HAMILTON LYRICS
These are the lyrics for the entire Hamilton musical (including some bonus tracks), color-coded for each character! I also have the soundtrack available on a playlist on this page (functionality at the bottom).
The links on the left side will take you down to any song in the page ("to the top" button yet to be added), separated between Act 1 and Act 2 with bonus tracks at the bottom (in progress).
I also have a rhymes page (in progress) that illustrates all the rhymes in Hamilton's lyrics.
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Act One
Alexander Hamilton
AARON BURR
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore, and a 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?
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.
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 looking for something to be a part of,
the brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter.
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.
BURR
Well the word got around, they said, "this kid is insane, man!"
Took up a collection just to send him to the main land.
"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
Alexander Hamilton.
My name is Alexander Hamilton.
And there's a million things I haven't done,
but just you wait, just you wait...
ELIZABETH SCHUYLER
When he was ten, his father split, full of it, debt-ridden.
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden, half-dead
sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick.
ENSEMBLE
And Alex got better, but his mother went quick.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide.
Left him with nothing but ruined pride, something new inside, a voice saying
| WASHINGTON | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself." | "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself." |
| He started retreating and reading every | |
| treatise on the shelf. |
BURR
There would've been nothing left to do for someone less astute.
He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution.
Started working, clerking for his late mother's landlord,
trading sugarcane and rum and all the things he can't afford.
| BURR | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| Scammin' | Scammin' |
| for every book he could get his hands on. | |
| Plannin' | Plannin' |
| for the future. |
BURR
See him now as he stands on the bow of a ship,
headin' for the new land.
In New York, you can be a new man.
| HAMILTON | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| In New York, you can be a new man. | |
| Just you wait. | |
| In New York, you can be a new man. | |
| Just you wait. | |
| In New York, you can be a new man. | |
| In New York (New York) | |
| Just you wait! |
ENSEMBLE
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)
America sings for you.
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same (woah)
| BURR | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| The ship is in the harbor now, | |
| see if you can spot him. | |
| Just you wait. | |
| Another immigrant comin' | |
| up from the bottom. | |
| Just you wait. | |
| His enemies destroyed his rep, | |
| America forgot him. |
HERCULES MULLIGAN, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
We fought with him.
LAURENS
Me? I died for him.
WASHINGTON
Me? I trusted him.
ELIZA, ANGELICA SCHUYLER, MARIA REYNOLDS
Me? I loved him.
BURR
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him.
ENSEMBLE
There's a million things I haven't done,
but just you wait.
BURR
What's your name, man?
HAMILTON, ENSEMBLE
Alexander Hamilton.
Aaron Burr, Sir
ENSEMBLE
1776.
New York City.
HAMILTON
Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?
BURR
That depends, who's asking?
HAMILTON
Oh sure, sir.
I'm Alexander Hamilton, I'm at your service, sir.
I have been looking for you.
BURR
I'm getting nervous.
HAMILTON
Sir, I heard your name at Princeton,
I was seeking an accelerated course of study
when I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours,
I may have punched him. It's a blur, sir.
He handles the financials...
BURR
You punched the bursar?
HAMILTON
... Yes!
I wanted to do what you did, graduate in two, then join the revolution.
He looked at me like I was stupid--I'm not stupid.
So how'd you do it? How'd you graduate so fast?
BURR
It was my parents' dying wish before they passed.
HAMILTON
You're an orphan? Of course! I'm an orphan.
God, I wish there was a war!
Then we could prove that we're worth more than anyone bargained for.
BURR
Can I buy you a drink?
HAMILTON
That would be nice.
BURR
While we're talking, let me offer you some free advice:
talk less.
HAMILTON
What?
BURR
Smile more.
HAMILTON
Ha...
BURR
Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for.
HAMILTON
You can't be serious...
BURR
You wanna get ahead?
HAMILTON
Yes.
BURR
Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead.
LAURENS
Yo yo yo, yo yo yo!
What time is it?
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Showtime!
BURR
Like I said...
LAURENS
Show time, show time, yo!
I'm John Laurens in the place to be!
Two pints o' Sam Adams, but I'm workin' on three!
Those redcoats don't want it with me
Cuz I will pop chick-a pop these cops 'til I'm free!
LAFAYETTE
Oui, oui, mon ami, je m'appelle Lafayette!
The Lancelot of the revolutionary set!
I came from afar just to say "bonsoir!"
Tell the king, "casse toi!"
Who's the best? C'est moi.
MULLIGAN
Brrrah, brrrah!
I am Hercules Mulligan, up in it, lovin' it,
yes I heard ya mother said "come again?"
Lock up your daughters and horses, of course
it's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets.
LAFAYETTE
Wow.
LAURENS
No more sex, pour me another brew, son.
Let's raise a couple more
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
To the revolution!
LAURENS
Well if it ain't the prodigy of Princeton College!
MULLIGAN
Aaron Burr.
LAURENS
Give us a verse, drop some knowledge!
[MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE beatboxing]
BURR
Good luck with that: you're takin' a stand.
You spit, I'm 'a sit, we'll see where we land.
LAURENS
Yo, the revolution's imminent, what do you stall for?
HAMILTON
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Ooh.
LAURENS
Who are you?
MULLIGAN
Who are you?
LAFAYETTE
Who are you?
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Ooh, who is this kid?
What's he gonna do?
My Shot
HAMILTON
I am not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
and I'm not throwing away my shot.
I'm 'a get a scholarship to King's College.
I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish.
The problem is, I got a lotta brains but no polish.
I gotta holler just to be heard.
With every word, I drop knowledge.
I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal.
Tryin' to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable.
Only nineteen, but my mind is older.
These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage, I have learned to manage,
I don't have a gun to brandish. I walk these streets famished.
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame,
but damn, it's getting dark, so lemme spell out my name.
I am the
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R, we are meant to be.
HAMILTON
A colony that runs independently,
meanwhile Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly.
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly,
then King George runs around, runs a spendin' spree.
He ain't ever gonna set his descendents free,
so there will be a revolution in this century.
Enter me!
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
He says in parentheses.
HAMILTON
Don't be shocked when your hist'ry book mentions me!
I will lay down my life if it set us free.
Eventually, you'll see my ascendency.
| HAMILTON | LAURENS |
|---|---|
| And I am not throwing away my shot. | |
| My shot! | |
| I am not throwing away my shot. | |
| My shot! | |
| Hey yo, I'm just like my country, | |
| I'm young, scrappy, and hungry, | |
| And I'm not throwing away my shot. | And I'm not throwing away my shot. |
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
I am not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy, and hungry,
and I'm not throwing away my shot.
It's time to take a shot!
LAFAYETTE
I dream of life without a monarchy.
The unrest in France will lead to 'onarchy!
'Onarchy? How you say, how you say--oh, anarchy!
When I fight, I make the other side panicky
with my
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Shot!
MULLIGAN
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice,
and I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis.
I'm joinin' the rebellion cuz I know it's my chance
to socially advance instead of sewing some pants.
I'm gonna take a
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Shot!
LAURENS
But we'll never be truly free
until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me.
You and I, do or die.
Wait 'til I sally in on a stallion with the first black battalion.
Have another
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Shot!
BURR
Geniuses, lower your voices.
You keep out of trouble and you double your choices.
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught.
You've got to be carefully taught,
if you talk, you're gonna get shot!
HAMILTON
Burr, check what we got:
Mr. Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot.
I think your pants look hot.
Laurens, I like you a lot.
Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot.
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot?
Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not.
A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?
Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is!
Oh, am I talking too loud? Sometimes I get overexcited, shoot off at the mouth.
I never had a group of friends before, I promise that I'll make y'all proud.
LAURENS
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd!
