HAMILTON RHYMES
I find the lyrics in Hamilton very fascinating, and I think this page really shows why!
This is identical to the lyrics page, except it highlights the rhymes featured in Hamilton.
(page still highly in progress, this part takes a long time apparently. songs only added as they're finished on the back end of the lyrics page)
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 charer.
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?
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 ev'ry 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, MALE ENSEMBLE
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 | FEMALE ENSEMBLE | 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
Satisfied
The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
Wait For It
Stay Alive
The Ten Duel Commandments
Meet Me Inside
That Would Be Enough
Guns and Ships
History Has Its Eyes On You
Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
What Comes Next?
Dear Theodosia
Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us
Non-Stop
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