ACT II

ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING

ACT II Disc 2
1. WHATD I MISS
2. CABINET BATTLE #1
3. TAKE A BREAK
4. SAY NO TO THIS
5. THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS
6. SCHUYLER DEFEATED
7. CABINET BATTLE #2
8. WASHINGTON ON YOUR SIDE
9. ONE LAST TIME
10. I KNOW HIM
11. THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION
12. WE KNOW
13. HURRICANE
14. THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET
15. BURN
16. BLOW US ALL AWAY
17. STAY ALIVE (REPRISE)
18. ITS QUIET UPTOWN
19. THE ELECTION OF 1800
20. YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT
21. BEST OF WIVES AND
BEST OF WOMEN
22. THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH
23. WHO LIVES, WHO DIES,
WHO TELLS YOUR STORY
ACT II ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
Ready to face
whatevers awaiting
me in N.Y.C. Me in N.Y.C.
JEFFERSON
1. WHATD I MISS I helped Lafayette draft a declaration, JEFFERSON
then I said, I gotta go. But whos waitin for me when I step in the
COMPANY I gotta be in Monticello. Now the work at place?
Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen... home begins My friend James Madison, red in the face.
Se- se- seventeen...
ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON
BURR Aaa-ooo! He grabs my arm and
1789. I respond, ENSEMBLE
How does the bastard orphan, JEFFERSON Whats goin on? Aaa-ooo!
immigrant decorated war vet So whatd I miss?
unite the colonies through more debt? Whatd I miss? MADISON
Fight the other founding fathers til he has Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our
to forfeit? you a kiss. nations very soul.
Have it all, lose it all, Ive been in Paris meeting lots of different Can you get us out of the mess were in?
you ready for more yet? ladies...
Treasury Secretary. Washingtons the I guess I basiclly missed the late eighties... ENSEMBLE
President, I traveled the wide, wide world and came Aaa-ooo!
evry American experiment sets a precedent. back to this
Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him. MADISON
Pissed him off until we had a two-party ENSEMBLE Hamiltons new financial plan is nothing less
system. Aaa-ooo! than government control.
You havent met him yet, you havent had Ive been fighting for the South alone.
the chance,
JEFFERSON Where have you been?
Theres a letter on my desk from the President.
cause hes been kickin ass as the ambassador Havent even put my bags down yet. ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON
to France Sally be a lamb, darlin, wontcha open it? Aaa-ooo! Uh...France.
but someones gotta keep the American It says the Presidents assembling a cabinet
promise. and that I am to be the Secretary of State, MADISON
You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas! great! We have to win.
COMPANY And that Im already Senate-approved...
I just got home and now Im headed up to JEFFERSON ENSEMBLE
Thomas Jeffersons coming home! Whatd I miss? Wha? Wha? Whatd
Thomas Jeffersons coming home! New York.
I miss?
Thomas Jeffersons coming home! ENSEMBLE
Thomas Jeffersons coming home! Headin to New York! Whatd I miss? Ive come home to
Thomas Jeffersons coming home Lord hes Headin to New York! this?
been off in Paris for so long! Headfirst into a
Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON political abyss!
Aaa-ooo! Lookin at the rolling Headfirst, into the
fields abyss!
JEFFERSON I cant ENSEMBLE I have my first
France is following us to revolution, believe that we Believe that we are
there is no more status quo. cabinet meeting
are free. free today, Chik-a-pow!
But the sun comes up and the world still spins.
 These are wise words, enterprising men Doin whatever the hell it is you do in
I guess I better think quote em. Monticello?
of something to say, Dont act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote em. If we assume the debts, the union gets
A new line of credit, a financial diuretic.
Im already on my JEFFERSON/MADISON How do you not get it? If were aggressive and
way, On my way Oww competitive
lets get to the The union gets a boost. Youd rather give it
JEFFERSON a sedative?
bottom of this But Hamilton forgets
What did I miss? A civics lesson from a slaver. Hey neighbor,
his plan would have the government assume Your debts are paid cuz you dont pay for
Ahhh ah! states debts. labor.
Now, place your bets as to who that benefits: We plant seeds in the South. We create.
WASHINGTON the very seat of government where Hamilton Yeah, keep ranting,
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home. sits. we know whos really doing the planting.
HAMILTON And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment,
HAMILTON Dont lecture me about the war, you didnt
Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton. Not true! fight in it.
WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON You think Im frightened of you, man?
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home. Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it. We almost died in a trench
If New Yorks in debt while you were off getting high with the
COMPANY why should Virginia bear it? Uh! Our debts are French.
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the
Sir, youve been off in Paris for so long! paid, Im afraid.
Dont tax the South cuz we got it made in President,
the shade. reticentthere isnt a plan he doesnt jettison.
JEFFERSON Madison, youre mad as a hatter, son, take
So what did I miss? In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground.
We create. You just wanna move our money your medicine.
around. Damn, youre in worse shape than the
2. CABINET BATTLE #1 This financial plan is an outrageous demand, national debt is in,
and its too many damn pages for any man to sittin there useless as two shits.
understand. Hey, turn around, bend over, Ill show you
WASHINGTON where my shoe fits.
Ladies and gentlemen, you coulda been Stand with me in the land of the free
anywhere in the world tonight, but youre and pray to God we never see Hamiltons WASHINGTON
here with us in New York City. Are you ready candidacy. Excuse me? Jefferson, Madison, take a walk!
for a cabinet meeting??? Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky. Hamilton, take a walk! Well reconvene after
Imagine what gon happen when you try to a brief recess. Hamilton!
WASHINGTON tax our whisky.
The issue on the table: Secretary Hamiltons HAMILTON
plan to assume state debt and establish a WASHINGTON Sir!
national bank. Secretary Jefferson, you have Thank you, Secretary Jefferson. Secretary
the floor. Hamilton, your response. WASHINGTON
A word.
JEFFERSON HAMILTON
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas. That was a real nice declaration. MADISON
We fought for these ideals; we shouldnt Welcome to the present, were running a You dont have the votes.
settle for less. real nation.
Would you like to join us, or stay mellow,
JEFFERSON/MADISON HAMILTON ELIZA AND PHILIP
You dont have the votes. Theyre being intransigent. One two three four five six seven eight nine!
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON HAMILTON
Aha-ha-ha ha! You have to find a compromise. My dearest, Angelica,
tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
JEFFERSON/MADISON HAMILTON creeps in this petty pace from day to day
Youre gonna need congressional approval But they dont have a plan, they just hate I trust youll understand the reference to
and you dont have the votes. mine! another Scottish tragedy without my having
to name the play.
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON They think me Macbeth, and ambition is
Such a blunder sometimes it makes me Convince them otherwise. my folly,
wonder why I even bring the thunder. Im a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive
HAMILTON pain,
MADISON What happens if I dont get congressional Madison is Banquo, Jeffersons Macduff
Why he even brings the thunder approval? And Birnam Wood is Congress on its way to
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Dunsinane.
You wanna pull yourself together? I imagine theyll call for your removal. HAMILTON/ANGELICA
HAMILTON HAMILTON And there you are, an ocean away.
Im sorry, these Virginians are birds of a Sir Do you have to live an
feather. ocean away?
WASHINGTON Thoughts of you subside,
WASHINGTON Figure it out, Alexander. Thats an order from then I get another letter,
Young man, Im from Virginia, so watch your your commander. I cannot put the notion away
mouth.
ELIZA
HAMILTON Take a break.
3. TAKE A BREAK
So we let Congress get held hostage by the
South? ELIZA HAMILTON
Un deux trois quatre PHILIP HAMILTON I am on my way.
WASHINGTON Cinq six sept huit Un deux trois quatre
You need the votes. ELIZA
neuf. Theres a little surprise before supper
Cinq six sept huit neuf. and it cannot wait.
HAMILTON Good!
