don’t engage, strike by night Remain relentless ‘til their troops take flight HAMILTON: Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight WASHINGTON: Outrun HAMILTON: Outrun WASHINGTON: Outlast HAMILTON: Outlast WASHINGTON: Hit ‘em quick, get out fast HAMILTON: Chick-a-plao! WASHINGTON: Stay alive ‘til this horror show is past We’re gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE: Raise a glass! MULLIGAN: I go back to New York and my apprenticeship LAFAYETTE: I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship WASHINGTON: We have a war to fight, let’s move along LAURENS: Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it HAMILTON: I can’t disobey direct orders LAURENS: Then I’ll do it Alexander, you’re the closest friend I’ve got HAMILTON: Laurens, do not throw away your shot 15. Ten Duel Commandments MEN: One, two, three, four FULL COMPANY: Five, six, seven, eight, nine… BURR/HAMILTON/LAURENS/LEE: It’s the Ten Duel Commandments FULL COMPANY: It’s the Ten Duel Commandments Number one! LAURENS: The challenge: demand satisfaction If they apologize, no need for further action COMPANY: Number two! LAURENS: If they don’t, grab a friend, that’s your second HAMILTON: Your lieutenant when there’s reckoning to be reckoned COMPANY: Number three! LEE: Have your seconds meet face to face BURR: Negotiate a peace… HAMILTON: Or negotiate a time and place BURR: This is commonplace, ‘specially ‘tween recruits COMPANY: Most disputes die, and no one shoots Number four! LAURENS: If they don’t reach a peace, that’s alright Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site HAMILTON: You pay him in advance, you treat him with civility BURR: You have him turn around so he can have deniability COMPANY: Five! LEE: Duel before the sun is in the sky COMPANY: Pick a place to die where it’s high and dry Number six! HAMILTON: Leave a note for your next of kin Tell ‘em where you been. Pray that hell or heaven lets you in COMPANY: Seven! LEE: Confess your sins. Ready for the moment of adrenaline when you finally face your opponent COMPANY: Number eight! LAURENS/LEE/HAMILTON/BURR: Your last chance to negotiate Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight… BURR: Alexander HAMILTON: Aaron Burr, sir BURR: Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature? HAMILTON: Sure But your man has to answer for his words, Burr BURR: With his life? We both know that’s absurd, sir HAMILTON: Hang on, how many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous? BURR: Okay, so we’re doin’ this COMPANY: Number nine! HAMILTON: You're absolutely right, John should have shot him in the mouth That would’ve shut him up WASHINGTON: Son HAMILTON: I’m notcha son WASHINGTON: Watch your tone I am not a maiden in need of defending, I am grown HAMILTON (OVERLAPPING): Charles Lee, Thomas Conway These men take your name and they rake it Through the mud WASHINGTON: My name’s been through a lot, I can take it HAMILTON: Well, I don’t have your name. I don’t have your titles I don’t have your land But, if you WASHINGTON: No HAMILTON: If you gave me command of a battalion, a group of men to lead, I could fly above my station after the war WASHINGTON: Or you could die and we need you alive HAMILTON: I’m more than willing to die WASHINGTON: Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive HAMILTON: Call me son one more time WASHINGTON: Go home, Alexander That’s an order from your commander HAMILTON: Sir WASHINGTON: Go home 17. That Would be Enough ELIZA: Look around, look around at how lucky we are To be alive right now Look around, look around… HAMILTON: How long have you known? ELIZA: A month or so HAMILTON: Eliza, you should have told me ELIZA: I wrote to the General a month ago HAMILTON: No ELIZA: I begged him to send you home HAMILTON: You should have told me ELIZA: I’m not sorry ELIZA: I knew you’d fight HAMILTON: Until the war was won The war’s not Done. But you deserve a chance to meet your son Look around, look around at how lucky we are To be alive right now. HAMILTON: Will you relish being a poor man’s wife Unable to provide for your life? ELIZA: I relish being your wife Look around, look around… Look at where you are Look at where you started The fact that you’re alive is a miracle Just stay alive, that would be enough And if this child Shares a fraction of your smile Or a fragment of your mind, look out world! That would be enough I don’t pretend to know The challenges you’re facing The worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind But I’m not afraid I know who I married So long as you come home at the end of the day That would be enough We don’t need a legacy We don’t need money If I could grant you peace of mind If you could let me inside your heart… Oh, let me be a part of the narrative In the story they will write someday Let this moment be the first chapter: WASHINGTON AND COMPANY: Hamilton! LAFAYETTE: You wanna