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE, ENSEMBLE
I am not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy, and hungry,
and I'm not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy, and hungry,
and I'm not throwing away my shot.
| LAURENS | HAMILTON, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|
| Everybody sing: | |
| Woah, woah, woah! | Woah, woah, woah! |
| Hey! | |
| Woah! | Woah! |
| Woo! | |
| Woah! | Woah! |
| Ay, let 'em hear ya! | |
| Let's go! | Yeah! |
| LAURENS | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Woah, woah, woah! | |
| I said shout it to the rooftops! | |
| Woah! | |
| Said to the rooftops! | |
| Woah! | |
| Come on! | |
| Yeah! | |
| Come on, let's go! |
LAURENS
Rise up.
When you're living on your knees, you rise up.
ell your brother that he's gotta rise up.
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up.
LAURENS, ENSEMBLE
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Rise up!
HAMILTON
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory.
When's it gonna get me? In my sleep, seven feet ahead of me?
If I see it coming, do I run or do I let it be?
Is it like a beat without a melody?
See, I never thought I'd live past twenty.
Where I come from, some get half as many.
Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask.
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty.
Scratch that, this is not a moment, it's the movement
where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went.
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand,
we row like Moses, claimin' our promised land.
And? If we win our independence,
is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendents?
Or will the blood we shed begin an endless cycle of
vengeance and death with no defendants?
I know the action in the street is exciting,
but Jesus, between all the bleedin' and fightin',
I've been readin' and writin'.
We need to handle our financial situation.
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?
I'm past patiently waitin'
I'm passionately smashing every expectation,
every action's an act of creation.
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow.
For the
HAMILTON, COMPANY
And I am not throwing away my shot.
I am not throwing away my shot.
Hey yo, I'm just like my country; I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
and I'm not throwing away my shot.
| HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| We're gonna rise up! | Not throwin' away |
| Time to take a shot! | My shot. |
| We're gonna rise up! | Not throwin' away |
| Time to take a shot! | My shot. |
| We're gonna | We're gonna |
| Rise up! Rise up! |
| HAMILTON | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| It's time to take a shot! | |
| Rise up! Rise up! |
| HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| It's time to take a shot! | |
| Rise up! | |
| Take a shot! | Rise up! |
| Shot! | Ri-ri-ri |
| Shot! | |
| A-yo it's | |
| Time to take a shot! | Time to take a shot! |
| Time to take a shot! | Time to take a shot! |
| And I am | And I am |
| Not throwin' away my | |
| Not throwin' away my shot! | Not throwin' away my shot! |
The Story of Tonight
| HAMILTON | LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|
| I may not live to see our glory. | |
| I may not live to see our glory. | |
| But I will gladly join the fight. | |
| But I will gladly join the fight. | |
| And when our children tell our story... | |
| And when our children tell our story... | |
| They'll tell the story of tonight. |
MULLIGAN
Let's have another round tonight.
LAFAYETTE
Let's have another round tonight.
HAMILTON
Let's have another round tonight.
LAURENS
Raise a glass to freedom,
something they can never take away,
no matter what they tell you.
Raise a glass to the four of us.
LAURENS, MULLIGAN
Tomorrow there'll be more of us
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Telling the story of tonight.
HAMILTON
They'll tell the story of tonight.
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Raise a glass to freedom,
something they can never take away.
HAMILTON
No matter what they tell you
MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Let's have another round tonight
LAURENS
Raise a glass to the four of us
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Tomorrow there'll be more of us
| HAMILTON, LAURENS | MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Telling the story of tonight. | ||
| Let's have another round tonight. | ||
| They'll tell the story of tonight. | They'll tell the story of tonight. | |
| Raise a glass to freedom. | Raise a glass to freedom. | |
| They'll tell the story of tonight. | They'll tell the story of tonight. | |
| Raise a glass to freedom. | Raise a glass to freedom. | |
| They'll tell the story of | They'll tell the story of | |
| tonight... |
The Schuyler Sisters
BURR
There's nothing rich folks love more
than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor.
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
at the students in The Common,
just to watch them talk.
Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Uh-oh, but little does he know that his daughters:
Peggy, Angelica, Eliza
sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at
COMPANY
Work, work!
ANGELICA SCHUYLER
Angelica!
COMPANY
Work, work!
ELIZABETH SCHUYLER
Eliza!
PEGGY SCHUYLER
And Peggy!
COMPANY
Work, work!
The Schuyler Sisters!
ANGELICA
Angelica
PEGGY
Peggy
ELIZA
Eliza
COMPANY
Work!
PEGGY
Daddy said to be home by sundown.
ANGELICA
Daddy doesn't need to know.
PEGGY
Daddy said not to go downtown.
ELIZA
Like I said, you're free to go.
ANGELICA
But, look around, look around.
The revolution's happening in New York.
ELIZA, PEGGY
New York.
COMPANY
Angelica!
ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY, ENSEMBLE
Work!
PEGGY
It's bad enough daddy wants to go to war.
ELIZA
People shouting in the square.
PEGGY
It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore.
ANGELICA
New ideas in the air.
ANGELICA, ENSEMBLE MEN
Look around, look around
ELIZA
Angelica, remind me what we're looking for.
MEN
She's looking for me.
| ANGELICA | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Eliza, I'm looking for a mind at | |
| work. | Work, work! |
| I'm looking for a mind at | |
| work. | Work, work! |
| I'm looking for a mind at | |
| work. | Work, work! |
| Woah! |
ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY
Woah!
COMPANY
Work!
BURR
Whoo! There's nothing like summer in the city.
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty.
Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny
but your perfume smells like your daddy's got money.
Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels?
You searchin' for an urchin who can give you ideals?
ANGELICA
Burr, you disgust me.
BURR
Ah, so you've discussed me.
I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me.
ANGELICA
I've been reading "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane.
You want a revolution? I wanna revelation,
so listen to my Declaration:
ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY
We hold these truths to be self-evident
that all men are created equal.
ANGELICA
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson?
(COMPANY: Uhn!)
I'm 'a compel him to include women in the sequel.
WOMEN
Work!
ELIZA
Look around, look around
at how lucky we are to be alive right now.
ELIZA, PEGGY
Look around, look around
at how lucky we are to be alive right now.
ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY
History is happening in Manhattan and we just
happen to be in the greatest city in the world.
COMPANY (except HAMILTON and WASHINGTON)
In the greatest city in the world!
| ANGELICA | ELIZA, PEGGY | MEN |
|---|---|---|
| Cuz I've been | Look around, | Hey! Hey! |
| reading | look around | Hey! Hey! |
| "Common Sense" | ||
| by Thomas Paine. | ||
| So men say that | The revolution's | Hey! Hey! |
| I'm intense or | happening in | Hey! Hey! |
| I'm insane. |
| ANGELICA | ELIZA, PEGGY | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| You want a | ||
| revolution? | New York! | |
| I wanna | Look around, | |
| revelation | look | |
| in New York! | around, the | |
| So listen to my | Revolution's | |
| Declaration. | happening |
| ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY | ENSEMBLE WOMEN | MEN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| We hold | Hey! Hey! | ||
| these truths | |||
| to be self-evident | Look around! | ||
| that all men are | Hey! Hey! | ||
| created equal! | Look around! | ||
| Whoo! | Hey! Hey! | ||
| At how lucky | |||
| we are to be | Hey! Hey! | ||
| alive right now! |
COMPANY
Look around, look around at how
lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening in Manhattan and we just
happen to be
| WOMEN | MEN | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| In the greatest | ||
| city in the world. | ||
| In the greatest city | ||
| In the greatest | ||
| city in the world! |
COMPANY
Work, work!
ANGELICA
Angelica!
