British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbour
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbour
When they surround our troops
They surround our troops
When they surround our troops
"That's not good," Eliza murmured.
As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war
I knew that I was poor; I knew it was only way to
Rise up
If they tell my story
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or
Rise up
I will fight for this land, but there's only one man
Who can give us a command, so we can
Rise up
Understand, it's the only way to
Rise up
Rise up
Here he comes
Here comes the general!
Ladies and gentlemen!
Here comes the general!
Oh god, Washington thought to himself.
The moment you've been waiting for!
Here comes the general!
Stop, please.
The Pride of Mount Vernon!
Here comes the general!
Burr, I beg of you, stop it!
George Washington!
"Why? Just why?" Washington asked, exasperated. Burr merely grinned.
We are out-gunned
(What!)
Out-manned
(What!)
Out-numbered, out-planned
(Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!)
"It was that bad?" Martha was shocked. Her husband had never told her of such hardships during the war.
"It was," Washington admitted gravely.
We gotta make an all-out stand
Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man
(Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!)
Check it -
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?
"Always, sir," Hamilton nodded.
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 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!
Those who were currently fighting in the war flinched at the sudden noise.
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 took Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look
We are out-gunned
(What!)
Out-manned
(What!)
Out-numbered, out-planned
(Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom)
We gotta make an all-out stand
Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man
(Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom)
Incoming!
Hamilton's eyes searched the area for any cannon balls raining down on them. Upon finding none, he relaxed ever so slightly but was evidently still on edge.
They're battering down the Battery, check the damages
(Brrah!)
We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages
(Brrah!)
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship; yo, let's steal their cannons!
This is why I made you my right-hand man, son, Washington thought with a smug smirk decorating his face. Hamilton and Mulligan smirked at each other before focusing on the screen once more.
Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and
(Boom!)
Goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and
(Boom!)
There's another ship, and
(Boom!)
We just lost the southern tip, and
(Boom!)
We gotta run to Harlem quick; we can't afford another slip
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Tale of A Widow
FanfictionThe characters from The Lion and His Lioness, as well as some characters from For Once We're At Peace, react to Hamilton: An American Musical (but it's not the one we know, it's the play from the book, with Esperanza Washington-Hamilton in place of...
