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"WHERE THE HELL AM I!?" Thomas Jefferson was heard yelling.

Similar shouts were heard from others.

"Quiet!" A girl who couldn't have been more than 12 yelled.

"Who is this kid? What's he going to do?" Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch, Gilbert du Montier, Marques de La Fayette, or commonly known in America as Lafayette, asked.

"'This kid' is unimportant," said the girl. "And you're all going to sit your asses on those sofas so I can explain why you're here. Any objections?"

There were lots of those.

"None, good. Sit."

The historical figures reluctantly sat on the sofas.

"'Kay. Roll call in no alphabetical order--" the girl was cut off by Alexander Hamilton.

"K? Are we saying letters? Q! D!"

"Shut your pie hole. Now, Angelica Schuyler?"

"Here?" The woman in pink said.

It went on like that through James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Peggy Schuyler, Eliza Schuyler, King George III, George Washington, Maria Reynolds, Thomas Jefferson, Phillip Hamilton, Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, John Laurens, and Aaron Burr.

"Now," the girl said. "What are your questions?"

"Where are we!?" The girl couldn't make out the voice. (Either that or the author was too lazy to list a name.)

"That's unimportant. When are we, is what you need the answer to. Welcome to 2019!"

There were at least 5 outraged yells.

"Be thankful I didn't take you to 2020! There's a huge plague-outbreak-thing there."

Upon further observations, the Hamilsquad found that the room was painted purple and had a black shiny thing on the wall. There was a door in the back.

"Why are we here?" Good old' Georgie Washing Machine asked.

"You're going to watch a musical. I'm going to assume you have No idea what that means because they weren't created until the 1920s."

After explaining musicals and technology, and how they got there (magic, by the way), she moved on.

"So, fun fact, slavery was abolished and black people have equal rights. Also, women do too."

Most everyone cheered.

"Who are you?! I demand to know!" King George said.

"I'm Eurydice." The girl (who's name is not Eurydice) said. She then mumbles something about melodies. "No, my name is Nyssa."

"Anyway. Musicals. You're watching a musical about Alexander Hamilton," The girl said.

Jefferson seemed wounded and Alex shouted in triumph.

"You don't look like a girl though. Nyssa is a female name." Hercules Mulligan said. "Your wearing pants (which are awful)."

Nyssa crossed her arms. "Just because my pants are bright yellow doesn't mean they're awful. And girls have been wearing pants since the 1900s.

"So, the musical that's why you're here."

Nyssa was lying. Those pants were awful. Itchy, to be exact.

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[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?

“Wow, really feeling the love,” Alex said.

[JOHN LAURENS]
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

“Fourteen? I wouldn’t trust Hamilton with anything at his age now.” Jefferson said.

Madison laughed and Hamilton scoffed.

[THOMAS JEFFERSON]
And 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

“That’s illegal,” Peggy commented.

[JAMES MADISON]
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

“Who are these people?” George Washington asked.

“Who are they or who do they play?” Nyssa asked back.

“Both?”

“The first man was Leslie Odom Jr. who plays Aaron Burr,” She said. “The second man was Anthony Ramos who plays Philip Hamilton and John Laurens, John on this part. The 3rd one was Daveed Diggs who plays Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier Marquis de La Fayette and--”

“You use my full name? And pronounce it correctly?” Lafayette was thoroughly surprised.

“Yes, I do it to waste people’s time. And Thomas Jefferson (Thomas in this part). And the 4th was Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan who plays James Madison and Hercules Mulligan, James in this part.

[BURR]
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?”

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON!” Alexander Hamilton yelled.

Maria pulled her arms in front of her at the unexpected noise.

[ALEXANDER HAMILTON]
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait…

“That’s Lin Manuel Miranda who plays Hamilton,” Nyssa said.

[ELIZA HAMILTON]
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

“We get it, you had a bad childhood,” Jefferson said.

He didn’t want to feel bad, but he did.

“That’s Philadelphia Soo! She plays Eliza and, if I’m being honest, is hot.” Nyssa said.

She got some odd looks. “What?” Madison asked.

“Ah, yes. The wonders of homosexuality.” Nyssa winked at John. “I like girls, and I like guys. It’s not always illegal in my time?”

“Not illegal?” John asked, intrigued.

“Sometimes. It’s legal in most of the US but not in some states. It’s illegal in more than half of the world. Sometimes punishable by death.”

“That’s awful,” Alex said.

[FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON (whispering)]
And Alex got better but his mother went quick

[GEORGE WASHINGTON & COMPANY, BOTH]
Moved in with a cousin

“He still has family,” Peggy said. “You still have family, right?” She looked at her brother-in-law

the cousin committed suicide

“No,” Peggy answered her own question.

Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
A voice saying “Alex, you gotta fend for yourself.”
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf

Nyssa named the actor and who he played.

[BURR & COMPANY, BOTH]
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

[COMPANY & HAMILTON, WOMEN, MEN]
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!

[COMPANY]
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!

“Yes!” Angelica said. “Take a freaking break!”

Nyssa coughed. And whispered, “He does.”

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

[BURR, MEN, & COMPANY]
The ship is in the harbour now
See if you can spot him

“There he is! Hercules yelled. Most everyone laughed.

Maria did not like loud yelling.

Just you wait
Another immigrant
Comin’ up from the bottom
Just you wait
His enemies destroyed his rep
America forgot him

“One,” Thomas said, “we didn’t destroy your rep, you did. We just helped a bit. And two, America didn’t forget you. You have a musical.”

James Madison turned to Nyssa. “Do we all have musicals?”

She shook her head. “I wish, but no. You all are in this musical though.”

[MULLIGAN/MADISON & LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON]
We fought with him

[LAURENS/PHILIP]
Me? I died for him

“What!?” Both Phillip and John yelled.

“I did not think this through well.” Nyssa sighed. “John, you die for a cause. In battle. Phillip, you die in a duel, defending your father.”

Eliza was outraged, along with many others. “And you expect us to go back now that we know our son dies?!”

“Well, yes. But now that you know, you can prevent the bad things from happening. It’s not like I’ll mess up historical events and completely change the timeline by doing this.”

“That was sarcasm,” Hercules said.

[WASHINGTON]
Me? I trusted him

[ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA]
Me? I loved him

Nyssa again explained the casting.

“Angelica?!” Eliza asked, not sure what to feel.

“It was a silly little crush--”

“Like Alex had on John!” (Grammarly third to change is to The John. Because he is special and deserves the title.) Nyssa yelled.

Everyone turned to her.

“I can’t beat up a child,” Alex complained.

“And who is Maria?” Peggy asked.

“Her.” Nyssa pointed to a woman sitting on the edge of one of the couches. “Also, you guys are all from different times, so people know things others don’t.”

They decided not to ask Maria about it, she looked shaken.

[BURR]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him

“WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?” Everyone (excluding Burr) yelled.

“WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!” Burr yelled.

Alex squinted at Burr. “I’m watching you.”

[COMPANY]
There's a million things I haven’t done
But just you wait!

[BURR]
What's your name, man?

[COMPANY]
Alexander Hamilton!

“That was a really good song,” Phillip said.

“Why wasn’t I in it?” King George whined.

“You have three solo songs. Shush,” Nyssa said.

“So we have to leave now?” Angelica asked.

“No, there are over 40 more songs.”

“I still think the bright thing, I’m sorry, the screen is witchcraft,” Thomas said.

Nyssa rolled her eyes. “The next song is even better!”

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[COMPANY]
1776. New York City

"That's when we all met." Lafayette said to the gang and Aaron.

[HAMILTON]
Pardon me. Are you Aaron Burr, sir?

[BURR]
That depends. Who’s asking?

[HAMILTON]
Oh, well, sure, sir
I’m Alexander Hamilton, I’m at your service, sir
I have been looking for you

"That's creepy," Madison said.

[BURR]
I’m getting nervous

[HAMILTON]
Sir…
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?

[BURR]
You punched the bursar

[HAMILTON]
Yes!

"Why are you proud of that?" Washington asked.

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

"Is that true? You can't seem to think things through," said Jefferson.

So how’d you do it? How’d you graduate so fast?

[BURR]
It was my parents’ dying wish before they passed

[HAMILTON]
You’re an orphan. Of course! I’m an orphan

"Is that really what you want to bond over?" Angelica said.

God, I wish there was a war!

"WHY?" Phillip said.

Then we could prove that we’re worth more
Than anyone bargained for…

[BURR]
Can I buy you a drink?

"Poison it!" Nyssa cheered.

George Washington looked at her. "Why . . . why would a child joke about that?"

"You have clearly never met a child who deals with constant anxieties and goes through possible events that could happen in their head all day and uses dark humour to cope."

"I . . . Do you need help?" Jefferson asked.

The question was ignored.

[HAMILTON]
That would be nice

[BURR]
While we’re talking, let me offer you some free advice
Talk less

[HAMILTON]
What?

[BURR]
Smile more

[HAMILTON]
Ha

[BURR]
Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for

"You need opinions!" Hamilton said.

[HAMILTON]
You can’t be serious

[BURR]
You wanna get ahead?

[HAMILTON]
Yes

[BURR]
Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

"Is that foreshadowing?" Peggy asked. "That's probably foreshadowing."

[LAURENS]
Yo yo yo yo yo!
What time is it?

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Show time!

