[Hamilton]
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…
[Hamilton, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
We are — meant to be
[Hamilton]
A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shitting on us endlessly
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree
He ain't never gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century
ENTER ME!
[Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
(He says in parentheses)
[Hamilton]
Don't be shocked when your history book
Mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
Eventually you'll see my ascendancy
And 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!
[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, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
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, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
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, Lafayette, Mulligan, Laurens]
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
[Burr]
There’s nothing rich folks love more
Than going downtown and slummin’ it
With the poor
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
At the students in the common
Just to watch them 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!
[Peggy] Daddy said to be home by sundown
[Angelica] Daddy doesn’t need to know
[Peggy] Daddy said not to go downtown
[Eliza] Like I said, you’re free to go
[Angelica] But — look around, look around, the
Revolution’s happening in New York
[Eliza/Peggy] New York
[Company] Angelica
[Schuyler sisters & Company] Work!
[Peggy] It’s bad enough daddy wants to go to war.
[Eliza]
People shouting in the square.
[Peggy] It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on our shore.
[Angelica] New ideas in the air.
[Angelica & Male ensemble] Look around, look around —
[Eliza] Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for…
[All men] She’s lookin’ for me!
[Angelica] Eliza, I’m lookin’ for a mind at work
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!
[Eliza/Angelica/Peggy] Work!
[Eliza] Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
[Eliza/Peggy] Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
[Eliza/Angelica/Peggy] History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
In the greatest city in the world!
[Schuyler sisters & Company] In the greatest city in the world!
[Hamilton]
Yo!
He’d have you all unravel at the
Sound of screams but the
Revolution is comin’
The have-nots are gonna win this
It’s hard to listen to you with a straight face
Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us,
Honestly you shouldn’t even talk.
And what about Boston?
Look at the cost,
N’ all that we’ve lost
N’ you talk about Congress?!
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee!
But strangely, your mange is the same
Is he in Jersey?
For the revolution!
[Seabury]
Heed not the rabble
Who scream revolution,
They have not your interests at heart
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution
Don’t let them lead you astray
This Congress does not speak for me
They’re playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
For shame for shame
[Company] For the revolution!
[Seabury] Heed —
[Hamilton] If you repeat yourself again I’m gonna —
[Seabury] Scream —
[Hamilton] Honestly, look at me, please don’t read!
[Seabury] Not your interests —
[Hamilton] Don’t modulate the key then not debate with me!
Why should a tiny island across the sea regulate the price of tea?
[Burr] Alexander, please!
[Hamilton] Burr, I’d rather be divisive than indecisive,
Drop the niceties
[Company] Silence! A message from the King!
A message from the King!
[All] A message from the King!
[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.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up!
[Hamilton] If they tell my story
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up!
[Hamilton] I will fight for this land but there’s only one man
Who can give us a command, so we can.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up!
[Hamilton] Understand, it’s the only way to.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up, rise up!
[Hamilton]
Here he comes!
[Company]
Here comes the general!
[Burr]
Ladies and gentlemen!
The moment you’ve been waiting for!
The Pride of Mount Vernon!
George Washington!
[Washington]
We are out-gunned!
Out-manned!
Out-numbered,
Out-planned!
We gotta make an all-out stand
Hey yo I’m gonna need a right-hand man
Check it -
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now I’m the model of a modern major general
The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all
Lining up to put me up on a pedestal
Writing letters to relatives
Embellishing my elegance and eloquence
But the elephant is in the room,
The truth is in your face
When you hear the British cannons go (BOOM!)
Any hope of success is fleeting
How can I keep leading
When the people I’m leading keep retreating?
We put a stop to the bleeding
As the British take Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look
We are out-gunned!
Out-manned!
Out-numbered,
Out-planned!
We gotta make an all-out stand
Ayo, I’m gonna need a right-hand man
Incoming!
[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 & Burr] We keep meeting...
[Burr] As I was saying, sir
I look forward to seeing your strategy play out—
[Washington] Burr?
[Burr] Sir?