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The Complete Lyrics and Libretto of the Broadway Musical "Hamilton"

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Published in Grey Gardens: The Complete And Lyrics Of The Broadway Musical

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Scene 1

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?

Chorus: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

Aaron Burr:And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted Away across the Atlantic Our man was studying like crazy Every day while somebody else was buying and selling shares He was learning how to fence, shoot, and ride horses Leaving every other boy in his wake We all fought with him Me, I died everyday while fighting for him Me, I read every book for him I cannot imagine that man without me

Grey Gardens: The Complete and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical

Grey Gardens: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical

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Chorus:Then he started running for office against the Brits He was second in line, first in intellect A self-starter, a closer finisher Hours and hours every day In service to his people

Aaron Burr:And when our army was facing defeat He wrote "The Room Where It Happens" The British took a fortress in a matter of minutes We couldn't seem to find our way in He tied us to a legacy He tied us to a legacy

Chorus:He gave us a reason to believe He gave us a reason to fight He gave us a reason to hope

Aaron Burr:He said, "We'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me" He said, "We'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me"

Scene 2

George Washington:We are outgunned Outmanned Outnumbered Outplanned

Thomas Jefferson:We are facing a force far greater than our own

John Laurens:We are out-moneyed Out-muscled Out-manned Out-matched

Hercules Mulligan:We are out-gunned Out-manned Out-numbered Out-planned

James Madison:We are facing a force far greater than our own

George Washington:And we are going to win

Chorus:We are going to win We are going to win We are going to win

Scene 3

Eliza Hamilton:My name is Eliza Hamilton And there's a million things I haven't done But just you wait, just you wait

Peggy Schuyler:My name is Peggy Schuyler And there's a million things I haven't done But just you wait, just you wait

Maria Reynolds:My name is Maria Reynolds And there's a million things I haven't done But just you wait, just you wait

Angelica Schuyler:My name is Angelica Schuyler And there's a million things I haven't done But just you wait, just you wait

Scene 4

Aaron Burr:The world turned upside down When you fell from grace You fell from grace

Chorus:He's a hero on both sides He's a villain on both sides He's a hero and a villain He's a poet and a politician He's a Founding Father and a traitor He's a complicated man He's a complicated man

Scene 5

George Washington:We'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me We'll never be truly free Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me

Chorus:We are going to win We are going to win We are going to win