No, we need bold strokes. We need this plan. Un deux trois quatre HAMILTON
WASHINGTON Cinq six sept huit Un deux trois quatre Ill be there in just a minute, save my plate.
No, you need to convince more folks. neuf.
Cinq six sept huit neuf. ELIZA
HAMILTON Alexander
James Madison wont talk to me, thats a ELIZA
nonstarter. Sept huit neuf PHILIP HAMILTON
Sept huit neuf Okay, okay
WASHINGTON Sept huit neuf
Winning was easy, young man. Governings Sept huit neuf ELIZA
harder. Your son is nine years old today.
He has something hed like to say. HAMILTON I know youre very busy,
Hes been practicing all day. I know. I know your works important,
Philip, take it away but Im crossing the ocean and I just cant
ELIZA wait.
PHILIP In a nearby park.
Daddy, daddy, look HAMILTON AND ANGELICA
My name is Philip. HAMILTON You wont be an ocean away.
I am a poet. Id love to go. You will only be a moment away
I wrote this poem just
to show it. ELIZA ELIZA
And I just turned nine. You and I can go when the night gets dark Alexander, come downstairs. Angelicas
You can write rhymes, arriving today!
but you cant write HAMILTON
mine. HAMILTON I will try to get away. ELIZA
What! Angelica!
I practice French
ANGELICA
and play
My dearest Alexander, ANGELICA
You must get through to Jefferson. Eliza!
piano with my Sit down with him and compromise,
mother. dont stop til you agree HAMILTON
Uh huh! your favrite older sister, The Schuyler sisters!
I have a sister but I Angelica, reminds you
want a little brother. theres someone in your corner all the way ANGELICA
Okay! across the sea. Alexander.
My daddys trying to
start Americas bank. In a letter I received from you two weeks ago HAMILTON
Un deux trois quatre I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase. Hi.
cinq! It changed the meaning. Did you intend this?
Bravo! One stroke and youve consumed my waking
ANGELICA
Its good to see your face.
ELIZA days.
Take a break. It says: ELIZA
Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the
HAMILTON HAMILTON/ANGELICA summer with his family.
Hey, our kid is pretty great. My dearest Angelica
ANGELICA HAMILTON
ELIZA Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesnt
Run away with us for the summer. With a comma after dearest. youve written have a real job anyway.
Lets go upstate. HAMILTON AND ANGELICA
My dearest, Angelica.
ANGELICA
HAMILTON youre not joining us? Wait.
Eliza, Ive got so much on my plate. ANGELICA
Anyway, all this to say
HAMILTON
ELIZA Im afraid I cannot join you upstate.
We can all go stay with my father. Im coming home this summer
Theres a lake I know at my sisters invitation, ANGELICA
Ill be there with your famly Alexander, I came all this way.
if you make your way upstate.
ELIZA We can go when the night gets HAMILTON
She came all this way dark. So I offered her a loan, I offered to walk her
When the night gets Take a break. home, she said
ANGELICA dark.
All this way Take a break. MARIA
Youre too kind, sir.
ELIZA AND ANGELICA HAMILTON
Take a break. I have to get my plan through Congress. HAMILTON
I cant stop until I get this plan through I gave her thirty bucks that I had socked away,
HAMILTON Congress. she lived a block away, she said:
You know I have to get my plan through
Congress. MARIA
This ones mine, sir.
ELIZA AND ANGELICA 4. SAY NO TO THIS
Run away with us for the summer. HAMILTON
Lets go upstate. BURR Then I said, well, I should head back home,
Theres nothing like summer in the city. she turned red, she led me to her bed, let her
HAMILTON Someone under stress meets someone legs spread and said:
I lose my job if I dont get my plan through looking pretty.
Congress. Theres trouble in the air, you can smell it. MARIA
and Alexanders by himself. Ill let him tell it. Stay?
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
We can all go stay with our father. HAMILTON HAMILTON
I hadnt slept in a week. Hey...
ELIZA ANGELICA I was weak, I was awake.
Theres a lake I know I know Ill miss your You never seen a bastard orphan MARIA
face more in need of a break. Hey...
In a nearby park Screw your courage Longing for Angelica.
to the sticking place Missing my wife. HAMILTON
You and I can go Thats when Miss Maria Reynolds walked into Thats when I began to pray:
Elizas right my life, she said: Lord, show me how to
Take a break Take a break. say no to this.
and get away MARIA REYNOLDS I dont know how to
Run away with us I know you are a man of honor, say no to this.
for the summer Im so sorry to bother you at home
Lets go upstate Lets go upstate. but I dont know where to go, and I came here HAMILTON
where we can stay. all alone... But my God, she looks so helpless
And her bodys saying, hell, yes
We can all go stay with HAMILTON
our father, She said: MARIA
if you take your time Whoa
Look around, look you will make your MARIA
My husbands doin me wrong HAMILTON
around mark. Nooo, show me how to
at how lucky we are beatin me, cheatin me, mistreatin me...
to be alive right now Close your eyes and Suddenly hes up and gone.
I dont have the means to go on. HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE
dream Say no to this.
HAMILTON JAMES REYNOLDS MARIA HAMILTON
I dont know how to Uh-oh! You made the wrong sucker a cuckold, If you pay, I dont
so time to pay the piper for the pants you
HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE unbuckled. You can stay.
Say no to this. And hey, you can keep seein my whore wife Lord, show
if the price is right: if not Im telling your wife. me how to ENSEMBLE
HAMILTON say no to this. Say no to this!
In my mind, Im tryin to go HAMILTON Tonight
I hid the letter and I raced to her place, I dont know
ENSEMBLE screamed How could you?! in her face,
Go! Go! Go! how to
she said: say no to this. Say no to this!
HAMILTON MARIA
Then her mouth is on mine, and I dont say... Cuz the
No, sir! situations
ENSEMBLE HAMILTON helpless.
No! No! Half dressed, apologetic. A mess, she looked Helpless.
Say no to this! pathetic, she cried: And her
bodys
No! No! MARIA screaming,
Say no to this! Please dont go, sir! Hell, yes
Whoa!
No! No! HAMILTON No, show me
Say no to this! So was your whole story a setup? how to
say no to this. Say no to this!
No! No! MARIA
Say no to this! I dont know about any letter! How can I
How can you Say no to
HAMILTON HAMILTON say no to this? Say no to this!
I wish I could say that was the last time. Stop crying Goddamnit, get up! this?
I said that last time. It became a pastime. There is
A month into this endeavor I received a letter MARIA nowhere I
from a Mr. James Reynolds, even better, it I didnt know any better can go.
said: When her
HAMILTON
I am ruined... bodys on
JAMES REYNOLDS mine Go! Go! Go!
Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good MARIA I do not say...
health, HAMILTON
Please dont leave me I am No!
and in a prosperous enough position to put No!
wealth with him helpless. helplesshow could I
in the pockets of people like me: down on do this? HAMILTON ENSEMBLE
their luck. Just give him what Yes. MARIA Say no to this!
You see, that was my wife who you decided to he wants and you can Yes!
have me. I dont want you No!
HAMILTON Yes. No!
Fuuuu Whatever you want, I dont want you Yes!
 HAMILTON MADISON
Say no to this! Yeah. Hamilton!
Yes. Yes! No!
No! BURR HAMILTON
They renamed it after him. The Mercer legacy Im sorry Burr, Ive gotta go.
Say no to this! is secure.
Yes. Yes!
BURR
No!
HAMILTON But
Sure.
No! HAMILTON
BURR Decisions are happening over dinner.
Say no to this! And all he had to do was die.
HAMILTON BURR
Say no to this. MARIA HAMILTON Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into
I dont say no to this, Dont say no to this. Thats a lot less work. a room.

there is nowhere I BURR BURR AND ENSEMBLE

can go. ENSEMBLE We oughta give it a try. Diametricly opposed, foes.
