BURR: Ah, Mister Secretary
HAMILTON: Mister Burr, sir
BURR: Didja hear the news about good old General Mercer?
HAMILTON: No
BURR: You know Clermont Street?
HAMILTON: Yeah
BURR: They renamed it after him. The Mercer legacy is secure
HAMILTON: Sure
BURR: And all he had to do was die
HAMILTON: That's a lot less work
BURR: We oughta give it a try
HAMILTON: Ha
BURR: Now how're you gonna get your debt plan through?
HAMILTON:
I guess I'm gonna fin'ly have to listen to you
BURR: Really?
HAMILTON: "Talk less. Smile more."
BURR: Ha
HAMILTON: Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the Congress floor
BURR: Now, Madison and Jefferson are merciless.
HAMILTON: Well, hate the sin, love the sinner
MADISON: Hamilton!
HAMILTON: I'm sorry Burr, I've gotta go
BURR: But—
HAMILTON: Decisions are happening over dinner
BURR: Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room
BURR AND ENSEMBLE: Diametric'ly opposed, foes
BURR: They emerge with a compromise, having opened doors that were
BURR AND ENSEMBLE: Previously closed
ENSEMBLE:
Bros
BURR The immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power A system he can shape however he wants The Virginians emerge with the nation's capital And here's the pièce de résistance:
BURR: No one else was in The room where it happened The room where it happened The room where it happened No one else was in The room where it happened The room where it happened The room where it happened No one really knows how the game is played The art of the trade How the sausage gets made We just assume that it happens But no one else is in The room where it happens.
BURR AND COMPANY: Thomas claims
JEFFERSON: Alexander was on Washington's doorstep one day In distress 'n disarray
BURR AND COMPANY: Thomas claims
JEFFERSON: Alexander said
HAMILTON: I've nowhere else to turn!
JEFFERSON: And basic'ly begged me to join the fray
BURR AND COMPANY: Thomas claims
JEFFERSON: I approached Madison and said "I know you hate 'im, but let's hear what he has to say."
BURR AND COMPANY: Thomas claims
JEFFERSON: Well, I arranged the meeting I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating
BURR: But! No one else was in
BURR AND COMPANY: The room where it happened The room where it happened The room where it happened
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PoetryAlexander Hamilton ~ Aaron Burr, Sir ~ My Shot ~ The Story Of Tonight ~ The Schuyler Sisters ~ Farmer Refuted ~ You'll Be Back ~ Right Hand Man ~ A Winter's Ball ~ Helpless ~ Satisfied ~ The Story Of Tonight (Reprise) ~ Wait For It ~ Stay Alive ~ Te...