Hamilton: El Musical

One Last Time

HAMILTON
Mr. President,
you asked to see me?

WASHINGTON
I know you’re busy

HAMILTON
What do you need, sir?
Sir?

WASHINGTON
I wanna give you a word of warning

HAMILTON
Sir, I don’t know what you heard
But whatever it is, Jefferson started it

WASHINGTON
Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning

HAMILTON
You’re kidding

WASHINGTON
I need a favor

HAMILTON
Whatever you say, sir,
Jefferson will pay for his behavior

WASHINGTON
Shh.
Talk less

HAMILTON
I’ll use the press
I’ll write under a pseudonym, 
you’ll see what I can do to him—

WASHINGTON
I need you to draft an address

HAMILTON
Yes! He resigned.
You can finally speak your mind—

WASHINGTON
No, he’s stepping down so he can run for President

HAMILTON
Ha.
Good luck defeating you, sir

WASHINGTON
I’m stepping down.
I’m not running for President

HAMILTON
I’m sorry, what?

WASHINGTON
One last time
Relax, have a drink with me
One last time
Let’s take a break tonight
And then we’ll teach them how to say goodbye
To say goodbye
You and I

HAMILTON
No, sir, why?

WASHINGTON
I wanna talk about neutrality

HAMILTON
Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of war, is this the best time—

WASHINGTON
I want to warn against partisan fighting

HAMILTON
But—

WASHINGTON
Pick up a pen, start writing
I wanna talk about what I have learned
The hard-won wisdom I have earned

HAMILTON
As far as the people are concerned
You have to serve,
you could continue to serve—

WASHINGTON
No!
One last time
The people will hear from me
One last time
And if we get this right
We’re gonna teach ‘em how to say
Goodbye
You and I—