BURR: After the war I went back to New York
HAMILTON: A-After the war I went back to New York
BURR: I finished up my studies and I practiced law
HAMILTON: I practiced law, Burr worked next door
BURR: Even though we started at the very same time Alexander Hamilton began to climb How to account for his rise to the top? Maaaaan, the man is ENSEMBLE: Non-stop! Non-stop!
HAMILTON: Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me Are you aware that we're making hist'ry? This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
HAMILTON: The liberty behind Deliberation— ENSEMBLE: . Non-stop!
HAMILTON: I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt With my assistant counsel
BURR: Co-counsel
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?
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