COMPANY
Work, work!
| ELIZA | PEGGY | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza! | ||
| And Peggy! | Work, work! |
| ANGELICA, ELIZA, PEGGY | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| The Schuyler Sisters! | |
| Work, work! | |
| We're looking for a | |
| mind at | |
| work! | Work, work! |
| Hey! | |
| Work, work! | |
| Hey! | |
| Work, work! |
| ANGELICA | ELIZA, PEGGY | COMPANY |
|---|---|---|
| Hey! | ||
| Woah! | Hey! | Work, work! |
| Hey! | Work, work! | |
| Hey! Hey! | Work, work! | |
| Hey! | ||
| In the greatest | ||
| In the greatest | Work, work! | |
| city in the world! | city in the world! |
COMPANY
In the greatest city in the world!
Farmer Refuted
SAMUEL SEABURY
Hear ye, hear ye!
My name is Samuel Seabury
and I present: "Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of
the Continental Congress!"
Heed not the rabble who scream "revolution!"
They have not your interests at heart.
MULLIGAN
Oh my god, tear this dude apart.
SEABURY
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution.
Don't let them lead you astray.
This Congress does not speak for me.
BURR
Let him be.
SEABURY
They're playing a dangerous game.
I pray the King shows you his mercy.
For shame! For shame!
| HAMILTON | SEABURY |
|---|---|
| Yo! | |
| He'd have you all | Heed not the rabble |
| unravel at the | |
| sound of screams but the | who scream |
| Revolution is comin' | Revolution, they |
| The | |
| have-nots are gonna | Have not your |
| win this, it's | interests at |
| hard to listen to you | heart. |
| with a straight face. | |
| Chaos and bloodshed | Chaos and bloodshed |
| already haunt | are not |
| us, honestly you | a solution |
| shouldn't even | |
| talk and what about | Don't let them lead |
| Boston? | you |
| Look at the | |
| cost, 'n all that we've | astray. |
| lost, 'n you talk | |
| about Congress?! | This Congress does |
| not speak for | |
| My dog speaks more | me. |
| eloquently | |
| than thee! | They're playing a |
| dangerous | |
| But strangely, your | game. |
| mange is the same! | |
| I pray the King shows you his mercy! | |
| Is he in Jersey? | |
| For shame! | |
| For the Revolution! | |
| For shame! |
COMPANY
For the Revolution!
SEABURY
Heed--
HAMILTON
If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna--
HAMILTON, SEABURY
Scream--
HAMILTON
Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
SEABURY
Not your interests--
HAMILTON
Don't modulate the key then not debate with me!
Why should a tiny island across the sea
regulate the price of tea?
BURR
Alexander, please!
HAMILTON
Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive,
drop the niceties.
ENSEMBLE
Silence! A message from the King!
A message from the King!
COMPANY
A message from the King!
You'll Be Back
KING GEORGE
You say
The price of my love's not a price
that you're willing to pay.
You cry
in your tea, which you hurl in the sea
when you see me go by.
Why so sad?
Remember, we made an arrangement
when you went away.
Now you're making me mad.
Remember, despite our estrangement,
I'm your man.
You'll be back.
Soon you'll see.
You'll remember you belong to me.
You'll be back.
Time will tell.
You'll remember that I served you well.
Oceans rise, empires fall
We have seen each other through it all.
And when push comes to shove,
I will send a fully armed battalion
to remind you of my love!
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat dat di-ya da!
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat dat da!
You say our love is draining
and you can't go on!
You'll be the one complaining
when I am gone.
And no, don't change the subject.
Cuz you're my favorite subject.
My sweet, submissive subject.
My loyal, royal subject.
Forever.
And ever.
And ever and ever and ever...
You'll be back.
Like before.
I will fight the fight and win the war.
For your love.
For your praise.
And I'll love you till my dying days.
When you're gone
I'll go mad.
so don't throw away this thing we had.
Cuz when push comes to shove,
I will kill your friends and family
to remind you of my love.
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat dat di-ya da!
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat
Everybody!
KING GEORGE, ENSEMBLE
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat dat di-ya da!
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da da dat dat di-ya da!
Right Hand Man
COMPANY
British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water.
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor.
| ENSEMBLE #1 | ENSEMBLE #2 |
|---|---|
| Thirty-two thousand | |
| troops in New York | Thirty-two thousand |
| harbor | troops in New York |
| When they surround | harbor |
| our troops! | |
| They surround our troops! | They surround our troops! |
| When they surround our troops! | They surround our troops! |
HAMILTON | BURR, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|
| As a kid in the Caribbean, | |
| I wished for a war. | |
| I knew that I was poor, | |
| I knew it was the only way to | |
| Rise up! | Rise up! |
| If they tell my story, | |
| I am either gonna die | |
| on the battlefield in glory or | |
| Rise up! | Rise up! |
| I will fight for this land, | |
| but there's only one man | |
| who can give us a command | |
| so we can | |
| Rise up! | Rise up! |
| Understand? It's the only way to | |
| Rise up! Rise up! | Rise up! Rise up! |
| Here he comes! |
| BURR | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| Here comes the general! | |
| Ladies and gentlemen! | |
| Here comes the general! | |
| The moment you've been waiting for! | |
| Here comes the general! | |
| The pride of Mount Vernon! | |
| Here comes the general! | |
| George Washington! |
| WASHINGTON | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| We are outgunned, | |
| What? | |
| outmanned, | |
| What? | |
| outnumbered, outplanned. | |
| Buck, buck, buck, buck buck! | |
| We gotta make an all out stand. | |
| Ayo, I'm gonna need a right hand man. | |
| Buck, buck, buck, buck buck! | |
| Check it-- |
WASHINGTON
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now I'm the model of a modern general,
the venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all
lining up to put me up on a pedestal,
writin' letters to relatives
embelleshin' my elegance and eloquence, but
the elephant is in the room.
The truth is in your face when ya hear the
British cannons go...
ENSEMBLE
Boom!
WASHINGTON
Any hope of success is fleeting.
How can I keep leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating?
We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn.
Knight takes rook, but look.
| WASHINGTON | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| We are outgunned, | |
| What? | |
| outmanned, | |
| What? | |
| outnumbered, outplanned. | |
| Buck, buck, buck, buck buck! | |
| We gotta make an all out stand. | |
| Ayo, I'm gonna need a right hand man. | |
| Buck, buck, buck, buck buck! | |
| Incoming! |
| HAMILTON | MULLIGAN |
|---|---|
| They're battering down the battery, | |
| check the damages. | |
| Brrrah! | |
| We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em | |
| of their advantages. | |
| Brrrah! | |
| Let's take a stand with the | |
| stamina God has granted us | |
| Hamilton won't abandon ship, | |
| yo! Let's steal their cannons! | |
| Shh-- |
| COMPANY | MULLIGAN |
|---|---|
| Boom! | Boom! |
| WASHINGTON | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Goes the cannon, we're | |
| abandonin' Kips Bay and... | |
| Boom! | |
| There's another ship and... | |
| Boom! | |
| We just lost the southern tip and... | |
| Boom! | |
| We gotta run to Harlem quick, | |
| we can't afford another slip. |
WASHINGTON
Guns and horses giddyup, I decide to divvy up
my forces, they're skittish as the British cut the city up.
This close to givin' up, facing mad scrutiny,
I scream in the face of this mass mutiny:
Are these the men with which I am to defend America?
We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance.
I cannot be everywhere at once, people.
I'm in dire need of assistance.
BURR
Your excellency, sir.
WASHINGTON
Who are you?
BURR
Aaron Burr, sir.
Permission to state my case?
WASHINGTON
As you were.
BURR
Sir,
I was a captain under General Montgomery
until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec,
and well, in summary,
I think that I could be of some assistance.
I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance.
WASHINGTON
Huh.
BURR
I have some questions, a couple of suggestions
on how to fight instead of fleeing west.
WASHINGTON
Yes?
BURR
Well--
HAMILTON
Your Excellency,
you wanted to see me?
