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, they placed him in charge of a trading charterAnd 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, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man"
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and
The world's gonna know your name, what's your name, man?"
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait
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
And Alex got better, but his mother went quick
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
A voice sayin', "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself"
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf
There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on (Ooh)
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York, you can be a new man
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
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you (Waiting in the wings for you)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
When America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him (Just you wait)
Comin' up from the bottom (Just you wait)
His enemies destroyed his rep
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him
There's a million things I haven't done
That depends. Who's asking?
I'm Alexander Hamilton, I'm at your service, sir
I have been looking for you
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?
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?
It was my parents' dying wish before they passed
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
Let me offer you some free advice
Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for
Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead
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
'Cause I will pop chick-a pop these cops till I'm free!
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!
Brrrah, brraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan
Up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother said "Come again?" (Ayy)
Lock up ya daughters and horses, of course
It's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets (Wow)
No more sex, pour me another brew, son!
Let's raise a couple more...
Well, if it ain't the prodigy of Princeton college!
Give us a verse, drop some knowledge!
Good luck with that: you're takin' a stand
You spit. I'm 'a sit. We'll see where we land (Boooo)
Burr, the revolution's imminent.
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?
Who you? Who you? Who are you?
I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Ayo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwin' away my shot
I'ma get a scholarship to King's College
I probably shouldn't brag, but dang, I amaze and astonish
The problem is, I got a lot of 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
Tryna reach my goal, my power of speech, unimpeachable
Only 19, but my mind is older
These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
Every burden, every disadvantage I have learned to manage
I don't have a gun to brandish, I walk these streets famished (whoo)
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name
I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R
A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spendin' spree
He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century
Enter me (he says in parentheses)
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy
And I am not throwin' away my shot (my shot)
I am not throwin' away my shot (shot)
Ayo, 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
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 dream of life without a monarchy
The unrest in France will lead to on-archy
On-archy? How you say? How you - oh, anarchy!
When I fight, I make the other side panicky with my shot
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice
And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis
I'm joining the rebellion, 'cause I know it's my chance to socially advance
Instead of sewin' some pants (whoo)
Eh, but we'll never be truly free
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me (that's right)
You and I, do or die (whoo!)
Wait till I sally in on a stallion with the first black battalion
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
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 talkin' 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
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd
I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Ayo, 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
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
Everybody sing! Whoa, whoa, whoa
Said let 'em hear ya! Let's go! (Yeah)
Whoa, whoa, whoa (I said shout it to the rooftops)
Whoa (said to the rooftops)
Whoa (oh, come on), yeah (come on, let's go)
Rise up, when you're living on your knees, you rise up
Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa)
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa)
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa)
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
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 comin', 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 20
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 roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land
And if we win our independence?
Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?
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 excitin'
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 smashin' every expectation
Every action's an act of creation
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow
And I am not throwin' away my shot
I am not throwin' away my shot
Ayo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwin' away my shot
We're gonna rise up, time to take a shot (I am not throwin' away my shot)
We're gonna rise up, time to take a shot (I am not throwin' away my shot)
We're gonna, rise up, rise up (it's time to take a shot)
Rise up, rise up (it's time to take a shot)
Rise up, whoa (it's time to take a shot)
Rise up, take a shot, shot, shot (whoa)
Ayo, it's time to take a shot, time to take a shot (whoa, whoa)
And I am not throwin' away my, not throwin' away my shot
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
Let's have another round tonight
Let's have another round tonight
Let's have another round tonight
Something they can never take away
No matter what they tell you
Raise a glass to the four of us
Tomorrow, there'll be more of us
Telling the story of tonight
They'll tell the story of tonight
Something they can never take away
No matter what they tell you
Let's have another round tonight
Raise a glass to the four of us
Tomorrow, there'll be more of us
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
They'll tell the story of tonight
They'll tell the story of tonight
There's nothin' 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 'em 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—
Daddy said to be home by sundown
Daddy doesn't need to know
Daddy said not to go downtown
Like I said, you're free to go
But – look around, look around
The revolution's happening in New York
It's bad enough daddy wants to go to war
People shouting in the square
It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore
Angelica, remind me what we're looking for
Eliza, I'm lookin' for a mind at work (Work, work)
I'm lookin' for a mind at work (Work, work)
I'm lookin' for a mind at work (Work, work)
There's nothin' 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?