Go go go HAMILTON BURR
Ha. They emerge with a compromise, having
JAMES REYNOLDS opened doors that were
So? BURR
HAMILTON Now howre you gonna get your debt plan BURR AND ENSEMBLE
through? Previously closed,
Nobody needs to know.
HAMILTON ENSEMBLE
I guess Im gonna finly have to listen to you. Bros.
5. THE ROOM WHERE
IT HAPPENS BURR BURR
Really? The immigrant emerges with unprecedented
BURR financial power,
Ah, Mister Secretary. HAMILTON a system he can shape however he wants.
Talk less. Smile more. The Virginians emerge with the nations
HAMILTON capital.
Mister Burr, sir. BURR And heres the pice de rsistance:
Ha.
BURR BURR
Didja hear the news about good old General HAMILTON No one else was in
Mercer? Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the the room where it
Congress floor. happened.
HAMILTON The room where it
No. BURR happened.
Now, Madison and Jefferson are merciless. The room where it
BURR happened.
You know Clermont Street? HAMILTON
Well, hate the sin, love the sinner. No one else was in ENSEMBLE
the room where it The room where it
happened. happened.
 The room where it JEFFERSON BURR
happened. Well, I arranged the meeting. Congress is fighting over where to put the
The room where it The room where it I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating, capital
happened. happened.
No one really knows BURR Company screams in chaos.
how But!
the game is played. The game is played. No one else was in- BURR
The art of the trade, It isnt pretty.
how the sausage gets How the sausage gets
BURR AND COMPANY Then Jefferson approaches with a dinner
The room where it happened. and invite,
made. made. The room where it happened.
We just And Madison responds with Virginian insight:
The room where it happened.
assume that it Assume that it MADISON
happens. happens. BURR Maybe we can solve one problem with another
But no one else is in No one else was in- and win a victory for the Southerners, in
the room where it The room where it other words
happens. happens. BURR AND COMPANY
The room where it happened. JEFFERSON
BURR AND COMPANY The room where it happened. Oh-ho!
Thomas claims The room where it happened.
JEFFERSON MADISON
BURR A quid pro quo.
Alexander was on Washingtons doorstep No one really knows
one day how the COMPANY JEFFERSON
in distress n disarray. parties get to yesssss. Parties get to yesssss. I suppose.
The pieces that are
BURR AND COMPANY sacrificed in MADISON
Thomas claims evry game of Evry game of chesssss. Wouldnt you like to work a little closer to
chesssss. home?
JEFFERSON We just
Alexander said JEFFERSON
assume that it Assume that it
happens. happens. Actually, I would.
HAMILTON
Ive nowhere else to turn! MADISON
But no one else is in
the room where it The room where it Well, I propose the Potomac.
JEFFERSON
And basicly begged me to join the fray. happens. happens. JEFFERSON
BURR AND COMPANY And youll provide him his votes?
BURR AND COMPANY
Thomas claims Meanwhile MADISON
BURR Well, well see how it goes.
JEFFERSON
I approached Madison and said Madison is grappling with the fact that not JEFFERSON
I know you hate im, but lets hear what he evry issue can be settled by committee. Lets go.
has to say.
COMPANY BURR
BURR AND COMPANY Meanwhile No!
Thomas claims
 COMPANY were in the same spot. the room where it happens.
one else was in The room where it happens.
the room where it happened. BURR
You got more than you gave. BURR COMPANY
BURR AND COMPANY I I wanna be in the room
The room where it happened. HAMILTON where it happens.
The room where it happened. And I wanted what I got. wanna be The room where it
No one else was in happens.
the room where it happened. When you got skin in the game, you stay in The room where it
The room where it happened. the game. happens.
The room where it happened. But you dont get a win unless you play in In I wanna be in
the game. the room where it the room where it
BURR Oh, you get love for it. You get hate for it. happens. happens.
My God! You get nothing if you... I The room where it
happens.
BURR AND COMPANY HAMILTON AND COMPANY The room where it
In God we trust. Wait for it, wait for it, wait! happens.
But well never really know what got I wanna be in the I wanna be in
discussed. HAMILTON room.
Click-boom then it happened. God help and forgive
me, Oh the room
I wanna build where it happens.
BURR Oh The room where it
And no one else was in the room where it something thats
gonna happens.
happened. The room where it
outlive me.
COMPANY happens.
Alexander Hamilton! HAMILTON/ I wanna be
JEFFERSON/ I wanna be I wanna be in
BURR MADISON/ the room
What did they say to you to get you to sell WASHINGTON COMPANY where it happens.
New York City down the river? What do you want, What do you want, Ive got to be The room where it
Burr? Burr? happens.
COMPANY What do you want, What do you want, Ive got to be The room where it
Alexander Hamilton! Burr? Burr? happens.
in the room
BURR If you stand for What do you want, in that big ol' room
Did Washington know about the dinner? nothing, Burr?
Was there Presidential pressure to deliver? Burr, what do you What do you want? COMPANY
fall for? The art of the compromise
COMPANY
Alexander Hamilton! BURR BURR
I Hold your nose and close your eyes.
BURR wanna be in
Or did you know, even then, it doesnt matter the room where it happens. COMPANY
where you put the U.S. Capital? The room where it happens. We want our leaders to save the day
HAMILTON I
Cuz well have the banks, wanna be in
BURR PHILIP HAMILTON
But we dont get a say in what they trade Daddys gonna find out any minute. Wait.
away.
ELIZA BURR
COMPANY Im sure he already knows. People think youre crooked!
We dream of a brand new start And Schuylers seat was up for grabs, so I
PHILIP took it.
BURR Further down,
But we dream in the dark for the most part. HAMILTON
PHILIP AND ELIZA Ive always considered you a friend.
BURR AND COMPANY Further down,
Dark as a tomb where it happens. BURR
PHILIP I dont see why that has to end!
BURR COMPANY Lets meet the newest Senator from New
Ive got to be in the The room where it York HAMILTON
room... happens You changed parties to run against my
ELIZA father-in-law.
Ive got to be... New York
The room where it BURR
happens PHILIP AND ELIZA I changed parties to seize the opportunity
Ive got to be... Our Senator!... I saw.
The room where it I swear, your pride will be the death of us all!
happens HAMILTON Beware: it goeth before the fall
Oh, Ive got to be in Burr!
the room where it HAMILTON
happens The room where it Since when are you a Democratic-Republican? 7. CABINET BATTLE #2
happens
Ive got to be, Ive The room where it BURR WASHINGTON
gotta be, Ive gotta happens Since being one put me on the up and up The issue on the table: France is on the verge
be again. of war with England. Do we provide aid and
in the room! I wanna be in the room troops to our French allies or do we stay out
where it happens! HAMILTON of it? Remember, my decision on this matter
No one knows who you are or what you do. is not subject to congressional approval.
Click-boom! Click-boom! The only person you have to convince is me.
BURR Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir.
They dont need to know me. They dont
6. SCHUYLER DEFEATED like you. JEFFERSON
When we were on deaths door, when we
PHILIP HAMILTON were needy,
Look! Grampas in the paper! War Hero Philip Excuse me? we made a promise, we signed a treaty.
Schuyler loses Senate seat to young upstart We needed money and guns and half a chance.
Aaron Burr! BURR Who provided those funds?
Grampa just lost his seat in the Senate. Oh, Wall Street thinks youre great.
Youll always be adored by the things you MADISON
ELIZA create. France.
Sometimes thats how it goes. But upstate,
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON Where do we draw the line?
In return, they didnt ask for land, Enough. Hamilton is right.
only a promise that wed lend a hand JEFFERSON
and stand with them if they fought against JEFFERSON So quick-witted.
oppressors, Mr. President
and revolution is messy but now is the time HAMILTON
to stand. WASHINGTON Alas, I admit it.