WASHINGTON
Hamilton, come in, have you met Burr?
HAMILTON
Yes, sir,
HAMILTON, BURR
We keep meeting.
BURR
As I was saying, sir,
I look forward to seeing your strategy play out.
WASHINGTON
Burr?
BURR
Sir?
WASHINGTON
Close the door on your way out.
HAMILTON
Have I done something wrong, sir?
WASHINGTON
On the contrary.
I called you here because our odds are beyond scary.
Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh.
HAMILTON
Sir?
WASHINGTON
Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff?
HAMILTON
Sir!
WASHINGTON
Don't get me wrong, you're a young man of great renown.
I know you stole British cannons while we were still downtown.
Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox wanted to hire you.
HAMILTON
To be their secretary? I don't think so.
WASHINGTON
Why're you upset?
HAMILTON
I'm not.
WASHINGTON
It's alright, you want to fight, you've got a hunger.
I was just like you when I was younger.
Head full of fantasies of dyin' like a martyr?
HAMILTON
Yes.
WASHINGTON
Dying is easy, young man. Living is harder.
HAMILTON
Why are you telling me this?
WASHINGTON
I'm being honest.
I'm working with a third of what our Congress has promised.
We are a powder keg about to explode,
I need someone like you to lighten the load.
So?
COMPANY (except HAMILTON and WASHINGTON)
I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Ayo, I'm just like my country,
I'm young, scrappy and hungry!
HAMILTON
I am not throwing away my shot!
WASHINGTON
Son, we are
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
outgunned, outmanned!
HAMILTON
You need all the help you can get. I have some friends.
Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette,
okay, what else?
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
Outnumbered, outplanned!
HAMILTON
We'll need some spies on the inside,
some king's men who might let some things slide!
HAMILTON | COMPANY | ANGELICA, ELIZA PEGGY, WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| I'll write to | Boom! | Woah, woah, |
| Congress and | woah! | |
| tell 'em we need supplies, | ||
| you rally the guys, | ||
| master the element of surprise. | ||
| Chicka- | Woah, woah, | |
| I'll rise above | boom! | woah! |
| my station, organize | ||
| your information 'til | ||
| we rise to the occasion | ||
| of our new nation, sir! | ||
| Woah, woah, woah! |
ENSEMBLE
Here comes the general!
HAMILTON | LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rise up! | ||
| What? |
ENSEMBLE
Here comes the general!
HAMILTON | ANGELICA, ELIZA PEGGY, WOMEN | LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|---|
| Rise up! | Rise up! | |
| What? |
ENSEMBLE
Here comes the general!
HAMILTON | ANGELICA, ELIZA PEGGY | LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|---|
| Rise up! | Rise up! | |
| What? |
COMPANY
Here comes the general!
HAMILTON
What?
WASHINGTON
And his right hand man!
COMPANY
Boom!
A Winter's Ball
BURR
How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore
go on and on, grow into more of a phenomenon?
Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother
be seated at the right hand of the father.
Washington hires Hamilton right on sight,
but Hamilton still wants to fight, not write.
Now Hamilton's skill with a squill is undeniable,
but what do we have in common?
We're reliable with the
ALL MEN
Ladies!
BURR
There are so many to deflower!
ALL MEN
Ladies!
BURR
Looks! Proximity to power!
ALL MEN
Ladies!
BURR
They delighted and distracted him.
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him.
HAMILTON
That's true.
COMPANY
1780
BURR
A winter's ball, and the
Schuyler Sisters are the envy of all.
Yo, if you could marry a sister, you're rich, son.
HAMILTON
Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?
| BURR | HAMILTON |
|---|---|
| Hey | |
| Hey | |
| Hey | |
| Hey |
HAMILTON, BURR, LAURENS
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Helpless
ELIZA | ANGELICA, PEGGY ENSEMBLE WOMEN |
|---|---|
| Oooh, I do I do I do I | Hey, hey, hey, hey |
| Dooo! Hey! | Hey, hey, hey, hey |
| Oooh, I do I do I do I | Hey, hey, hey, hey |
| Dooo! Boy, you got me | Hey, hey, hey, hey |
ELIZA, WOMEN
Helpless!
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit.
I'm helpless!
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em.
ELIZA
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight.
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night.
Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room,
and you walked in and my heart went "boom!"
Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom,
everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume.
ELIZA, WOMEN
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine.
ELIZA
Grab my sister and whisper,
"yo, this one's mine."
| ELIZA | WOMEN |
|---|---|
| Oooh | |
| My sister made her way | |
| across the room to | |
| you | Oooh |
| And I got nervous, thinking | |
| "what's she gonna | |
| do?" | Oooh |
| She grabbed you by the | |
| arm, I'm thinkin' "I'm | |
| through." | Oooh |
| Then you look back at me | |
| and suddenly I'm | |
| helpless! | Helpless! |
| Oh, look at those eyes! | |
| Look into your eyes, | |
| Oh! | and the sky's the limit |
| Yeah, I'm | I'm |
| helpless, I know | helpless! |
| Down for the count, | |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em | |
| I'm so into you | I'm helpless! |
| I am so into you! | |
| Look into your eyes, | |
| and the sky's the limit, | |
| I'm helpless! | |
| I know, I'm down for the count | |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em | Down for the count, |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em. |
HAMILTON
Where are you taking me?
ANGELICA
I'm about to change your life.
HAMILTON
Then by all means, lead the way.
ELIZA
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you.
HAMILTON
Schuyler?
ANGELICA
My sister.
ELIZA
Thank you for all your service.
HAMILTON
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet,
it will have been worth it.
ANGELICA
I'll leave you to it.
ELIZA, WOMEN
One week later
ELIZA
I'm writin' a letter nightly.
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me.
Laughin' at my sister cuz she wants to form a harem.
ANGELICA
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him.
ELIZA
Ha!
| ELIZA | WOMEN |
|---|---|
| Two weeks later | Two weeks later |
| In the living room, | |
| Stressin' | Stressin' |
| My father stone-faced | |
| while you're asking for his | |
| Blessin' | Blessin' |
| I'm dying inside as you wine and dine, | |
| and I'm tryin' not to cry | |
| cuz there's nothing that your mind can't | |
| do. | Oooh |
| My father makes his way | |
| across the room to | |
| you. | Oooh |
| I panic for a second, thinking "we're | |
| through." | Oooh |
| But then he shakes your hand | |
| and says, "be | |
| true." | Oooh |
| And you turn back to me, | |
| smiling, and I'm | |
| Helpless! | Helpless! |
| Look into your eyes, | |
| and the sky's the limit, I'm | |
| Helpless! | Helpless! |
| Hoo! | Down for the count, |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em. I'm | |
| Helpless! | |
| That boy is mine. | |
| That boy is mine! | |
| Look into your eyes, | |
| and the sky's the limit, I'm | |
| Helpless! Helpless! | Helpless! |
| Down for the count, | Down for the count, |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em. | and I'm drownin' in 'em. |
| Helpless! Helpless! | |
| Down for the count, | |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em. |
HAMILTON
Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name,
an acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame.
All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain,
a couple of college credits and my top-notch brain.
Insane! Your family brings out a different side of me.
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me!
No stress! My love for you is never in doubt.
We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out.
I've been livin' without a family since I was a child.
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild,
but I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real.
And long as I'm alive, Eliza, I swear to god you'll never feel so...
| ELIZA | HAMILTON | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Helpless! | ||
| I do, I do, I do, I dooo! | ||
| Eliza | Helpless! | |
| I do, I do, I do, I dooo! | ||
| I've never felt | ||
| Hey! Yeah, | so-- | |
| yeah! | Down for the count, | |
| and I'm drownin' in 'em. | ||
| I'm down for the count, I'm-- | ||
| My life is gon' | Helpless! | |
| be fine, cuz Eliza's in it | ||
| I look into | ||
| your eyes | Helpless! | |
| and the sky's the limit, I'm | ||
| Helpless! | ||
| Down for the count, and | ||
| drownin' in 'em. | I'm drownin' in 'em. |
WOMEN
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...
