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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?
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, the placed him in charge of a trading charter.
and every day, while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away
across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned, our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple and he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
Well, the world got around, they said âThis kid is insane, manâ
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
Get your education donât forget from whence you came
And the worldâs gonna know your name! WHATâS YOUR NAME, MAN?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON. My name is Alexander Hamilton. And thereâs a million things I havenât done, but just you wait, just you waitâŠ.
When he was ten his father split, full of it debt- ridden, two years later see Alex and his mother bed- ridden. half dead sitting in their own sick, the scent thickâŠ
And Alex got better but his mother went quick⊠Moved in with his cousin / the cousin commited suicide / left him with nothinâ but ruined pride / something new inside / a voice sayinââŠ
Alex, you gotta fend for yourself!
He started retreating and reading every treatise on the shelf
There would have been nothinâ left to do for someone less astute, he woulda been dead
And destitute, without a cent or restitution. Started workinâ, clerkinâ
For his late motherâs landlord. Trading sugar cane and rum and all the things he canât afford
scamming for everything book he could get his hands on. waiting for the future see him now on a ship
Heading for the new land. In new york
YOU CAN BE A NEW MAN
In New York, you can be a new man.
Just you wait.
JUST YOU WAIIIIT WHATâS YOUR NAME MAN?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
*LOUD GRAND FINALE BLAST*
DOOooo doooOoO doOo 1776
New York City
Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?
That depends, whoâs asking?
Oh well sure sir, Iâm Alexander Hamilton Iâm at your service sir I have been looking for you
iâm getting nervous, 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. Itâs a blur, sir
He handles the financials?
You punched the bursar?
Yes, I wanted to do what you did Graduate in two, then join the revolution he looked at me like I was stupid Iâm not stupid
So howâd you do it? Howâd you graduate so fast?
It was my parents dying wish before they passed
YOUâRE AN ORPHAN!!!!!! of COURSE!!!! IâM AN ORPHAN!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD I WISH THERE WAS A WAR
THEN WE COULD PROVE THAT WEâRE WORTH MORE THAN ANYONE BARGAINED FOR
Can I buy you a drink? That would be nice. While weâre talking can I offer you some free advice?
Talk less, smile more
Dont let them know what youâre against or what youâre for;)))))))))
You canât be seriousâŠ
You wanna get ahead? (Yes.) Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead.Â
YO YO YO YO YO YO WHAT TIME IS IT ? SHOW TIME
Like I said - show time! Show time yo! Iâm John Laurens in the place to be. Two pints of Sam Adams but Iâm working on three uh! Those red coats donât want it with me âcause I will pop chick-a-pop these cops till Iâm free!