fight for your land back? COMPANY: Hamilton! WASHINGTON: I need my right hand man back! WOMEN: Hamilton! LAFAYETTE: MEN: Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back Get your right hand man back! You know you gotta get ya right hand man back Your right hand man back! I mean you gotta put Hamilton! some thought into the letter Ha— but the sooner the better Ha— To get your right hand man back! WOMEN, MEN: Hamilton, Hamilton! Ha— ha—! WASHINGTON: Alexander Hamilton Troops are waiting in the field for you If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide Oh, Alexander Hamilton I have soldiers that will yield for you If we manage to get this right They’ll surrender by early light The world will never be the same, Alexander… 19. History Has Its Eyes On You WASHINGTON: I was younger than you are now When I was given my first command I led my men straight into a massacre I witnessed their deaths firsthand I made every mistake I felt the shame rise in me And even now I lie awake WASHINGTON: LAURENS/MULLIGAN: Knowing history has its eyes on me Whoa… . Whoa… . Whoa… . Yeah HAMILTON/WASHINGTON: COMPANY: History has its eyes on me. Whoa… . Whoa… . Whoa… . Yeah WASHINGTON: Let me tell you what I wish I’d known When I was young and dreamed of glory: You have no control: WASHINGTON AND COMPANY: Who lives, who dies, who tells your story WASHINGTON: I know that we can win I know that greatness lies in you But remember from here on in WASHINGTON/HAMILTON AND MEN: History has its ENSEMBLE: Eyes on you. Whoa… . Whoa… . Whoa… FULL COMPANY: History has its eyes on you 20. Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) COMPANY: The battle of Yorktown. 1781 LAFAYETTE: Monsieur Hamilton HAMILTON: Monsieur Lafayette LAFAYETTE: In command where you belong HAMILTON: How you say, no sweat We're finally on the field. We’ve had quite a run LAFAYETTE: Immigrants: HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE: We get the job done HAMILTON: So what happens if we win? LAFAYETTE: I go back to France I bring freedom to my people if I’m given the chance HAMILTON: We’ll be with you when you do LAFAYETTE: Go lead your men HAMILTON: See you on the other side LAFAYETTE: ‘Til we meet again, let’s go! What! What! What! HAMILTON: After a week of fighting, a young man in a red coat stands on a parapet LAFAYETTE: We lower our guns as he frantically waves a white handkerchief MULLIGAN: And just like that, it’s over. We tend to our wounded, we count our dead LAURENS: Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom WASHINGTON: Not. Yet HAMILTON: We negotiate the terms of surrender I see George Washington smile We escort their men out of Yorktown They stagger home single file Tens of thousands of people flood the streets There are screams and church bells ringing And as our fallen foes retreat I hear the drinking song they’re singing… ALL MEN: The world turned upside down FULL COMPANY: The world turned upside down The world turned upside down The world turned upside down Down Down, down, down LAFAYETTE: Freedom for America, freedom for France! COMPANY: Down, down, down HAMILTON: Gotta start a new nation Gotta meet my son COMPANY: Down, down, down MULLIGAN: We won! LAFAYETTE: We won! MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS: We won! MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS/HAMILTON/WASHINGTON: We won! COMPANY: The world turned upside down! 21. What Comes Next (King George). They say, The price of my war is not a price that they are willing to pay Insane You cheat with the French Now I am fighting with France and with Spain I am so blue I thought that we made an arrangement when you went away You were mine to subdue When even despite our estrangement I got a small query for yooouu What comes next? You've been freed Do you know how hard it is to lead? You're on your own Awesome...wow Do you have a clue what happens now? Oceans rise Empires fall It's much harder when it's all your call All alone Cross the sea When your people say they hate you Don't come crawling back to me Da da da da da Da da da da daye da Da da da da daye da You're on your own... 22. Dear Theodosia [Burr] Dear Theodosia what to say to you You have my eyes You have your mother's name When you came into the world you cried and it broke my heart I'm dedicating everyday to you Domestic life was never quite my style When you smile, you knock me out I fall apart and I thought I was so smart You will come of age with our young nation We'll bleed and fight for you We'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away Someday x2 Yeah you'll blow us all away Someday x2 Hamilton, sit down Our client Levi Weeks is innocent. Call your first witness That’s all you had to say! HAMILTON: Okay! One more thing— BURR: Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room? Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room? Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room? Soon that attitude may be your doom! ENSEMBLE: Awwww! BURR: ENSEMBLE: Why do you write like you’re Why do you write like you’re running out of time? running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time? Ev’ry day you fight, like you’re Ev’ry day you fight, like you’re running out of time running out of time Keep on fighting. In the meantime— . Non-stop! HAMILTON: Corruption’s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany This colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling and HAMILTON: Honestly, that’s why public service BURR AND ENSEMBLE: Seems to be calling me. He’s just . Non-stop! HAMILTON: I practiced the law, I practic’ly perfected it I’ve seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected it Now for a strong central democracy If not, then I’ll be Socrates HAMILTON: Throwing verbal rocks At these mediocrities. ENSEMBLE: . Awww! BURR: Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention: HAMILTON: I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention BURR: There as a New York junior delegate: HAMILTON: Now what I’m going to say may sound indelicate… COMPANY: Awwww! BURR: Goes and proposes his own form of government! COMPANY: What? His own plan for a new form of government! COMPANY: What? BURR: Talks for six hours! The convention is listless! ENSEMBLE MAN: Bright young man… ANOTHER ENSEMBLE MAN: Yo, who the f is this? BURR: Why do you always say what you believe? COMPANY: Why do you always say what Why do you always say what you believe? you believe? Ev’ry proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies! . Awww! BURR AND MEN: Why do you write like it’s ALL WOMEN: Going out of style? Going out of style, hey! Write day and night like it’s Going out of style? Going out of style, hey! BURR AND COMPANY: Ev’ry day you fight like it’s Going out of style Do what you do BURR: Alexander? HAMILTON: Aaron Burr, sir BURR: It’s the middle of the night HAMILTON: Can we confer, sir? BURR: What? HAMILTON: We won the war What was it all for? Do you support this constitution? BURR: Of course HAMILTON: Then defend it BURR: And what if you’re backing the wrong horse? HAMILTON: Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed For the notion of a nation we now get to build For once in your life, take a stand with pride I don’t understand how you stand to the side BURR: I’ll keep all my plans Close to my chest ENSEMBLE: . Wait for it, wait for . It, wait… I’ll wait here and see Which way the wind Which way the wind Will blow Will blow I’m taking my time I’m taking my time Watching the Watching the Afterbirth of a nation Afterbirth of a nation Watching the tension grow. Watching the tension grow. ANGELICA: I am sailing off to London. I’m accompanied by someone Who always pays I have found a wealthy husband who will keep Me in comfort for all my days He is not a lot of fun, but there’s no one who Can match you for turn of phrase My Alexander HAMILTON: Angelica ANGELICA: Don’t forget to write ELIZA: Look at where you are Look at where you started The fact that you’re alive is a miracle Just stay alive, that would be enough And if your wife could share a fraction of your time If I could grant you peace of mind Would that be enough? BURR: Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers. The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one! BURR: How do you write like you’re ALL WOMEN: Running out of time? Running out of time? Write day and night like you’re Running out of time? Running out of time? BURR AND MEN: Ev’ry day you fight Like you’re Running out of time Running out of time? Like you’re Running out of time Running out of time? Are you Running out of time? Awwww! FULL COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON): How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive? How do you write like you need it to survive? How do you write ev’ry second you’re alive? Ev’ry second you’re alive? Ev’ry second you’re alive? WASHINGTON: They are asking me to lead I am doing the best I can To get the people that I need I’m asking you to be my right hand man HAMILTON: Treasury or State? WASHINGTON: I know it’s a lot to ask HAMILTON: Treasury or State? WASHINGTON: To leave behind the world you know… HAMILTON: Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department? WASHINGTON: Treasury HAMILTON: Hamilton . Hamilton just you wait! HAMILTON: I am not throwin’ away my shot! 24. What'd I Miss COMPANY: Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen... Se- se- seventeen… BURR: 1789 How does the bastard orphan Immigrant decorated war vet Unite the colonies through more debt? Fight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit? Have it all, lose it all You ready for more yet? Treasury Secretary. Washington’s the President Ev’ry American experiment sets a precedent Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him Pissed him off until we had a two-party system You haven’t met him yet, you haven’t had the chance ‘cause he’s been kickin’ ass as the ambassador to France But someone’s gotta keep the American promise You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas! COMPANY: Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! Thomas Jefferson’s coming home Lord he’s Been off in Paris for so long! Aaa-ooo! Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON: France is following us to revolution There is no more status quo But the sun comes up and the world still spins ENSEMBLE: Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON: I helped Lafayette draft a declaration Then I said, ‘I gotta go I gotta be in Monticello.’ Now the work at Home begins… ENSEMBLE: Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON: So what’d I miss? What’d I miss? Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss I’ve been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies... I guess I basic’lly missed the late eighties... I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this… ENSEMBLE: Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON: There’s a letter on my desk from the President Haven’t even put my bags down yet Sally be a lamb, darlin’, won’tcha open it? It says the President’s assembling a cabinet And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great! And that I’m already Senate-approved... I just got home and now I’m headed up to New York ENSEMBLE: Headin’ to New York! Headin’ to New York! JEFFERSON: Lookin’ at the rolling fields ENSEMBLE: I can’t believe that we are free Believe that we are free Ready to face Whatever’s awaiting Me in N.Y.C. Me in N.Y.C. JEFFERSON: But who’s waitin’ for me when I step in the place? My friend James Madison, red in the face JEFFERSON: He grabs my arm and I respond “What’s goin’ on?” MADISON: Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation’s very soul Can you get us out of the mess we’re in? ENSEMBLE: Aaa-ooo! MADISON: Hamilton’s new financial plan is nothing less Than government control I’ve been fighting for the South alone Where have you been? JEFFERSON: Uh...France. ENSEMBLE: Aaa-ooo! MADISON: We have to win JEFFERSON: What’d I miss? ENSEMBLE: Wha? Wha? What’d I miss? JEFFERSON: What’d I miss? ENSEMBLE: I’ve come home to this? JEFFERSON: Headfirst into a political abyss! A new line of credit, a financial diuretic How do you not get it? If we’re aggressive and competitive The union gets a boost. You’d rather give it a sedative? A civics lesson from a slaver. Hey neighbor Your debts are paid cuz you don’t pay for labor “We plant seeds in the South. We create.” Yeah, keep ranting We know who’s really doing the planting And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment Don’t lecture me about the war, you didn’t fight in it You think I’m frightened of you, man? We almost died in a trench While you were off getting high with the French Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the President Reticent—there isn’t a plan he doesn’t jettison Madison, you’re mad as a hatter, son, take your medicine Damn, you’re in worse shape than the national debt is in Sittin’ there useless as two shits Hey, turn around, bend over, I’ll show you Where my shoe fits WASHINGTON: Excuse me? Jefferson, Madison, take a walk! Hamilton, take a walk! We’ll reconvene after a brief recess. Hamilton! HAMILTON: Sir! WASHINGTON: A word MADISON: You don’t have the votes JEFFERSON/MADISON: You don’t have the votes JEFFERSON: Aha-ha-ha ha! JEFFERSON/MADISON: You’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes JEFFERSON: Such a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder MADISON: Why he even brings the thunder… WASHINGTON: You wanna pull yourself together? HAMILTON: I’m sorry, these Virginians are birds of a feather WASHINGTON: Young man, I’m from Virginia, so watch your mouth HAMILTON: So we let Congress get held hostage by the South? WASHINGTON: You need the votes HAMILTON: No, we need bold strokes. We need this plan WASHINGTON: No, you need to convince more folks HAMILTON: James Madison won’t talk to me, that’s a nonstarter WASHINGTON: Winning was easy, young man. Governing’s harder HAMILTON: They’re being intransigent WASHINGTON: You have to find a compromise HAMILTON: But they don’t have a plan, they just hate mine! WASHINGTON: Convince them otherwise HAMILTON: What happens if I don’t get congressional approval? WASHINGTON: I imagine they’ll call for your removal HAMILTON: Sir— WASHINGTON: Figure it out, Alexander. That’s an order from your commander 26. Take A Break ELIZA: Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf PHILIP: Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf ELIZA: Good! Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf PHILIP: Un deux trois quatre Cinq six sept huit neuf ELIZA: Sept huit neuf PHILIP: Sept huit neuf ELIZA: Sept huit neuf