ELIZA
Helpless
Satisfied
LAURENS
Alright, alright! That's what I'm talkin' about!
Now, everyone! Give it up for the maid of honor,
Angelica Schuyler!
| ANGELICA | ALL MEN | ALL WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| A toast to the groom. | ||
| To the groom! | ||
| To the groom! | ||
| To th groom! | To the groom! | |
| To the bride. | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| From your | ||
| sister. | Angelica! | |
| Angelica! | ||
| Angelica! | Angelica! | |
| Who is always by your | ||
| side. | By your | |
| side! | By your side! | |
| To your union. | ||
| To the union! | To the union! | |
| To the Revolution! | ||
| And the hope that you provide. | ||
| You provide! | ||
| You provide! | You provide! | |
| May you always... | ||
| Always... | Always... | |
| be satisfied. | ||
| Rewind... | Rewind... | |
| Rewind... | ||
| Rewind... | ||
| I remember that night, I just might... | ||
| Rewind... | Rewind... | |
| I remember that night, I just might... | ||
| Rewind... | Rewind... | |
| I remember that night, I remember that-- |
ANGELICA
I remember that night, I just might
regret that night for the rest of my days.
I remember those soldier boys
trippin' over themselves to win our praise.
I remember that dreamlike candlelight
like a dream that you can't quite place.
But Alexander, I'll never forget the first time
I saw your face.
I have never been the same.
Intelligent eyes in a hunger-panged frame.
And when you said hi, I forgot my dang name.
Set my heart aflame, ev'ry part aflame
COMPANY
This is not a game.
HAMILTON
You strike me
as a woman who has never been satisfied.
ANGELICA
I'm sure I don't know what you mean,
you forget yourself.
HAMILTON
You're like me.
I'm never satisfied.
ANGELICA
Is that right?
HAMILTON
I've never been satisfied.
[he kisses her hand, the COMPANY gasps]
ANGELICA
My name is Angelica Schuyler.
HAMILTON
Alexander Hamilton.
ANGELICA
Where's your fam'ly from?
HAMILTON
Unimportant.
There's a million things I haven't done, but
just you wait,
Just you wait...
ANGELICA
So so so--
So this is what it feels like to match wits
with someone at your level!
What the hell is the catch?
The feeling of freedom, of seein' the light,
it's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite.
You see it, right?
The conversation lasted two minutes,
maybe three minutes,
ev'rything we say in total agreement,
it's a dream and it's a bit of a dance,
a bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance,
he's a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a give it a chance.
I asked about his fam'ly, did you see his answer?
His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance.
He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants.
Handsome and boy does he know it!
Peach fuzz and he can't even grow it!
I wanna take him far away from this place,
then I turn and see my sister's face and she is--
ELIZA
Helpless...
ANGELICA
And I know she is...
ELIZA
Helpless...
ANGELICA
And her eyes are just...
ELIZA
Helpless...
ANGELICA
And I realize
ANGELICA, COMPANY
Three fundamental truths at the exact same time.
HAMILTON
Where are you taking me?
ANGELICA
I'm about to change your life.
HAMILTON
Then by all means, lead the way.
COMPANY
Number one!
ANGELICA
I'm a girl in a world in which
my only job is to marry rich.
My father has no son,
so I'm the one
who has to social climb for one.
Cuz I'm the oldest, and the wittiest,
and the gossip in New York City is insidious.
Alexander is penniless, ha!
That doesn't mean I want him any less.
ELIZA
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you.
HAMILTON
Schuyler?
ANGELICA
My sister.
COMPANY
Number two!
ANGELICA
He's after me cuz I'm a Schuyler Sister,
that elevates his status, I'd
have to be naïve to set that aside,
maybe that is why
I introduce him to Eliza,
now that's his bride.
Nice going, Angelica, he was right,
you will never be satisfied.
ELIZA
Thank you for all your service.
HAMILTON
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet,
it will have been worth it.
ANGELICA
I'll leave you to it.
COMPANY
Number three!
ANGELICA
I know my sister like I know my own mind,
you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind.
If I tell her that I love him,
she'd be silently resigned, he'd be mine.
She would say, "I'm fine,"
she'd be lying.
But when I fantasize at night,
it's Alexander's eyes
as I romanticize what might've been
if I hadn't sized him up so quickly.
At least my dear Eliza's his wife...
At least I keep his eyes in my life...
| ANGELICA | ALL MEN | ALL WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| To the groom! | ||
| To the groom! | ||
| To the groom! | ||
| To the groom! | To the groom! | |
| To the bride! | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| To the bride! | ||
| From your | ||
| sister! | Angelica! | |
| Angelica! | ||
| Angelica! | Angelica! | |
| Who is always by your | ||
| side! | By your | |
| side! | By your side! | |
| To your union! | ||
| To the union! | To the union! | |
| To the Revolution! | To the Revolution! | |
| And the hope that you provide! | ||
| You provide! | ||
| You provide! | You provide! | |
| May you always... | ||
| Always... | Always... | |
| be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| And I know... | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | Be satisfied. | |
| Be satisfied. | ||
| She'll be | Be satisfied. | |
| happy as | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| his bride. | ||
| And I know... | Be satisfied. | Be satisfied. |
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| Be satisfied. | ||
| He will never be satisfied. | ||
| I will never be satisfied... |
The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
| LAURENS | MULLIGAN | LAFAYETTE |
|---|---|---|
| I may not live | ||
| to see our glory! | ||
| I may not live | I may not live | |
| to see our glory! | to see our glory! | |
| But I've seen wonders | ||
| great and small! | ||
| I've seen wonders | I've seen wonders | |
| great and small! | great and small! | |
| Cuz if the tomcat | ||
| can get married... | ||
| If Alexander | If Alexander | |
| can get married... | can get married... | |
| There's hope for | ||
| our ass, after all! | ||
| Raise a glass to freedom! | ||
| Ho! Something you will | Ho! Something you will | |
| never see again! | never see again! | |
| No matter what | ||
| she tells you! | ||
| Let's have another | ||
| round tonight! | ||
| Raise a glass | ||
| to the four of us! | MULLIGAN | HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE |
| Ho! | ||
| To the newly | ||
| HAMILTON, LAURENS | not poor of us! | LAFAYETTE |
| Woo! | Woo! | |
| We'll tell the | ||
| LAURENS | Story of Tonight! | |
| Let's have another round! |
HAMILTON
Well if it isn't Aaron Burr!
BURR
Sir!
HAMILTON
I didn't think that you would make it.
BURR
To be sure.
MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
Burr...
BURR
I came to say congratulations.
MULLIGAN
Spit a verse, Burr!
BURR
I see the whole gang is here.
LAFAYETTE
You are the worst, Burr!
HAMILTON
Ignore them.
Congrats to you, Lieutenent Colonel.
I wish I had your command
instead of manning George's journal.
BURR
No, you don't.
HAMILTON
Yes, I do!
BURR
Now, be sensible.
From what I hear, you've made yourself indispensable.
LAURENS
Well!
Well, I heard you've got a special someone
on the side, Burr.
HAMILTON
Is that so?
LAURENS
What are you tryin' to hide, Burr?
BURR
I should go.
HAMILTON
No, these guys should go.
LAFAYETTE
What?
LAURENS
No!
HAMILTON
Leave us alone!
MULLIGAN
Man!
HAMILTON
It's alright, Burr.
I wish you'd brought this girl
with you tonight, Burr.
BURR
You're very kind, but I'm afraid it's unlawful, sir.