[BURR]
Like I said…

[LAURENS]
Show time! Show time! Yo!
I’m John Laurens in the place to be!
Two pints o’ Sam Adams, but I’m workin’ on three, uh!
Those redcoats don’t want it with me!
Cuz I will pop chick-a pop these cops till I’m free!

Nyssa resisted the urge to go on a rant about the historical facts behind this verse.

[LAFAYETTE]
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!

"Ha! This . . . wow." Jefferson said.

"What does it mean in English?" Maria asked. It was the 1st time she had spoken and everyone was taken by surprise.

"Yes, yes, my friend. My name is Lafayette. The Lancelot of the revoltions sets. I came from afar just to say good evening. Tell the king "go away"--

"Rude!" Shouted the said king.

"Who's the best, it's me."

Duolingo is actually helpful, Nyssa knew all those words except "casse toi."

[MULLIGAN]
Brrrah brraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan

"What the hell?" Hercules laughed.

Up in it, lovin’ it, yes I heard ya mother said “Come again?”

[LAFAYETTE & LAURENS]
Ayyyyy

[MULLIGAN]
Lock up ya daughters and horses, of course
It’s hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets…

King George scrunched his nose. "You have sex with horses?"

"No!" He said. "Why would they think that?" He looked to Nyssa.

"They don't. It's a joke." She said.

[LAFAYETTE]
Wow

[LAURENS]
No more sex, pour me another brew, son!
Let’s raise a couple more…

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
To the revolution!

[LAURENS]
Well, if it ain’t the prodigy of Princeton college!

[MULLIGAN]
Aaron Burr!

[LAURENS]
Give us a verse, drop some knowledge!

[BURR]
Good luck with that: you’re takin’ a stand
You spit. I’m ‘a sit. We’ll see where we land

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Boooo!

[LAURENS]
Burr, the revolution’s imminent. What do you stall for?

[HAMILTON]
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for?

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS]
Ooh
Who you?
Who you?
Who are you?

"Lafayette sounds sounds suspicious." Eliza said.

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS]
Ooh, who is this kid? What’s he gonna do?

"I'm going to go down in history!" Alex yelled.

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[HAMILTON]
I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot!

“This is annoyingly repetitive.” Said Madison

I'ma get a scholarship to King's College

“I don’t think you’re smart enough for that,” Jefferson said.
“I doubt you would be either!” Alex yelled.
Nyssa stood on her chair. “Girls, girls, your both pretty. Just shut up.”
Alex scoffed. “My child would never be so disrespectful--”
“No, I would.” Phillip said.

I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish

Jefferson rolled his eyes.

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
Tryin' to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable
Only nineteen but my mind is older
These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage
I have learned to manage, I don't have a gun to brandish
I walk these streets famished
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame

“Metaphors,” Angelica said. “I like it.”

But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name
I am the—

“What does it being dark have to do with anything?” Paul asked.

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
A-L-E-X-A-N-D
E-R—we are—meant to be…

[HAMILTON]
A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly

“Hey!” said the king.

Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree

"Ehhh . . ." The King said.

He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century
Enter me!

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
(He says in parentheses)

[HAMILTON]
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me

"Do they?" Alex asked.

"Well, I wouldn't know. I'm only just escaping primary school. But there's a 1000 page biography I checked out from the library a few years ago." Nyssa said.

I will lay down my life if it sets us free
Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy

[HAMILTON & LAURENS]
And I am not throwing away
My shot (my shot)
I am not throwing away
My shot (my shot)
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"This part again." Madison groaned.

[HAMILTON/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot
It's time to take a shot!

[LAFAYETTE]
I dream of life without a monarchy
The unrest in France will lead to 'onarchy?

"ANARCHY. IT'S ANARCHY," Hercules yelled at Lafayette.

Maria flinched. They condescending way Hercules said it triggered her. (And I can use the word triggered because I know the meaning it's not just offended.)

'Onarchy? How you say, how you say, 'anarchy?'
When I fight, I make the other side panicky
With my—

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[MULLIGAN]
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!
I'm gonna take a—

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[LAURENS]
But we'll never be truly free
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me
You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in
On a stallion with the first black battalion
Have another—

Jefferson did not agree but didn't feel like starting a fight.

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Shot!

[BURR]
Geniuses, lower your voices
You keep out of trouble and you double your choices

"Looking back on it," John said. "That may have been a good idea."

I'm with you, but the situation is fraught
You've got to be carefully taught:
If you talk, you're gonna get shot!

[HAMILTON]
Burr, check what we got
Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot
I think your pants look hot
Laurens, I like you a lot

Nyssa covered her mouth as she giggled.

"Again," Alex conplained, "I can't hit a child."

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 over excited, shoot off at the mouth
I never had a group of friends before
I promise that I'll make y'all proud.