Stand with our brothers as they fight against Were too fragile to start another fight.
tyranny.
JEFFERSON
I know that Alexander Hamilton is here and he JEFFERSON I bet you were quite a lawyer.
would rather not have this debate. But sir, do we not fight for freedom?
HAMILTON
Ill remind you that he is not Secretary of WASHINGTON My defendants got acquitted.
State. Sure, when the French figure out whos gonna
He knows nothing of loyalty, lead em. JEFFERSON
smells like new money, dresses like fake Huh. Well, someone oughta remind you.
royalty, JEFFERSON
desperate to rise above his station, The people are leading HAMILTON
everything he does betrays the ideals of our What?
nation. WASHINGTON
The people are rioting. JEFFERSON
ENSEMBLE Theres a difference. Frankly, its a little Youre nothing without Washington behind
Ooh!! disquieting you would let your ideals blind you.
you to reality.
JEFFERSON Hamilton. WASHINGTON
Hey, and if ya dont know, now ya know, Mr. Hamilton!
President. HAMILTON
Sir. JEFFERSON
WASHINGTON Daddys calling.
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson. Secretary WASHINGTON
Hamilton, your response. Draft a statement of neutrality.
8. WASHINGTON ON
HAMILTON JEFFERSON YOUR SIDE
You must be out of your Goddamn mind if Did you forget Lafayette?
you think BURR
the President is gonna bring the nation to HAMILTON It must be nice, it must be nice to have
the brink What? Washington on your side
of meddling in the middle of a military mess, It must be nice, it must be nice to have
a game of chess, where France is Queen and JEFFERSON Washington on your side.
Kingless. Have you an ounce of regret?
We signed a treaty with a King whose head is You accumulate debt, you accumulate power, JEFFERSON
now in a basket. yet in their hour of need, you forget. Evry action has its equal, opposite reactions.
Would you like to take it out and ask it? Thanks to Hamilton, our cabnets fractured
Should we honor our treaty, King Louis HAMILTON into factions.
head? Lafayettes a smart man, hell be fine. Try not to crack under the stress, were
Uh do whatever you want, Im super dead . And before he was your friend, he was mine. breaking down like fractions.
If we try to fight in every revolution in the
world, we never stop.
We smack each other in the press, and we MADISON JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
dont print retractions. Follow the scent of his enterprise. Democratic-Republicans!
I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of
passion. JEFFERSON JEFF/MAD/BURR/ENSEMBLE
The way he primps and preens and dresses Centralizing national credit Oh!
like the pits of fashion. and making American credit competitive.
Our poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
to ration MADISON Lets follow the money and see where it goes.
as Wall Street robs em blind in search of chips If we dont stop it we aid and abet it.
to cash in. ENSEMBLE
This prick is askin for someone to bring him JEFFERSON Oh!
to task. I have to resign.
Somebody gimme some dirt on this vacuous
JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
mass so we can at last unmask him.
MADISON Because every second the Treasury grows.
Somebody has to stand up for the South!
Ill pull the trigger on him, someone load the ENSEMBLE
gun and cock it. BURR Oh!
While we were all watching, he got Somebody has to stand up to his mouth!
Washington in his pocket. JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
JEFFERSON If we follow the money and see where it leads,
JEFFERSON AND BURR If theres a fire youre trying to douse, get in the weeds, look for the seeds of
It must be nice, it must be nice to have Hamiltons misdeeds.
Washington on your side. MADISON AND JEFFERSON
It must be nice, it must be nice to have You cant put it out from inside the house. JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
Washington on your side. It must be nice. It must be nice.
JEFFERSON
Look back at the Bill of Rights. Im in the cabinet. I am complicit in MADISON
watching him grabbin at power and kiss it. Follow the money and see where it goes.
MADISON If Washington isnt gon listen
Which I wrote. to disciplined dissidents, this is the JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
difference: It must be nice. It must be nice.
JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR This kid is out!
The ink hasnt dried. JEFFERSON
It must be nice, it must be nice to have MADISON/BURR/JEFFERSON The emperor has no clothes.
Washington on your side. Oh!
This immigrant isnt somebody we chose. JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
MADISON Oh! We wont be invisible. We wont be denied.
So hes doubled the size of the government. This immigrants keeping us all on our toes. Still,
Wasnt the trouble with much our previous Oh! it must be nice, it must be nice to have
government size? Lets show these Federalists who theyre up Washington on your side.
against!
BURR Oh!
Look in his eyes! 9. ONE LAST TIME
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON/MADISON
Southern motherfuckin- HAMILTON
See how he lies. Mr. President, you asked to see me?
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON were gonna teach em how to say
I know youre busy. Im stepping down. Im not running for goodbye.
President. You and I
HAMILTON
What do you need, sir? Sir? HAMILTON HAMILTON
Im sorry, what? Mr. President, they will say youre weak.
WASHINGTON
I wanna give you a word of warning. WASHINGTON WASHINGTON
One last time. No, they will see were strong.
HAMILTON Relax, have a drink with me
Sir, I dont know what you heard, one last time. HAMILTON
But whatever it is, Jefferson started it. Lets take a break tonight Your position is so unique.
and then well teach them how to say goodbye,
WASHINGTON to say goodbye. WASHINGTON
Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning. You and I. So Ill use it to move them along.
HAMILTON HAMILTON HAMILTON
Youre kidding. No, sir, why? Why do you have to say goodbye?
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WASHINGTON
I need a favor. I wanna talk about neutrality. If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on.
It outlives me when Im gone.
HAMILTON HAMILTON Like the scripture says:
Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of Everyone shall sit under their own vine and
his behavior. war, is this the best time fig tree
and no one shall make them afraid.
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Theyll be safe in the nation weve made.
Shh. Talk less. I want to warn against partisan fighting. I wanna sit under my own vine and fig tree.
A moment alone in the shade,
HAMILTON HAMILTON at home in this nation weve made.
Ill use the press, But One last time.
Ill write under a pseudonym, youll see what
I can do to him WASHINGTON HAMILTON
Pick up a pen, start writing. One last time.
WASHINGTON I wanna talk about what I have learned.
I need you to draft an address. The hard-won wisdom I have earned. HAMILTON
Though, in reviewing the incidents of
HAMILTON HAMILTON my administration, I am unconscious of
Yes! He resigned. You can finally speak your As far as the people are concerned, intentional error, I am nevertheless too
mind you have to serve, you could continue to sensible of my defects not to think it probable
serve that I may have committed many errors.
WASHINGTON I shall also carry with me
No, hes stepping down so he can run for WASHINGTON
President. No! One last time HAMILTON WASHINGTON
the people will hear from me The hope The hope
HAMILTON one last time that my country will
Ha. Good luck defeating you, sir. and if we get this right
view them with View them with WASHINGTON COMPANY A sentinel whispers in King Georges ear.
indulgence; indulgence You and I George Washingtons
And that, going home John Adams?!
after forty-five years After forty-five years I know him.
of my life dedicated of my life dedicated Going home George Washingtons That cant be.
to its service with an to its service with an going home Thats that little guy who spoke to me
upright zeal, upright zeal all those years ago.
the faults of History has its eyes George Washingtons What was it, eighty-five?
incompetent abilities on you going home That poor man, theyre gonna eat him alive!
will be Oceans rise.
consigned to oblivion, Consigned to oblivion, George Washingtons Empires fall.
as I myself as I myself going home Next to Washington, they all look small.
must soon be to the must soon be to the All alone,
mansions of mansions of Were gonna teach watch them run.
rest. rest. em how to say Teach em They will tear each other into pieces,
I anticipate with I anticipate with goodbye! how to say Jesus Christ, this will be fun!
pleasing pleasing goodbye!
expectation that expectation that Teach em Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
retreat in which retreat in which how to say Teach em how! Da da da dat dat da ya daaaaa!