HAMILTON
What do you mean?
BURR
She's married.
HAMILTON
I see.
BURR
She's married to a British officer.
HAMILTON
Oh shit...
BURR
Congrats again, Alexander.
Smile more.
I'll see you on the other side of the war.
HAMILTON
I will never understand you.
If you love this woman, go get her.
What are you waiting for?
BURR
... I'll see you on the other side of the war.
HAMILTON
I'll see you on the other side of the war.
Wait For It
BURR
Theodosia writes me a letter ev'ry day.
I'm keeping her bed warm while her husband is away.
He's on the British side in Georgia,
he's tryin' to keep the colonies in line.
But he can keep all of Georgia,
Theodosia, she's mine.
Love doesn't discriminate
between the sinners and the saints.
It takes, and it takes, and it takes.
And we keep loving anyway.
We laugh and we cry and we break
and we make our mistakes.
And if there's a reason I'm by her side
when so many have tried,
then I'm willing to wait for it.
I'm willing to wait for it.
| BURR | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| My grandfather was | ||
| a fire and brimstone | ||
| preacher. | ||
| Preacher, | ||
| preacher, | ||
| preacher. | ||
| But there are things | ||
| that the homilies and hymns | ||
| won't teach ya. | ||
| Teach ya, | ||
| teach ya, | ||
| teach ya. | ||
| My mother was a genius. | ||
| Genius. | ||
| My father commanded respect. | ||
| Respect, | ||
| respect. |
BURR
When they died, they left no instructions,
just a legacy to protect.
BURR, ENSEMBLE
Death doesn't discriminate
between the sinners and the saints.
It takes, and it takes, and it takes.
And we keep living anyway.
We rise and we fall and we break
and we make our mistakes.
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
when ev'ryone who loves me has died,
I'm willing to wait for it.
I'm willing to wait for it.
ENSEMBLE
Wait for it, wait for it,
wait for it, wait for it.
BURR
I am the one thing in life I can control.
ENSEMBLE
Wait for it, wait for it,
wait for it, wait for it.
BURR
I am inimitable, I am an original.
ENSEMBLE
Wait for it, wait for it,
wait for it, wait for it.
BURR
I'm not falling behind or running late.
ENSEMBLE
Wait for it, wait for it,
wait for it, wait for it.
BURR
I'm not standing still, I am lying in wait.
ENSEMBLE
Wait, wait, wait
BURR
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb.
ENSEMBLE
Climb, climb, climb
BURR
He has something to prove, he has nothing to lose.
ENSEMBLE
Lose, lose,
lose, lose
BURR
Hamilton's pace is relentless, he wastes no time.
ENSEMBLE
Time, time, time
BURR
What is it like in his shoes?
Hamilton doesn't hesitate.
He exhibits no restraint.
He takes, and he takes, and he takes.
And he keeps winning anyway.
He changes the game.
He plays and he raises the stakes.
And if there's a reason he seems to thrive
when so few survive, then goddamnit--
| BURR | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| I'm willing to wait for it. | I'm willing to wait for it. |
| Wait for it, wait for it. | |
| I'm willing to wait for it... | |
| Life doesn't discriminate | Life doesn't discriminate |
| between the sinners and the saints. | between the sinners and the saints. |
| It takes, and it takes, and it takes | It takes, and it takes, and it takes |
| We rise | And we keep living anyway |
| We fall | We rise and we fall and we break |
| and we make our mistakes | |
| And if there's a reason | And if there's a reason |
| I'm still alive when | I'm still alive when |
| so many have died, | so many have died, |
| Then I'm willin' to-- | Then I'm willin' to-- |
| BURR | WOMEN | MEN |
|---|---|---|
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | Wait for it... | |
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait for it... | ||
| Wait... |
Stay Alive
ELIZA
Stay alive...
ANGELICA, ELIZA, ENSEMBLE WOMEN
Stay alive...
HAMILTON
I have never seen the general so despondent.
I have taken over writing all his correspondence.
Congress writes, "George, attack the British forces!"
I shoot back, "we have resorted to eating our horses."
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance.
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence!
WASHINGTON
The cavalry's not coming.
HAMILTON
Sir!
WASHINGTON
Alex, listen, there's only one way for us to win this.
Provoke outrage, outright.
HAMILTON
That's right.
WASHINGTON
Don't engage, strike by night.
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flight.
HAMILTON
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight.
WASHINGTON
Uh-huh.
Outrun.
HAMILTON
Outrun.
WASHINGTON
Outlast.
HAMILTON
Outlast.
WASHINGTON
Hit 'em quick, get out fast.
HAMILTON
Chick-a-plao!
WASHINGTON
Stay alive 'til this horror show is past.
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast.
HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE
Raise a glass.
MULLIGAN
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship.
LAFAYETTE
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship.
LAURENS
I stay at work with Hamilton, we write essays against slavery,
and every day's a test of our camaraderie and bravery.
HAMILTON
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband,
we pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand.
And ev'ry day: "Sir, entrust me with a command."
And ev'ry day:
WASHINGTON
No.
HAMILTON
He dismisses me out of hand.
ELIZA, ANGELICA
Stay alive...
HAMILTON
Instead of me, he promotes
HAMILTON, CHARLES LEE
Charles Lee.
HAMILTON
Makes him second-in-command.
LEE
I'm a general! Whee!!!
HAMILTON
Yeah.
He's not the choice I would have gone with...
HAMILTON, LAURENS, LAFAYETTE
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth!
WASHINGTON
Ev'ryone attack!
LEE
Retreat!
WASHINGTON
Attack!
LEE
Retreat!
WASHINGTON
What are you doing Lee?! Get back on your feet!
LEE
But there's so many of them!
WASHINGTON
I'm sorry, is this not your speed?!
Hamilton!
HAMILTON
Ready, sir!
WASHINGTON
Have Lafayette take the lead!
HAMILTON
Yes, sir!
LAURENS
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat.
LAFAYETTE
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat.
HAMILTON
Charles Lee was left behind without a pot to piss in.
He started sayin' this to anybody who would listen.
LEE
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices.
Indecisive from crisis to crisis.
The best thing he can do for the Revolution is
turn 'n go back to plattin' tobacco in Mount Vernon.
COMPANY
Ooh!
WASHINGTON
Don't do a thing, history will prove him wrong.
HAMILTON
But, sir--!
WASHINGTON
We have a war to fight, let's move along.
LAURENS
Strong words from Lee, someone ought'a hold him to it.
HAMILTON
I can't disobey direct orders.
LAURENS
Then I'll do it.
Alexander, you're the closest friend I've got.
HAMILTON
Laurens...
Do not throw away your shot.
The Ten Duel Commandments
MEN
One, two, three, four
COMPANY
Five, six, seven, eight, nine...
HAMILTON, BURR, LAURENS
It's the Ten Duel Commandments.
COMPANY
It's the Ten Duel Commandments!
Number one!
LAURENS
The challenge: demand satisfaction.
If they apologize, no need for further action.
COMPANY
Number two!
LAURENS
If they don't, grab a friend, that's your second.
HAMILTON
Your lieutenant when there's reckoning to be reckoned.
COMPANY
Number three!
LEE
Have your seconds meet face to face.
BURR
Negotiate a peace...
HAMILTON
Or negotiate a time and place.
BURR
This is commonplace, 'specially 'tween recruits.
COMPANY
Most disputes die and no one shoots!
Number four!
LAURENS
If they don't reach a peace, that's alright.
Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site.
HAMILTON
You pay him in advance, you treat him with civility...
BURR
You have him turn around so he can have deniability.
COMPANY
Five!
LEE
Duel before the sun is in the sky.
COMPANY
Pick a place to die where it's high and dry!
Number six!
HAMILTON
Leave a note for your next of kin,
tell 'em where you been.