Ah, so you've discussed me
I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me
I've been readin' Common Sense by Thomas Paine
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration:
We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
I'ma compel him to include women in the sequel
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
History is happenin' in Manhattan
In the greatest city in the world
In the greatest city in the world
'Cause I've been readin' Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The revolution's happening in New York
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
The revolution's happening
So listen to my declaration:
We hold these truths to be self evident
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
That all men are created equal
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
History is happenin' in Manhattan
In the greatest city in the world
In the greatest city in the world
We're lookin' for a mind at work
In the greatest city (Work, work)
In the greatest city (Work, work)
In the greatest city in the world
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 interest at heart
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution
Don't let them lead you astray
This congress does not speak for me
They're playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
Yo! He'd have you all unravel at the sound of screams (Heed not the rabble who scream)
But the revolution is comin' (Revolution!)
The have-nots are gonna win this (They have not your interests at heart)
It's hard to listen to you with a straight face
Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us (Chaos and Bloodshed are not a solution)
Honestly, you shouldn't even talk and what about Boston (Don't let them lead you astray)
Look at the cost of all that we've lost
And you talk about Congress? (This Congress does not speak for me)
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee
(You're playing a dangerous game)
But strangely, your mange is the same!
(I pray the king shows you his mercy)
(For shame!) For the Revolution!
(Heed—) If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna
(Scream—) Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
(Not your interest—) Don't modulate the key then not debate with me
Why should a tiny island across the sea
Regulate the price of tea?
Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive
Silence! A message from the King!
The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay
In your tea, which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
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, da-ya-da
Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da
Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da
You say our love is draining, and you can't go on
You'll be the one complainin' when I am gone
And no, don't change the subject
'Cause you're my favorite subject
My sweet, submissive 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 'til my dying days
When you're gone, I'll go mad
So don't throw away this thing we had
'Cause 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, da-ya-da
Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da
Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da
Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da
Da-da, dat, dat, da-ya-da
Da-da-da, dat-da, dat, da-da-da, da-ya-da
Da-da-da, dat, da-ya-da-ah
British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbour
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbour (thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbour)
When they surround our troops, they surround our troops
When they surround our troops (they surround our troops)
As a kid in the Caribbean, I wished for a war
I knew it was the only way to rise up
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or 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
Understand? It's the only way to rise up, rise up
(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!
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, can I be real a second?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now, I'm the model of a modern major general
The venerated Virginian veteran
Whose men are all lining up, to put me up on a pedestal
Writin' letters to relatives, embellishin' my elegance and eloquence, but
The elephant is in the room
The truth is in your face when you hear the British cannons go boom!
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
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!)
They're battering down the battery, check the damages (rah!)
We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages (rah!)
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship, yo, let's steal their cannons
Shh-boom, goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and
And boom, 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
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
Permission to state my case?
Sir, I was a captain under General Montgomery until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec
I think that I could be of some assistance
I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance (huh)
I have some questions, a couple of suggestions
On how to fight instead of fleeing west
Your excellency, you wanted to see me?
Hamilton, come in, have you met Burr?
Yes, sir, we keep meeting
As I was saying, sir, I look forward to seeing your strategy play out
Close the door on your way out
Have I done something wrong, sir?
I called you here because our odds are beyond scary
Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh
Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff?
Don't get me wrong, you're a young man of great renown
I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown
Nathaniel Green and Henry Knox wanted to hire you
Yeah, to be their Secretary? I don't think so
Now why are you upset? I'm not
It's alright, you wanna fight, you've got a hunger
I was just like you when I was younger
Head full of fantasies of dying like a martyr?
Dying is easy, young man, living is harder
Why are you telling me this?
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?
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!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Son, we are outgunned, outmanned!
You need all the help you can get
I have some friends, Laurens, Mulligan
Marquis de Lafayette, okay, what else?
We'll need some spies on the inside
Some king's men who might let some things slide
I'll write to Congress and tell 'em we need supplies
You rally the guys, master the element of surprise
(Chicka-boom!) I'll rise above my station, organize your information
'Til we rise to the occasion of our new nation, sir!
(What?) And his right-hand man!
How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore
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 quill is undeniable
But what do we have in common? We're
There are so many to deflower!
Looks! Proximity to power
They delighted and distracted him
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him!
And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all
Yo, if you can marry a sister, you're rich, son
Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?