I promise myself to I promise myself to goodbye!
realize the realize the President John Adams
sweet enjoyment of sweet enjoyment of To say goodbye! Good Luck.
partaking, in partaking, in Say goodbye!
the midst of my the midst of my Say goodbye!
fellow-citizens, fellow-citizens, Say goodbye! 11. THE ADAMS
the benign the benign One last time! ADMINISTRATION
Influence of good influence of good One last time!
laws laws BURR
Under a free Under a free How does Hamilton, the short-tempered,
government, the government, the 10. I KNOW HIM protean creator of the Coast Guard,
ever-favorite object ever-favorite object of Founder of the New York Post,
of my heart, my heart, KING GEORGE ardently abuse his cabnet post,
and the happy reward, and the happy reward, They say destroy his reputation?
as I trust, as I trust, George Washingtons yielding his power and Welcome, folks, to
Of our mutual cares, Of our mutual cares, stepping away.
labors, and labors, and Zat true? BURR/COMPANY
dangers. dangers. I wasnt aware that was something a person The Adams administration!
could do. BURR
WASHINGTON Im perplexed.
One last time. Jeffersons the runner-up, which makes him
Are they gonna keep on replacing whoevers the Vice President.
in charge?
ALL WOMEN If so, whos next?
George Washingtons going home! JEFFERSON
Theres nobody else in their country who Washington cant help you now, no more
HAMILTON looms quite as large . . . mister nice President.
Teach em how to say goodbye.
BURR BURR Unless.
Adams fires Hamilton. To a Mr. James Reynolds way back in
Privately calls him creole bastard in his seventeen ninety-one. JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
taunts. Unless?
HAMILTON
JEFFERSON Is that what you have? Are you done? HAMILTON
Say what?! If I can prove that I never broke the law,
MADISON do you promise not to tell another soul what
BURR You are uniquely situated by virtue of your you saw?
Hamilton publishes his response. position
BURR
HAMILTON JEFFERSON No one else was in the room where it
Sit down, John, you fat motherf- Though virtue is not a word Id apply to this happened.
situation
BURR HAMILTON
Hamilton is out of control. MADISON Is that a yes?
To seek financial gain, to stray from your
MADISON sacred mission JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
This is great! Hes out of power. He holds no Um, yes.
office. And he just destroyed President John JEFFERSON
Adams, the only other significant member And the evidence suggests youve engaged BURR
of his party. in speculation Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good
health
JEFFERSON BURR and in a prosperous enough position to put
Hamiltons a host unto himself. As long as An immigrant embezzling our government wealth
he can hold a pen, hes a threat. Lets let him funds in the pockets of people like me: down on
know what we know. their luck.
JEFFERSON/MADISON You see, it was my wife who you decided to
I can almost see the headline, your career
12. WE KNOW is done. JEFFERSON
Whaaaat
HAMILTON BURR
Mr. Vice President. I hope you saved some money for your HAMILTON
Mr. Madison. daughter and sons . She courted me.
Senator Burr. Escorted me to bed and when she had me
What is this? BURR/JEFFERSON/MADISON in a corner
Ya best gwan run back where ya come from. thats when Reynolds extorted me
JEFFERSON for a sordid fee.
We have the check stubs. From separate HAMILTON I paid him quarterly.
accounts... Ha! You dont even know what youre asking I may have mortally wounded my prospects
me to confess. but my papers are orderly!
MADISON JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
Almost a thousand dollars, paid in different As you can see I kept a record of every check
amounts... Confess. in my checkered
HAMILTON History. Check it again against your list n see
You got nothing. I dont have to tell you consistency.
anything at all. I never spent a cent that wasnt mine,
you sent the dogs after my scent, thats fine. They passed a plate around. HAMILTON
Yes, I have reasons for shame Total strangers This is the eye of the hurricane, this is the only
but I have not committed treason and sullied moved to kindness by my story. way I can protect my legacy...
my good name. Raised enough for me to book passage on a
As you can see I have done nothing to provoke ship that was New York bound COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON)
legal action. Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait...
Are my answers to your satisfaction? I wrote my way out of hell.
I wrote my way to revolution. HAMILTON
JEFFERSON I was louder than the crack in the bell. The Reynolds Pamphlet.
My God. I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell.
I wrote about The Constitution and defended
MADISON it well. 14. THE REYNOLDS
Gentlemen, lets go. And in the face of ignorance and resistance, PAMPHLET
I wrote financial systems into existence.
HAMILTON And when my prayers to God were met with FULL COMPANY
So? indifference, The Reynolds Pamphlet.
JEFFERSON AND MADISON I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance.
The people wont know what we know.
JEFFERSON/MADISON/ANGELICA
In the eye of a hurricane Have you read this?
HAMILTON there is quiet
Burr! for just a moment, BURR/JEFFERSON/MADISON
a yellow sky. Alexander Hamilton had a torrid affair.
How do I know you wont use this against me And he wrote it down right there.
the next time we go toe to toe?
I was twelve when my mother died.
BURR She was holding me. MADISON
We were sick and she was holding me. Highlights!
Alexander, rumors only grow. And we both
know what we know. I couldnt seem to die. HAMILTON/
BURR JEFFERSON
Wait for it, The charge against
13. HURRICANE wait for it, HAMILTON me is a connection
wait for it... Ill write my with one JAMES REYNOLDS
HAMILTON way out... James Reynolds! James Reynolds!
In the eye of a hurricane For purposes of
there is quiet BURR AND improper speculation. BURR
for just a moment, ENSEMBLE My real crime is an My real crime is an
a yellow sky. Wait for it, Write amorous connection amorous connection
wait for it, evrything with his wife with his wife
When I was seventeen a hurricane wait for it... down, far as I for a considerable
destroyed my town. can see... time with his
I didnt drown. Ill write my WASH/ELI/ knowing consent
I couldnt seem to die. way out... ANG/MAR
Wait for Overwhelm History has its MADISON/BURR/JEFFERSON
I wrote my way out, it, wait for them with eyes on you. Damn!
wrote everything down far as I could see. it, wait for it, honesty.
I wrote my way out. wait...
I looked up and the town had its eyes on me.
 HAMILTON/JEFFERSON/MADISON JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR Never gon be
I had frequent meetings with her. Most of Thats one less thing to worry about! President now.
them at my own house. Well, hes never gon
ANGELICA be President now.
BURR I came as soon as I heard. Never gon be
At his own house! President now.
JEFFERSON Thats
MADISON What?!
one less thing to Thats one less thing
At his own house!
HAMILTON worry about. to worry about.
DEEP VOICE Angelica
Damn! JEFF/ ENSEMBLE
COMPANY MAD HAMILTON WOMEN
HAMILTON/JEFFERSON All the way from London?! Hey! Hey! Well hes
Mrs. Hamilton with our children being absent Damn. At least At least I never
on a visit to her father. he was was gon ENSEMBLE
HAMILTON be MEN
MADISON/BURR Angelica, thank God. honest honest President Well hes
No Someone who understands what Im with our with our now. never
struggling here to do. money! money! gon be
COMPANY President
Boooo! ANGELICA now.
Im not here for you. Well he's
MADISON/BURR never
Have you read this? ENSEMBLE gon' be
Oooooh! President
JEFFERSON now.
Well, hes never gon be President now. ANGELICA Well hes
I know my sister like I know my own mind, Well he's never
MADISON/BURR you will never find anyone as trusting or
Never gon be President now. never gon be
as kind. gon' be President
I love my sister more than anything in this life, President now.
JEFFERSON I will choose her happiness over mine every
Well, hes never gon be President now. now.
time. Hey! Hey! Well hes
Put what we had aside.
MADISON/BURR Im standing at her side.
At least At least That's one never
Never gon be President now. he was he was less thing gon be
You could never be satisfied. honest honest to worry President
JEFFERSON God, I hope youre satisfied. with our with our about. now.