Pray that hell or heaven lets you in.
COMPANY
Seven!
LEE
Confess your sins, ready for the moment of adrenaline
when you finally face your opponent.
COMPANY
Number eight!
HAMILTON, BURR, LAURENS, LEE
Your last change to negotiate.
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight.
BURR
Alexander.
HAMILTON
Aaron Burr, sir.
BURR
Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?
HAMILTON
Sure.
But your man has to answer for his words, Burr.
BURR
With his life? We both know that's absurd, sir.
HAMILTON
Hang on, how many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous?
BURR
Okay, so we're doin' this.
COMPANY
Number nine!
HAMILTON
Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher,
summon all the courage you require,
then count
MEN
One, two, three, four
COMPANY
Five, six, seven, eight, nine
HAMILTON, BURR
Number
COMPANY
Ten paces!
HAMILTON, BURR
Fire!
Meet Me Inside
HAMILTON
Lee, do you yield?!
BURR
You shot him in the side!
Yes, he yields!
LAURENS
I'm satisfied.
BURR
Yo we gotta clear the field!
HAMILTON
Go, we won!
COMPANY
Here comes the general!
BURR
This should be fun.
WASHINGTON
What is the meaning of this?
Mr. Burr, get a medic for the general.
BURR
Yes, sir.
WASHINGTON
Lee, you will never agree with me,
but believe me, these young men don't speak for me.
Thank you for your service.
BURR
Let's ride!
WASHINGTON
Hamilton!
HAMILTON
Sir?
WASHINGTON
Meet me inside.
COMPANY
Meet 'im inside! Meet 'im inside!
Meet 'im inside! Meet 'im, meet 'im inside!
WASHINGTON
Son--
HAMILTON
Don't call me son.
WASHINGTON
This war is hard enough without infighting.
HAMILTON
Lee called you out. We called his bluff.
WASHINGTON
You solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south.
HAMILTON
You're absolutely right,
John should have shot him in the mouth.
That would've shut him up.
WASHINGTON
Son--
HAMILTON
I'm notcha son.
WASHINGTON
Watch your tone.
I am not a maiden in need of defending,
I am grown.
HAMILTON
Charles Lee, Thomas Conway,
these men take your name and they rake it through the mud.
WASHINGTON
My name's been through a lot, I can take it.
HAMILTON
Well, I don't have your name.
I don't have your titles, I don't have your land, but if you--
WASHINGTON
No.
HAMILTON
If you gave me a command of a battalion, a group of men to lead,
I could fly above my station after the war.
WASHINGTON
Or you could die, and we need you alive.
HAMILTON
I am more than willing to die.
WASHINGTON
Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive--
HAMILTON
Call me son one more time!
WASHINGTON
Go home, Alexander.
That's an order from your commander.
HAMILTON
Sir--
WASHINGTON
Go home.
That Would Be Enough
ELIZA
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.
Look around, look around...
HAMILTON
(gasp)
How long have you known?
ELIZA
A month or so.
HAMILTON
Eliza, you should have told me.
ELIZA
I wrote to the general a month ago.
HAMILTON
No...
ELIZA
I begged him to send you home.
HAMILTON
You should have told me.
ELIZA
I'm not sorry.
I knew you'd fight until the war was done...
HAMILTON
The war's not done.
ELIZA
... but you deserve a chance to meet your son.
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now.
HAMILTON
Will you relish being a poor man's wife?
Unable to provide for your life.
ELIZA
I relish being your wife.
Look around, look around...
Look at where you are.
Look at where you started.
The fact that you're alive is a miracle.
Just stay alive, that would be enough.
And if this child shares a fraction of your smile
or a fragment of your mind, look out, world.
That would be enough.
I don't pretend to know
the challenges you're facing,
the worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind,
but I'm not afraid.
I know who I married.
So long as you come home at the end of the day...
That would be enough.
We don't need a legacy.
We don't need money.
If I could grant you peace of mind...
If you could let me inside your heart.
Oh, let me be a part of the narrative
in the story they will write someday.
Let this moment be the first chapter
where you decide to stay.
And I could be enough.
And we could be enough.
That would be enough.
Guns and Ships
BURR
How does a ragtag, volunteer army in need of a shower
somehow defeat a global superpower?
How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire,
leave the battle field waving Betsy Ross' flag higher?
Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon:
an immigrant you know and love who's unafraid to step in.
He's constantly confusin', counfoundin' the British henchnmen.
Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman!
COMPANY
Lafayette!
LAFAYETTE
I'm takin' this horse by the reigns,
makin' redcoats redder with bloodstains.
COMPANY
Lafayette!
LAFAYETTE
And I'm never gonna stop until I make 'em drop,
burn 'em up and scatter their remains, I'm--
COMPANY
Lafayette!
LAFAYETTE
Watch me engagin' 'em! Escapin' 'em! Enragin' 'em, I'm--
COMPANY
Lafayette!
LAFAYETTE
I go to France for more funds
COMPANY
Lafayette!
LAFAYETTE
I come back with more
LAFAYETTE, ENSEMBLE
Guns
And ships
And so the balance shifts.
WASHINGTON
We rendezvous with Rochambeau,
consolidate their gifts.
LAFAYETTE
We can end this war in Yorktown,
cut them off at sea, but
for this to succeed, there's someone else we need.
WASHINGTON
I know.
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
amilton!
LAFAYETTE
Sir, he knows what to do in a trench.
Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean--
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
Hamilton!
LAFAYETTE
Sir, you're gonna have to use him eventually.
What's he gonna do on the bench, I mean--
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
Hamilton!
LAFAYETTE
No one has more resilience
or matches my practical tactical brilliance!
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
Hamilton!
LAFAYETTE
You wanna fight for your land back?
COMPANY
Hamilton!
WASHINGTON
I need my right hand man back!
| LAFAYETTE | WOMEN | MEN |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton! | ||
| Ah! Uh! get | Get your right | |
| ya right hand | hand man | |
| man back. | back! | |
| You know you | Hamilton! | Your right |
| gotta get ya | hand man | |
| right hand | back! | |
| man back. | ||
| I mean ya | Hamilton! | Hamilton! |
| gotta put some | Ha- | |
| thought into | Ha-! | |
| the letter but | ||
| the sooner the | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| better | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| to get ya right | Ha- Ha-! | Ha- Ha-! |
| hand man back! |
WASHINGTON
Alexander Hamilton.
Troops are waiting in the field for you.
If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide.
Oh, Alexander Hamilton.
I have soldiers who will yield for you.
If we manage to get this right, they'll surrender by early light.
The world will never be the same.
Alexander...
History Has Its Eyes On You
WASHINGTON
I was younger than you are now
when I was given my first command.
I led my men straight into a massacre.
I witnessed their deaths firsthand.
I made every mistake
and felt the shame rise in me,
and even now I lie awake
| WASHINGTON | LAURENS, MULLIGAN |
|---|---|
| Knowing history has | |
| its eyes | Woah, woah, woah |
| on me. | Woah... |
| Woah... | |
| Yeah. |
| HAMILTON, WASHINGTON | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| History has its | |
| eyes on | Woah, woah, woah |
| me. | Woah... |
| Woah... | |
| Yeah. |
WASHINGTON
Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
when I was young and dreamed of glory.
You have no control
WASHINGTON, COMPANY
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.
WASHINGTON
I know that we can win.
I know that greatness lies in you,
but remember from here on in,
| HAMILTON, WASHINGTON, MEN | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| History has its | |
| eyes on you. | Woah, woah, woah |
| Woah... | |
| Woah... |
COMPANY
History has its eyes on you.
Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
COMPANY
The Battle of Yorktown.
1781.
LAFAYETTE
Monsieur Hamilton.
HAMILTON
Monsieur Lafayette.