I do, I do, I do, I do (hey, hey, hey, hey)
I do, I do, I do, I do (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em
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
Then 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
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Grab a sister and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine" (ooh)
My sister made her way across the room to you (ooh)
And I got nervous, thinking, what's she gonna do? (Ooh)
She grabs you by the arm, I'm thinking I'm through (ooh)
Then you look back at me, and suddenly
Oh, look at those eyes, oh (look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
Down for the count, and I'm drowning in 'em
(Helpless) I am so into you
(Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit) I am so into you
I'm down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em
I'm about to change your life
Then by all means, lead the way
Elizabeth Schuyler, it's a pleasure to meet you
Thank you for all your service
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly
Now my life gets better every letter that you write me
Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him (ha)
Two weeks later, in the living room stressin'
My father's stone-faced while you ask him for his blessin'
I'm dying inside as you wine and dine
And I'm tryin' not to cry, 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do (ooh)
My father makes his way across the room to you (ooh)
I panic for a second, thinking we're through (ooh)
But then he shakes your hand and says, "Be true" (ooh)
And you turn back to me smiling
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em (whoo!)
Helpless (that boy is mine, that boy is mine, ooh)
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit
I'm helpless (helpless) (whoo)
Down for the count (yeah), and I'm drownin' in 'em
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 is 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 was 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 buck wild
But, I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
As long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to god you'll never feel so
Eliza (helpless) (I do, I do, I do)
I never felt so (helpless)
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em (down for a count, and I'm-)
Helpless (yo, my life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it)
Helpless (I look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit, I'm)
(Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em)
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 (helpless)
Alright, alright, that's what I'm talkin' about
Now, everyone give it up for the maid of honor:
(To the groom, to the groom, to the groom)
(To the bride, to the bride)
Who is always by your side
And the hope that you provide
(You provide, you provide)
Helpless, sky's, sky's, helpless
I remember that night, I just might
I remember that night, I just might
I remember that night, I remember that—
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
I'll never forget the first time I saw your face
I have never been the same
Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame
And when you said "Hi," I forgot my dang name
Set my heart aflame, every part aflameThis is not a game
You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied
I'm sure I don't know what you mean, you forget yourself
You're like me, I'm never satisfied
I have never been satisfied
My name is Angelica Schuyler
Where's your family from?
Unimportant, there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait
So this is what it feels like to match wits
With someone at your level, what the hell is the catch?
It's the feeling of freedom, of seein' the light
It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite
The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes
Everything we said 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'ma 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 flyin' by the seat of his pants
Handsome, 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
Three fundamental truths at the exact same time
I'm about to change your life
Then by all means, lead the way
I'm a girl in a world in which my only job is to marry rich
My father has no sons, so I'm the one
Who has to social climb for one
So I'm the oldest and the wittiest
And the gossip in New York City is insidious
And Alexander is penniless
Ha! That doesn't mean I want him any less
It's a pleasure to meet you
He's after me 'cause I'm a Schuyler sister
That elevates his status, I'd
Have to be naive 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
Thank you for all your service
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
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
She would say, "I'm fine"
But when I fantasize at night, it's Alexander's eyes
What might have been if I hadn't sized
At least my dear Eliza's his wife
At least I keep his eyes in my life
(To the groom, to the groom, to the groom)
(To the bride,to the bride, to the bride)
(Angelica, Angelica, Angelica)
Who is always by your side
(By your side, by your side)
And the hope that you provide
(You provide, you provide)
She'll be happy as his bride
He will never be satisfied
I will never be satisfied
[THE STORY OF TONIGHT - REPRISE]
I may not live to see our glory
I may not live to see our glory
But I've seen wonders great and small
I've seen wonders great and small
'Cause if the tomcat can get married
If Alexander can get married
There's hope for our ass after all
Raise a glass to freedom (hey!)
Something you will never see again
No matter what she tells you
Let's have another round tonight
Raise a glass to the four of us, oh (hey!)
To the newly not poor of us (whoo-ooh)
We'll tell the story of tonight
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr
I didn't think that you would make it
I came to say congratulations
I see the whole gang is here
Ignore them, congrats to you, Lieutenant Colonel
I wish I had your command instead of manning George's journal
From what I heard, you've made yourself indispensable
Well, well, I heard you got a special someone on the side, Burr
What are you trying to hide, Burr?
I wish you brought this girl with you tonight, Burr
You're very kind, but I'm afraid it's unlawful, sir
She's married to a British officer
Congrats again, Alexander
I'll see you on the other side of the war
I will never understand you
If you love this woman, go get her
What are you waiting for?
I'll see you on the other side of the war
I'll see you on the other side of the war