Hes never gon be President now. JEFFERSON/ money! money!
MADISON/BURR MADISON/BURR FULL COMPANY
Never gon be President now. Well, hes never gon
be President now. ENSEMBLE MEN Thats one less thing to worry about!
Never gon be The Reynolds Pamphlet.
JEFFERSON
Thats one less thing to worry about. President now. JEFFERSON/MADISON/BURR
Well, hes never gon Have you read this?
be President now. You ever see somebody ruin their own life?
 COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON/ELIZA)
His poor wife.
15. BURN
ELIZA
I saved every letter you wrote me.
From the moment I read them
I knew you were mine.
You said you were mine.
I thought you were mine.
Do you know what Angelica said
when we saw your first letter arrive?
She said,
Be careful with that one, love.
He will do what it takes to survive.
You and your words flooded my senses.
Your sentences left me defenseless.
You built me palaces out of paragraphs,
you built cathedrals.
Im re-reading the letters you wrote me.
Im searching and scanning for answers
in every line,
for some kind of sign,
and when you were mine
the world seemed to
You and your words, obsessed with your ENSEMBLE
legacy... Blow us all away.
Your sentences border on senseless,
and you are paranoid in every paragraph PHILIP
how they perceive you, Ladies, Im lookin for a Mr. George Eacker.
Made a speech last week, our Fourth of July
You, you, you... speaker.
He disparaged my fathers legacy in front
Im erasing myself from the narrative. of a crowd.
Let future historians wonder I cant have that, Im making my father proud.
how Eliza reacted when you broke her heart.
You have torn it all apart. MARTHA
I am watching it I saw him just up Broadway a couple of blocks.
burn. He was goin to see a play.
Watching it burn.
The world has no right to my heart. PHILIP
The world has no place in our bed. Well, Ill go visit his box.
They dont get to know what I said. DOLLY
Im burning the memories, God, youre a fox.
Burning the letters that might have redeemed
you. PHILIP
You forfeit all rights to my heart. And yall look pretty good in ya frocks.
You forfeit the place in our bed. How bout when I get back, we all strip down
You sleep in your office instead, to our socks?
with only the memories
of when you were mine. BOTH
I hope that you burn. Ok!
COMPANY
16. BLOW US ALL AWAY Blow us all away!

Burn. PHILIP PHILIP

Burn. Meet the latest graduate of Kings College! George!
I probly shouldnt brag, but, dag, I amaze
You published the letters she wrote you. and astonish! GEORGE
You told the whole world how you brought The scholars say I got the same virtuosity and Shh.
this girl into our bed. brains as my pops!
In clearing your name, you have ruined our The ladies say my brains not where the PHILIP
resemblance stops! George!
lives.
Do you know what Angelica said Im only nineteen but my mind is older, GEORGE
When she read what youd done? gotta be my own man, like my father, but Shh! Im tryin to watch the show!
She said, bolder.
You have married an Icarus. I shoulder his legacy with pride, PHILIP
He has flown too close to the sun. I used to hear him say Ya shoulda watched your mouth before you
that someday talked about my father though!
I would
GEORGE HAMILTON You talk about my father, I cannot let it slide.
I didnt say anything that wasnt true. Where is this happening?
You fathers a scoundrel, and so, it seems, PHILIP
are you. PHILIP Mister Eacker! How was the rest of your show?
Across the river, in Jersey.
ENSEMBLE GEORGE
Ooooooooooh! HAMILTON/PHILIP Id rather skip the pleasantries.
Everything is legal in New Jersey... Lets go.
PHILIP Grab your pistol.
Its like that? HAMILTON
Alright. So this is what youre gonna do: PHILIP
GEORGE Stand there like a man until Eacker is in front Confer with your men.
Yeah, I dont fool around. of you. The duel will commence after we count to ten.
Im not your little schoolboy friends. When the time comes, fire your weapon in
the air. ENSEMBLE
PHILIP This will put an end to the whole affair. Count to ten!
See you on the dueling ground.
That is, unless you wanna step outside and PHILIP PHILIP
go now. But what if he decides to shoot? Then Im Look em in the eye, aim no higher.
a goner. Summon all the courage you require.
GEORGE Then slowly and clearly aim your gun towards
I know where to find you, piss off. HAMILTON the sky
Im watchin this show now. No. Hell follow suit if hes truly a man of
honor. MALE ENSEMBLE
PHILIP To take someones life, that is something you One two three four
Pops, if you had only heard the shit he said cant shake.
about you Philip, your mother cant take another FULL ENSEMBLE
I doubt you would have let it slide and I was heartbreak. Five six seven
not about to
PHILIP
HAMILTON Father 17. STAY ALIVE
Slow down. (REPRISE)
HAMILTON
PHILIP Promise me. You dont want this ENSEMBLE
I came to ask you for advice. This is my very young mans blood on your conscience. WOMEN
first duel. Stay alive
They dont exactly cover this subject in PHILIP HAMILTON
boarding school. Okay, I promise. Stay alive... Wheres my
HAMILTON HAMILTON son? DOCTOR
Did your friends attempt to negotiate a Come back home when youre done. Mr. Hamilton,
peace? Take my guns. Be smart. Make me proud, son. come in.
They brought
PHILIP PHILIP him in a half
He refused to apologize, we had to let the My name is Philip an hour ago.
peace talks cease. I am a poet He lost a lot of
Im a little nervous, but I cant show it. blood on the
Im sorry, Im a Hamilton with pride. HAMILTON way over.
Stay alive.... Is he HAMILTON Un deux trois quatre
alive? Eliza. Cinq six sept Un deux trois
Huit neuf.
DOCTOR ELIZA ENSEMBLE MEN Sept huit neuf
Yes. But you have to understand Is he breathing? Is Stay alive Sept huit
the bullet entered just above his hip and he going to survive
lodged in his right arm. this?
HAMILTON ELIZA 18. ITS QUIET UPTOWN
Can I see him please? Who did this, Alexander, did you know? ANGELICA
PHILIP There are moments that the words dont reach.
DOCTOR There is suffering too terrible to name.
Im doing evrything I can but the wound was Mom, Im so sorry for forgetting what you
taught me. You hold your child as tight as you can
already infected when he arrived and push away the unimaginable.
HAMILTON ELIZA The moments when youre in so deep,
Philip. My son it feels easier to just swim down.

PHILIP PHILIP ANGELICA/ENSEMBLE

Pa. We played piano. The Hamiltons move uptown
and learn to live with the unimaginable.
I did exactly as you said, Pa. ELIZA
I held my head up high. I taught you piano. HAMILTON
I spend hours in the garden.
HAMILTON PHILIP I walk alone to the store,
I know, I know. Shh. PHILIP You would put your hands on mine. and its quiet uptown.
I know, I know. High. I never liked the quiet before.
Shh. I know you did ELIZA I take the children to church on Sunday,
evrything just right. You changed the melody every time. a sign of the cross at the door,
Even before we got and I pray.
to ten PHILIP That never used to happen before.
Shh. Ha. I would always change the line.
I was aiming for ANGELICA AND WOMEN
ELIZA If you see him in the street, walking by
the sky. Shh. I know, I know.
I know, I know. himself, talking to himself,
I know, I know. have pity.
PHILIP
I know, I was aiming for I would always change the line. HAMILTON
the sky. Philip, you would like it uptown.
Save your ELIZA Its quiet uptown.
strength and I know, I know.
stay alive ENSEMBLE MEN ANGELICA AND WOMEN
Stay alive ELIZA He is working through the unimaginable.
Un deux trois quatre PHILIP
ELIZA Cinq six sept huit Un deux trois quatre ALL MEN (EXCEPT HAMILTON)
No! neuf. His hair has gone grey. He passes every day.
Cinq six sept huit neuf. They say he walks the length of the city.
Good.
