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AlexanderHamiltonLyrics

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AlexanderHamiltonLyrics

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"AlexanderHamilton"isasongfromtheBroadwaymusicalHamiltonperformedbyLeslieOdom
Jr.(Burr),AnthonyRamos(Laurens),DaveedDiggs(Jefferson),OkierieteOnaodowan
(Madison),LinManuelMiranda(Hamilton),PhillipaSoo(Eliza),ChristopherJackson
(Washington)andotherCast.

AARONBURR:
Howdoesabastard,orphan,sonofawhoreanda
Scotsman,droppedinthemiddleofaforgotten
SpotintheCaribbeanbyProvidence,impoverished,insqualor
Growuptobeaheroandascholar?

JOHNLAURENS:
ThetendollarFoundingFatherwithoutafather
Gotalotfartherbyworkinalotharder
Bybeinalotsmarter
Bybeinaselfstarter
Byfourteen,theyplacedhiminchargeofatradingcharter

THOMASJEFFERSON:
Andeverydaywhileslaveswerebeingslaughteredandcarted
Awayacrossthewaves,hestruggledandkepthisguardup
Inside,hewaslongingforsomethingtobeapartof
Thebrotherwasreadytobeg,steal,borrow,orbarter

JAMESMADISON:
Thenahurricanecame,anddevastationreigned
Ourmansawhisfuturedrip,drippindownthedrain
Putapenciltohistemple,connectedittohisbrain
Andhewrotehisfirstrefrain,atestamenttohispain

BURR:
Wellthewordgotaround,theysaid,Thiskidisinsane,man!
Tookupacollectionjusttosendhimtothemainland
Getyoureducation,dontforgetfromwhenceyoucame,and
Theworldsgonnaknowyourname!Whatsyourname,man?"

ALEXANDERHAMILTON:
AlexanderHamilton
MynameisAlexanderHamilton
AndtheresamillionthingsIhaventdone
Butjustyouwait,justyouwait

ELIZAHAMILTON:
Whenhewasten,hisfathersplit,fullofit,debtridden
Twoyearslater,seeAlexandhismother,bedridden
Halfdead,sittinintheirownsick
Thescentthick

COMPANY:
AndAlexgotbetterbuthismotherwentquick

GEORGEWASHINGTONand(COMPANY):
Movedinwithacousin,thecousincommittedsuicide
Lefthimwithnothinbutruinedpride,somethinnewinside
Avoicesaying"(Alex)yougottafendforyourself"
Hestartedretreatinandreadineverytreatiseontheshelf

BURRand(COMPANY):
Therewouldvebeennothinlefttodo
Forsomeonelessastute
Hewouldvebeendeadordestitute
Withoutacentofrestitution
Startedworkin,clerkinforhislatemotherslandlord

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Tradinsugarcaneandrumandotherthingshecantafford
(Scammin)foreverybookhecangethishandson
(Plannin)forthefuture,seehimnowashestandson(oooh)
Thebowofashipheadedforanewland
InNewYorkyoucanbeanewman

COMPANYand(HAMILTON):
InNewYorkyoucanbeanewman(Justyouwait)
InNewYorkyoucanbeanewman(Justyouwait)
InNewYorkyoucanbeanewman

WOMEN:
InNewYork
MEN:
NewYork

HAMILTON:
Justyouwait

COMPANYand(COMPANY):
AlexanderHamilton(AlexanderHamilton)
Wearewaitinginthewingsforyou(waitinginthewingsforyou)
Youcouldneverbackdown
Youneverlearnedtotakeyourtime
Oh,AlexanderHamilton(AlexanderHamilton)
WhenAmericasingsforyou
Willtheyknowwhatyouovercame?
Willtheyknowyourewrotethegame?
Theworldwillneverbethesame,oh

BURRand(COMPANY):
Theshipisintheharbornow,seeifyoucanspothim
(Justyouwait)
Anotherimmigrantcominupfromthebottom
(Justyouwait)
Hisenemiesdestroyedhisrep,Americaforgothim

MULLIGAN/MADISONANDLAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON:
Wefoughtwithhim

LAURENS/PHILLIP:
Me?Idiedforhim

WASHINGTON:
Me?Itrustedhim

ANGELICASCHUYLER,ELIZA,MARIAREYNOLDS:
Me?Ilovedhim

BURR:
Andme?Imthedamnfoolthatshothim

COMPANY:
TheresamillionthingsIhaventdone
Butjustyouwait

BURR:
Whatsyourname,man?

HAMILTON&COMPANY:
AlexanderHamilton!

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