LAFAYETTE
In command where you belong.
HAMILTON
How you say, no sweat.
We're finally on the field, we've had quite a run.
LAFAYETTE
Immigrants:
HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE
We get the job done.
HAMILTON
So what happens if we win?
LAFAYETTE
I go back to France,
I bring freedom to my people if I'm given the chance.
HAMILTON
We'll be with you when you do.
LAFAYETTE
Go lead your men.
HAMILTON
I'll see you on the other side!
LAFAYETTE
'Til we meet again!
Let's go!
ENSEMBLE
I am not throwin' away my shot!
I am not throwin' away my shot!
Hey yo, I'm just like my country,
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
and I'm not throwin' away my shot!
I am not throwin' away my shot!
HAMILTON
'Til the world turns upside down
ENSEMBLE
'Til the world turns upside down!
HAMILTON
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory.
This is where it gets me: on my feet, the enemy ahead of me.
If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me.
Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me.
Then I remember my Eliza's expecting me.
Not only that, my Eliza's expecting.
We gotta go, gotta get the job done,
gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son.
Take the bullets out your gun!
ENSEMBLE
What?
HAMILTON
The bullets out your gun!
ENSEMBLE
What?
HAMILTON
We move under cover and we move as one.
Through the night, we have one shot to live another day.
We cannot let a stray gunshot give us away.
We will fight up close, seize the moment and stay in it.
It's either that or meet the business end of a bayonet.
The code word is "Rochambeau," dig me?
ENSEMBLE
Rochambeau!
HAMILTON
You have your orders now, go, man, go!
And so the American experiment begins
with my friends all scattered to the winds.
Laurens is in South Carolina, redefining brav'ry.
HAMILTON, LAURENS
We'll never be free until we end slavery!
HAMILTON
When we finally drive the British away,
Lafayette is there waiting
HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE
in Chesapeake Bay!
HAMILTON
How did we know that this plan would work?
We had a spy on the inside, that's right
HAMILTON, COMPANY
Hercules Mulligan!
MULLIGAN
A tailor spyin' on the British government!
I take their measurements, information
and then I smuggle it!
COMPANY
Up!
MULLIGAN
To my brothers' revolutionary covenant
I'm runnin' with the Sons of Liberty and I am lovin' it!
See, that's what happens when you up against the ruffians.
We in the shit now, somebody gotta shovel it!
Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction,
when you knock me down I get the fuck back up again!
LAURENS
Let's go!
COMPANY
Woah!
Left, right, hold!
Go!
What! What! What!
HAMILTON
After a week of fighting, a young man in a red coat stands on a parapet.
LAFAYETTE
We lower our guns as he frantically waves a white handkerchief.
MULLIGAN
And just like that, it's over. We tend to our wounded, we count our dead.
LAURENS
Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom.
WASHINGTON
Not yet.
HAMILTON
We negotiate the terms of surrender.
I see George Washington smile.
We escort their men out of Yorktown.
They stagger home single file.
Tens of thousands of people flood the streets.
There are screams and church bells ringing.
And as our fallen foes retreat, I hear the drinking song they're singing.
ALL MEN
The world turned upside down.
COMPANY
The world turned upside down.
The world turned upside down.
The world turned upside down.
Down.
Down, down, down.
LAFAYETTE
Freedom for America!
Freedom for France!
COMPANY
Down, down, down.
HAMILTON
Gotta start a new nation,
gotta meet my son!
COMPANY
Down, down, down.
MULLIGAN
We won!
LAFAYETTE
We won!
LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE
We won!
HAMILTON, LAURENS, MULLIGAN, LAFAYETTE, WASHINGTON
We won!
COMPANY
The world turned upside down!
What Comes Next?
KING GEORGE
They say
The price of my war's not a price
that they're willing to pay.
Insane.
You cheat with the French, now I'm fighting
with France and with Spain.
I'm so blue.
I thought that we'd made an arrangement
when you went away.
You were mine to subdue.
Well, even despite our estrangement,
I've got a small query for you...
What comes next?
You've been freed.
Do you know how hard it is to lead?
You're on your own.
Awesome. Wow.
Do you have a clue what happens now?
Oceans rise, empires fall.
It's much harder when it's all your call.
All alone, across the sea.
When your people say they hate you,
don't come crawling back to me.
Da da da dat da
dat da da da
di-ya da
da da dat dat di-ya da...
You're on your own...
Dear Theodosia
BURR
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes. You have your mother's name.
When you came into the world, you cried
and it broke my heart.
I'm dedicating every day to you.
Domestic life was never quite my style.
When you smile...
You knock me out, I fall apart,
and I thought I was so smart.
You will come of age with our young nation.
We'll bleed and fight for you,
we'll make it right for you.
If we lay a stong enough foundation,
we'll pass it onto you.
We'll give the world to you
and you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday...
Yeah, you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday...
HAMILTON
Oh... Phillip, when you smile I am undone.
My son.
Look at my son.
Pride is not the word I'm looking for.
There is so much more inside me now.
Oh... Phillip, you outshine the morning son.
My son.
When you smile...
I fall apart,
and I thought I was so smart.
My father wasn't around.
BURR
My father wasn't around.
HAMILTON
I swear that
HAMILTON, BURR
I'll be around for you.
HAMILTON
I'll do whatever it takes.
BURR
I'll make a million mistakes.
HAMILTON, BURR
I'll make the world safe and sound for you...
... will come of age with our young nation.
We'll bleed and fight for you,
we'll make it right for you.
If we lay a stong enough foundation,
we'll pass it onto you.
We'll give the world to you
and you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday...
Yeah, you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday...
Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us
LAURENS
I may not live to see our glory.
ELIZA
Alexander? There's a letter for you.
HAMILTON
It's from John Laurens. I'll read it later.
LAURENS
But I will gladly join the fight.
ELIZA
No. It's from his father.
HAMILTON
His father?
LAURENS
And when our children tell our story...
HAMILTON
Will you read it?
LAURENS
... they'll tell the story of tonight.
ELIZA
"On Tuesday the 27th,
my son was killed in a gunfight against British troops
retreating from South Carolina.
The war was already over.
As you know, John dreamed of emancipating
and recruiting 3,000 men for
the first all-black military regiment.
His dream of freedom for these men dies with him."
LAURENS
Tomorrow there'll be more of us...
ELIZA
Alexander. Are you alright?
HAMILTON
...
I have so much work to do.
Non-Stop
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?
Maaan, the man is
BURR, ENSEMBLE
Non-stop!
HAMILTON
Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me.
Are you aware that we're making his'try?
This is the first murder trial of our brand new nation,
the liberty behind deliberation--
BURR, 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 was all you had to say.
HAMILTON
O-kay.
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 | BURR, ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|
| Honestly that's why | He's just |
| public services seems to | non-stop! |
| be calling me |
HAMILTON
I practiced the law, I practic'lly perfeced 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
throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities!
ENSEMBLE
Awwww!
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 gonna say may sound indelicate...
ENSEMBLE
Awwww!
BURR
Goes and proposes his own form of government!
ENSEMBLE
What?
BURR
His own plan for a new form of government!
ENSEMBLE
What?
BURR
Talks for six hours!
The convention is listless!
ENSEMBLE MAN
Bright young man.
ANOTHER ENSEMBLE MAN
Yo, who the eff is this?
Act Two
What'd I Miss
Cabinet Battle #1
Take a Break
Say No To This
The Room Where It Happens
Schuyler Defeated
Cabinet Battle #2
Washington on Your Side
One Last Time
I Know Him
The Adams Administration
We Know
Hurricane
The Reynolds Pamphlet
Burn
Blow Us All Away
Stay Alive (Reprise)
It's Quiet Uptown
The Election of 1800
Your Obedient Servant
Best of Wives and Best of Women
The World Was Wide Enough
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story