HAMILTON ANGELICA JEFFERSON
You knock me out, I fall apart. There are moments that the words dont reach. With his own faction.
There is a grace too powerful to name.
COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND We push away what we can never understand, MADISON
ELIZA) we push away the unimaginable. Hes very attractive in the North. New Yorkers
Can you imagine? like his chances.
They are standing in the garden,
HAMILTON Alexander by Elizas side. JEFFERSON
Look at where we are. She takes his hand. Hes not very forthcoming on any particular
Look at where we started. stances.
I know I dont deserve you, Eliza. ELIZA
But hear me out. That would be enough. Its quiet uptown. MADISON
Ask him a question: it glances off, he
If I could spare his life, COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND obfuscates, he dances.
If I could trade his life for mine, ELIZA)
hed be standing here right now Forgiveness. Can you imagine? JEFFERSON
and you would smile, and that would be And they say Im a Francophile: at least they
enough. Forgiveness. Can you imagine? know I know where France is!
I dont pretend to know If you see him in the street, walking by her
the challenges were facing. side, talking by her side, have pity. MADISON
I know theres no replacing what weve lost They are going through the unimaginable. Thomas thats the problem, see, they see Burr
and you need time. as a less extreme you.
But Im not afraid, JEFFERSON
I know who I married. 19. THE ELECTION Ha!
Just let me stay here by your side, OF 1800
That would be enough. MADISON
FULL COMPANY You need to change course, a key
COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND The election of 1800. endorsement might redeem you.
ELIZA)
If you see him in the street, walking by her JEFFERSON JEFFERSON
side, talking by her side, have pity. Can we get back to politics? Who did you have in mind?
HAMILTON MADISON MADISON
Eliza, do you like it uptown? Its quiet uptown. Please? Dont laugh.
COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND JEFFERSON JEFFERSON
ELIZA) Yo. Evry action has an equal, opposite Who is it?
He is trying to do the unimaginable. reaction.
See them walking in the park, long after dark, John Adams shat the bed. I love the guy, but MADISON
taking in the sights of the city. hes in traction. You used to work on the same staff.
Poor Alexander Hamilton? He is missing in
HAMILTON action. JEFFERSON
Look around, look around, Eliza. So now Im facing Whaaaat.
COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND JEFFERSON AND MADISON MADISON
ELIZA) Aaron Burr! It might be nice, it might be nice
They are trying to do the unimaginable. to get Hamilton on your side.
JEFFERSON AND MADISON ANOTHER MALE VOTER HAMILTON
It might be nice, it might be nice Like you could grab a beer with him! Youve created quite a stir, sir!
To get Hamilton on your side.
ENSEMBLE BURR
BURR Dear Mr. Hamilton: your fellow Fedralists Im going door to door!
Talk less! ENSEMBLE would like to know how youll be voting.
Burr! HAMILTON
Smile more! HAMILTON Youre openly campaigning?
Burr! Its quiet uptown.
Dont let em know BURR
what youre against ENSEMBLE Sure!
or what youre for! Dear Mr. Hamilton: John Adams doesnt stand
Burr! a chance, so who are you promoting? HAMILTON
Shake hands with Thats new.
him! HAMILTON
Its quiet uptown. BURR
Burr! Honestly, its kind of draining.
Charm her! MEN
Burr! Jefferson or Burr? WOMEN HAMILTON
Its eighteen hundred, Jefferson or Burr? Burr
ladies, tell your We know its We know its lose-lose.
husbands: vote for lose-lose. BURR
Burr! Burr! Jefferson or Burr? Sir!
MALE VOTER Jefferson or Burr?
But if you had to But if you had to HAMILTON
I dont like Adams. Is there anything you wouldnt do?
choose choose
FEMALE VOTER EVEN MORE BURR
Well, hes gonna lose, thats just defeatist. VOTERS MEN No. Im chasing what I want.
Dear Mr. Jefferson or And you know what?
ANOTHER MALE VOTER
And Jefferson Hamilton: Burr? WOMEN HAMILTON
Jefferson or What?
TWO MEN Burr?
In love with France! John Adams We know its We know its BURR
doesnt lose-lose. lose-lose. I learned that from you.
ANOTHER FEMALE VOTER stand a
Yeah, hes so elitist! chance so Jefferson or ENSEMBLE
who are you Burr? Jefferson or If you had to choose
TWO WOMEN promoting? Burr? If you had to choose
I like that Aaron Burr! But if you had But if you had But if you had
to choose to choose to choose MADISON
A WOMAN Its a tie!
I cant believe were here with him! HAMILTON
Well, if it isnt Aaron Burr. Sir! ENSEMBLE
A MAN If you had to choose
He seems approachable? BURR If you had to choose
Alexander!
 JEFFERSON JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE BURR
Its up to the delegates! Oh! I look forward to our partnership.
ENSEMBLE HAMILTON JEFFERSON
If you had to choose I have never agreed with Jefferson once. Our partnership?
If you had to choose
JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE BURR
JEFFERSON/MADISON Oh! As your vice-President.
Its up to Hamilton!
HAMILTON JEFFERSON
VOTERS MADISON/ ENSEMBLE We have fought on like seventy-five diffrent Ha. Yeah, right.
ENSEMBLE fronts.
If you had to You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns
choose, JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE against me, talkin bout, I look forward to
If you had to Jefferson or Oh! our partnership.
choose, Burr?
If you had to Jefferson or JEFFERSON/MADISON/ENSEMBLE MADISON
Burr? But when all is said and all is done, Its crazy that the guy who comes in second
Choose, Choose, Choose, Jefferson has beliefs. Burr has none. becomes vice President.
Choose, Choose, Choose,
Choose! Choose! Choose! ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON
Oooooooooooooh. Yeah, you know what? We can change that.
HAMILTON You know why?
Yo. MADISON AND JEFFERSON
Well, Ill be damned. MADISON
ENSEMBLE Well, Ill be damned. Why?
Oh!
MADISON JEFFERSON
HAMILTON Hamiltons on your side. cuz Im the President. Hey, Burr, when you see
The people are asking to hear my voice Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement.
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE Well, Ill be damned.
Oh! Well, Ill be damned. 20. YOUR OBEDIENT
HAMILTON JEFFERSON SERVANT
For the country is facing a difficult choice. And?
BURR
ENSEMBLE MADISON How does Hamilton,
Oh! You won in a landslide. an arrogant,
immigrant, orphan,
HAMILTON BURR bastard, whoreson,
And if you were to ask me who Id promote Congrats on a race well-run. somehow endorse
I did give you a fight. Thomas Jefferson, his enemy,
ENSEMBLE a man hes despised since the beginning,
Oh! JEFFERSON just to keep me from winning?
Uh-huh. I wanna be in the room where it happens
HAMILTON
Jefferson has my vote.
BURR AND COMPANY HAMILTON HAMILTON
The room where it happens. Hey, I have not been shy. I have an early meeting out of town.
The room where it happens. I am just a guy in the public eye
Tryin to do my best for our republic. ELIZA
BURR I dont wanna fight, Its still dark outside.
Youve kept me from But I wont apologize for doing whats right.
HAMILTON
BURR AND COMPANY I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant, I know. I just need to write something down.
The room where it happens. A dot Ham.
ELIZA
BURR BURR Why do you write like youre running out
For the last time. Careful how you proceed, good man. of time?
Intemperate indeed, good man.
Dear Alexander: Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or HAMILTON
prepare to bleed, good man. Shhh.
I am slow to anger,
but I toe the line HAMILTON ELIZA
as I reckon with the effects Burr, your grievance is legitimate. Come back to bed. That would be enough.
of your life on mine. I stand by what I said, every bit of it.
I look back on where I failed, HAMILTON
You stand only for yourself. Ill be back before you know Im gone.
and in every place I checked, Its what you do.
the only common thread has been your I cant apologize because its true. ELIZA
disrespect. Come back to sleep.
