[Aaron Burr:]
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
"Really Burr" Alex said "Is that what you think of me"
It wasn't me it was the actor Burr Replied
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor
Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?
Yeah right Jefferson said
[John Laurens:]
The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter
By being a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter
Wow Son that is impressive Washington said.
Notcha son alexander replied
[Thomas Jefferson:]
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted
Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter
Pretty sure that is illegal Jefferson said
Well you would do whatever it takes to survive Alex replied
[James Madison:]
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
So that is why you started writing Laurens said
Yeah it relaxes me even when I have a time limit.
[Burr:]
Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man."
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and
The world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?"
Alexander Hamilton he said at the same time as the actor.
[Alexander Hamilton:]
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait...
[Eliza Hamilton:]
When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
Is that why you don't like it when I call you son Washington said
Yes it reminds me that my own father left me
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden
Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick
[Full Company except Hamilton (whispering):]
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
Alex, I am so sorry everyone said.
Please I don't want your pity and I don't need it okay.
[George Washington (Company):]
Moved in with a cousin
At least you still got family Jefferson said
, the cousin committed suicide
Nevermind
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
A voice saying, "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself."
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf
[Burr (Company):]
There would've been nothin' left to do
For someone less astute
He would've been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on (ooh...)
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man
[Company (Hamilton):]
In New York you can (just you wait) be a new man
In New York you can (just you wait) be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
[Women:] In New York
[Men:] New York
[Hamilton:] Just you wait!
[Company:]
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time!
Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
When America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh
[Burr:]
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him ([Men:] Just you wait)
Another immigrant
Comin' up from the bottom ([Company:] Just you wait)
His enemies destroyed his rep
America forgot him
[Mulligan/Madison and Lafayette/Jefferson:]
We fought with him
That is definitely true
[Laurens/Philip:]
Me? I died for him
What
[Washington:]
Me? I trusted him
Still do son
Im not your son
[Eliza and Angelica and Peggy/Maria:]
Me? I loved him
Angelica is there anything that you want to tell me
[Burr:]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him
Burr, you did what
[Company:]
There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait!
[Burr:]
What's your name, man?
[Company:]
Alexander Hamilton!
Okay, that song definitely revealed alot about my life even some things I didn't know.
