Hamilton Medley
British Admiral Howe’s got troops on the water
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor
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Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor
When they surround our troops! They surround our troops! They surround our troops! They surround our troops! When they surround our troops!
[HAMILTON]
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—
[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
Rise up!
[HAMILTON]
If they tell my story I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or—
[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
Rise up!
[HAMILTON]
I will fight for this land
But there’s only one man
Who can give us a command so we can—
[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
Rise up!
[HAMILTON]
Understand? It’s the only way to—
[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
Rise up! Rise up!
[HAMILTON]
Here he comes!
[HAMILTON]
I am not throwin’ away my, shot
I am not throwin’ away my, shot
And yo I’m just like my county
I’m young, scrappy, and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot!
Imma get a scholarship to kings collage
I prolly’ shouldn’t brag but dang I amaze and astonish,
The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish
I gotta holla’ just to be heard
with every word I drop knowledge
I know the action in the street is exciting but Jesus between all the bleeding and fighting I’ve been reading and writing,
We need to handle our financial situation
Are we a nation of states?
What’s the state of our nation?!
I’m past patiently waiting
I’m passionately smashing every expectation every actions an act of creation
I’m laughing in the face of casualty and sorrow
For the first time I’m thinking past tomorrow!
And I am-
Lafayette!
I'm taking this horse by the reins
Making redcoats redder with bloodstains
Lafayette!
And I'm never gonna stop until I make ‘em drop
And burn ‘em up and scatter the remains
I'm—Lafayette!
Watch me engaging ‘em, escaping ‘em, enraging ‘em, ow
Lafayette!
I go to France for more funds
Lafayette!
I come back with more guns
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 that 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…
Let me tell you what I’d wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control
Who lives, Who dies, Who tells your story
I know that we can win,
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in,
History has its eyes on you
History has its eyes on you ...
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don’t get a win unless you playin’ the game
Oh you get love for it
You get hate for it
You get nothing if you Wait for it
(Wait for it, Wait!)
God help and forgive me! I wanna build something that’s gonna outlive me
What do you want burr?
What do you want burr?
If you stand for nothing burr what do you fall for?
I, I wanna be in the room where it happens
the room where it happens
I wanna be in the room where it happens
the room where it happens
The art of the compromise
Hold your nose and close your eyes
You wanna lead us to save the day
You don’t get a say in what they trade away
We dream of a brand new start
But we dream in the dark for the most part!
Dark as the tomb where it happens
I gotta be in the room, in the room!
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 da ya da
(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)
Just you wait
(In New York you can-)
Just you wait!
Alexander Hamilton!
(Moved In with his cousin the cousin committed suicide)
We are waiting in the wings for you
(Left him with nothing but ruined pride something new inside)
(A voice saying Alex you gotta defend for yourself-)
You could never back down never learned to take your
Time!
Oh, Alexander Hamilton!
(Sir he knows what to do in a trench and intuitive and fluent in French I mean,)
When America sings for you
(Sir, you’re gonna have to use him eventually, what’s he gonna do on the bench? I mean!)
Will you know what you overcome
(No one has more resilience or matches my practical tactical brilliance!)
Will you know you rewrote the game?
(You wanna fight for your land back? You gotta get your right hand man back)
The world, will never, be the same
What’s ya name man?!
Alexander Hamilton!
Lyrics Submitted by Kim