Now you call me amoral, BURR
a dangerous disgrace, Then stand, Alexander. HAMILTON
if youve got something to say, Weehawken. Dawn. This meetings at dawn.
name a time and place, Guns. Drawn.
face to face. ELIZA
HAMILTON Well, Im going back to sleep.
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant, Youre on.
A dot Burr. HAMILTON
BURR AND HAMILTON Hey. Best of wives and best of women.
HAMILTON I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
Mr. Vice President,
I am not the reason no one trusts you. HAMILTON 22. THE WORLD WAS
No one knows what you believe. A dot Ham.
WIDE ENOUGH
I will not equivocate on my opinion,
I have always worn it on my sleeve. BURR
A dot Burr. MALE COMPANY
Even if I said what you think I said, One two three four
you would need to cite a more specific
grievance. FULL COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON
21. BEST OF WIVES AND AND
Heres an itemized list of thirty years of BURR)
disagreements. BEST OF WOMEN Five six seven eight nine
BURR ELIZA BURR
Sweet Jesus. Alexander, come back to sleep. There are ten things you need to know.
COMPANY COMPANY HAMILTON
Number one! Six! I imagine death so much it feels more like
a memory.
BURR BURR Is this where it gets me, on my feet, sevral
We rowed across the Hudson at dawn. He examined his gun with such rigor? feet ahead of me?
My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on I watched as he methodically fiddled with I see it coming, do I run or fire my gun or
as my the trigger. let it be?
There is no beat, no melody.
BURR AND COMPANY COMPANY Burr, my first friend, my enemy,
Number two! Seven! maybe the last face I ever see,
If I throw away my shot, is this how you
BURR BURR remember me?
Hamilton arrived with his crew: Confession time? Heres what I got: What if this bullet is my legacy?
Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew. My fellow soldiersll tell you Im a terrible
shot. Legacy. What is a legacy?
COMPANY
Number three! COMPANY Its planting seeds in a garden you never
Number eight! get to see.
BURR I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song
I watched Hamilton examine the terrain. BURR/HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE MEN someone will sing for me.
I wish I could tell you what was happning Your last chance to negotiate. America, you great unfinished symphony, you
in his brain. Send in your seconds, see if they can set the sent for me.
This man has poisoned my political pursuits! record straight. You let me make a difference.
A place where even orphan immigrants
COMPANY BURR can leave their fingerprints and rise up.
Most disputes die and no one shoots! They wont teach you this in your classes, Im running out of time. Im running, and my
Number four! but look it up, Hamilton was wearing his times up.
glasses. Wise up. Eyes up.
BURR Why? If not to take deadly aim? I catch a glimpse of the other side.
Hamilton drew first position. Its him or me, the world will never be the Laurens leads a soldiers chorus on the
Looking,to the world, like a man on a mission. same. other side.
This is a soldier with a marksmans ability. I had only one thought before the slaughter: My son is on the other side.
The doctor turned around so he could have This man will not make an orphan of my Hes with my mother on the other side.
deniability. daughter. Washington is watching from the other side.
COMPANY COMPANY Teach me how to say goodbye.
Five! Number nine!
Rise up, rise up, rise up,
BURR BURR Eliza,
Now I didnt know Look him in the eye, aim no higher.
this at the time Summon all the courage you require. My love, take your time.
But we were Then count: Ill see you on the other side.
BURR AND PHILIP HAMILTON Raise a glass to freedom
COMPANY
Near the same spot Near the same spot One two three four five six seven eight nine BURR AND COMPANY
your son died, is my son died, is that Number ten paces! Fire! He aims his pistol at the sky
that why why
BURR but Im the one who paid for it. MADISON
Wait! He took our country from bankruptcy to
I survived, but I paid for it. prosperity. I hate to admit it, but he doesnt
BURR get enough credit for all the credit he gave us.
I strike him right between his ribs. Now Im the villain in your history.
I walk towards him, but I am ushered away. I was too young and blind to see... WASHINGTON AND COMPANY
They row him back across the Hudson. I shouldve known. Who lives,
I get a drink. I shouldve known who dies,
the world was wide enough for both Hamilton who tells your story?
COMPANY and me.
Aaaah The world was wide enough for both Hamilton ANGELICA
Aaaah and me. Every other founding father story gets told.
Aaaah Every other founding father gets to grow old.
BURR 23. WHO LIVES, BURR
I hear wailing in the streets. And when youre gone, who remembers
WHO DIES, WHO your name?
COMPANY TELLS YOUR STORY Who keeps your flame?
Aaaah
Aaaah WASHINGTON ANGELICA AND
Aaaah Let me tell you what I wish Id known BURR AND MEN WOMEN
when I was young and dreamed of glory. Who tells your Who tells your story?
BURR You have no control: story?
Somebody tells me, Youd better hide. Who tells your Your story?
WASHINGTON AND COMPANY story?
COMPANY Who lives,
Aaaah who dies, WOMEN
Aaaah who tells your story? Eliza.
Aaaah
BURR ELIZA
BURR President Jefferson: I put myself back in the narrative.
They say
JEFFERSON WOMEN
BURR AND ANGELICA Ill give him this: his financial system is a Eliza.
Angelica and Eliza work of genius. I couldnt undo it if I tried.
And I tried. ELIZA
BURR I stop wasting time on tears.
Were both at his side when he died. WASHINGTON AND COMPANY I live another fifty years.
Death doesnt discriminate Who lives, Its not enough.
between the sinners and the saints, who dies,
it takes and it takes and it takes. who tells your story? FULL COMPANY
History obliterates. Eliza.
In every picture it paints, BURR
it paints me with all my mistakes. President Madison: ELIZA
When Alexander aimed I interview every soldier who fought by
at the sky, your side.
he may have been the first one to die,
MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS
She tells our story.
ELIZA
I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of
writings.
You really do write like youre running out of
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time.
ELIZA
I rely on
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
Angelica.
ELIZA
While shes alive
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
We tell your story.
ELIZA
She is buried in Trinity Church,
ELIZA AND ANGELICA
Near you.
ELIZA
When I needed her most, she was right on
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time.
ELIZA
And Im still not through.
I ask myself, What would you do if you had more
ELIZA AND COMPANY
Time.
ELIZA
The Lord, in his kindness,
He gives me what you always wanted.
He gives me more
ELIZA AND COMPANY ELIZA
Time. In their eyes I see you, Alexander.
I see you every
ELIZA
I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington ELIZA AND COMPANY
Monument. Time.
WASHINGTON ELIZA
She tells my story. And when my time
is up,
ELIZA Have I done enough? COMPANY
I speak out against slavery. Will they tell my Will they tell your
You could have done so much more if you story? story?
only had
ELIZA
ELIZA AND COMPANY Oh, I cant wait to see you again.
Time. Its only a matter of
ELIZA ELIZA AND COMPANY
And when my time is up, have I done Time.
enough?
COMPANY COMPANY
ELIZA COMPANY Will they tell your
Will they tell our Will they tell your story?
story? story? Time
Who lives, who
ELIZA dies, who tells your
Oh. Can I show you what Im proudest of? story?
Time
COMPANY Will they tell your
The orphanage.
story?
ELIZA Time
I establish the first private orphanage in Who lives, who
New York City. dies

COMPANY FULL COMPANY

The orphanage. Who tells your story?

ELIZA
I help to raise hundreds of children.
I get to see them growing up.
COMPANY
The orphanage.
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Kurt Crowley, Sonor,
Sabian, Vic Firth, Remo, Calderwood Percussion,
Gon Bops, Big Fat Snare Drum, Kaitlin Fine.
Stage Managers: Scott Rowen, Deanna Weiner.
HAMILTON opened Off-Broadway at the Public
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the Richard Rodgers Theater on August 6, 2015.
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