Hamilton: An American Musical (Genderbent)

#20 Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)

[COMPANY]

The battle of Yorktown. 1781

[LAFAYETTE]

Madame Hamilton

[HAMILTON]

Madame 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 all of them

[HAMILTON]

See you on the other side

[LAFAYETTE]

'Til we meet again, let's go!

[ENSEMBLE]

I am not throwin' away my shot!

I am not throwin' away my shot!

Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young

Scrappy and hungry

And I'm not throwin' away my shot!

I am not throwin' away my shot!

[HAMILTON]

'Til the world turns upside down...

[ENSEMBLE]

'Til the world turns upside down!

[HAMILTON]

I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

This is where it gets me: on my feet

The enemy ahead of me

If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me

Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me

Then I remember my Elizjah's expecting me...

Not only that, my Elijah's expecting

We gotta go, gotta get the job done

Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son!

Take the bullets out your gun!

[ENSEMBLE]

What?

[HAMILTON]

The bullets out your gun!

[ENSEMBLE]

What?

[HAMILTON]

We move under cover and we move as one

Through the night, we have one shot to live another day

We cannot let a stray gunshot give us away