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[BURR]
How does Hamilton
An arrogant
Immigrant, orphan
Bastard, whoreson
Somehow endorse
Thomas Jefferson, his enemy
A man he’s despised since the beginning
Just to keep me from winning?
I wanna be in the room where it happens—
[BURR AND COMPANY]
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
[BURR]
You’ve kept me from—
[BURR AND COMPANY]
The room where it happens
[BURR]
For the last time
Dear Alexander:
I am slow to anger
But I toe the line
As I reckon with the effects
Of your life on mine
I look back on where I failed
And in every place I checked
The only common thread has been your disrespect
Now you call me “amoral,”
A “dangerous disgrace,”
If you’ve got something to say
Name a time and place
Face to face
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
A dot Burr
[HAMILTON]
Mr. Vice President:
I am not the reason no one trusts you
No one knows what you believe
I will not equivocate on my opinion
I have always worn it on my sleeve
Even if I said what you think I said
You would need to cite a more specific grievance
Here’s an itemized list of thirty years of disagreements
[BURR]
Sweet Jesus
[HAMILTON]
Hey, I have not been shy
I am just a guy in the public eye
Tryin’ to do my best for our republic
I don’t wanna fight
But I won’t apologize for doing what’s right
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
A dot Ham
[BURR]
Careful how you proceed, good man
Intemperate indeed, good man
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
Prepare to bleed, good man
[HAMILTON]
Burr, your grievance is legitimate
I stand by what I said, every bit of it
You stand only for yourself
It’s what you do
I can’t apologize because it’s true
[BURR]
Then stand, Alexander
Weehawken. Dawn
Guns. Drawn
[HAMILTON]
You’re on
[BURR AND HAMILTON]
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
[HAMILTON]
A dot Ham
[BURR]
A dot Burr
Last Update: November, 12th 2015
Hamilton Lyrics
- Act 1
- Alexander Hamilton
- Aaron Burr
- My Shot
- The Story of Tonight
- The Schuyler Sisters
- Farmer Refuted
- You'll Be Back
- Right Hand Man
- A Winter's Ball
- Helpless
- Satisfied
- The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
- Wait For It
- Stay Alive
- Ten Duel Commandments
- Meet Me Inside
- That Would Be Enough
- Guns and Ships
- History Has Its Eye on You
- Yorktown
- What Comes Next?
- Dear Theodosia
- Non-Stop
- Act 2
- What'd I Miss
- Cabinet Battle #1
- Take a Break
- Say No to This
- The Room Where It Happens
- Schuyler Defeated
- Cabinet Battle #2
- Washington on Your Side
- One Last Time
- I Know Him
- The Adams Administration
- We Know
- Hurricane
- The Reynolds Pamphlet
- Burn
- Blow Us All Away
- Stay Alive (Reprise)
- It's Quiet Uptown
- The Election of 1800
- The Obedient Servant
- Best of Wives and Best of Women
- The World Was Wide Enough
- Finale (Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story)