"Aww." Eliza said. "That's cute."

"I'm am not cute!" Alex protested.

[LAURENS]
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/ENSEMBLE]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

[LAURENS & HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN]
Ev'rybody sing:
Whoa, whoa, whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Hey!
Whoa (Whoa)
Woo!
Whoa! (Whoa)
Said let 'em hear ya! (Yea)
Let's go!

[LAURENS & COMPANY]
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
I said shout it to the rooftops!
Whoa!
Said, to the rooftops!
Whoa!
Come on!
Yea
Come on, let's go!

[LAURENS]
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

[LAURENS AND ENSEMBLE & COMPANY]
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Whoa
Rise up! (Rise up!)

[HAMILTON]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

"Okay but what if it is a memory and you've died before?" Peggy suggested to Alex.

When's it gonna get me?

"It already did." Phillip said, adding onto what his aunt said.

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?

"I like that line," said Washington. "I have no idea the symbolisn behild it but I like it."

See, I never thought I'd live past twenty
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?

"That is not something we thought of," Washington said.

I know the action in the street is excitin'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'
I've been readin' 'n writin'

"Of course you have," Aaron muttered.

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'

"When, exactly, did you ever wait?" Eliza asked.

"Yes," Angelica said. "Didn't you two get married after 3 weeks?"

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

[HAMILTON AND COMPANY]
And I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE]
We're gonna rise up! Time to take a shot!
Not throwing away my shot
We're gonna rise up! Time to take a shot!
Not throwing away my shot
We're gonna
We're gonna

[HAMILTON & ENSEMBLE]
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS/MULLIGAN & ENSEMBLE]
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)
Time to take a shot! (Rise up)
Take a shot! Ri— ri— ri—
Shot!
Shot!
A-yo it's
Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!)
Time to take a shot! (Time to take a shot!)
And I am— (And I am)

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
Not throwin' away my—

[COMPANY]
Not throwin' away my shot!

"I really liked the end." Madison shrugged.

"Could have had me in it, Jefferson said.

"You're not in any songs until act two." Nyssa said.

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[HAMILTON]
I may not live to see our glory!

"Ah," George Washington said. "But you did."

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
I may not live to see our glory!

[HAMILTON]
But I will gladly join the fight!

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
But I will gladly join the fight!

[HAMILTON]
And when our children tell our story…

"Once upon a time, there was a man named Alexander--"

Eliza shushed her child.

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS]
And when our children tell our story…

[HAMILTON]
They’ll tell the story of tonight

"Hopefully they'll leave out some parts." John might as well make these jokes while he can.

[MULLIGAN]
Let’s have another round tonight

[LAFAYETTE]
Let’s have another round tonight

[HAMILTON]
Let’s have another round tonight

[LAURENS]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away

"Is that true, though?" Asked the King.

No matter what they tell you
Raise a glass to the four of us

[LAURENS/MULLIGAN]
Tomorrow there’ll be more of us

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS]
Telling the story of tonight

[HAMILTON]
They’ll tell the story of tonight

[LAURENS/MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away

[HAMILTON]
No matter what they tell you

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE]
Let’s have another round tonight

[LAURENS]
Raise a glass to the four of us

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE]
Tomorrow there’ll be more of us

[HAMILTON/LAURENS]
Telling the story of tonight

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE]
Let’s have another round tonight

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/
ENSEMBLE & MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/ENSEMBLE]
They’ll tell the story of tonight
Raise a glass to freedom
They’ll tell the story of tonight
Raise a glass to freedom
They’ll tell the story of tonight
They'll tell the story of—

[FULL ENSEMBLE]
Tonight

"That was calmer than most songs," Maria said.

Some people were taken by surprise. They had forgotten she was there. They all had no idea who she was, they were all from before the affair (including Maria herself).

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[BURR]
There’s nothing 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 them talk
Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Uh-oh, but little does he know that
His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza

Eliza smiled at her sister's

Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at—

[COMPANY]
Work, work!

[ANGELICA]
Angelica!

[COMPANY]
Work, work!

[ELIZA]
Eliza!

[PEGGY]
And Peggy!

[COMPANY]
Work, work!
The Schuyler sisters!

[ANGELICA]
Angelica!

[PEGGY]
Peggy!

[ELIZA]
Eliza!

[COMPANY]
Work!

[PEGGY]
Daddy said to be home by sundown

Angelica rolled her eyes, “It’s not like he would find out,”

[ANGELICA]
Daddy doesn’t need to know

[PEGGY]
Daddy said not to go downtown

[ELIZA]
Like I said, you’re free to go

Alex gasped dramatically. “Eliza? Breaking rules?”

[ANGELICA]
But—look around, look around, the
Revolution’s happening in New York

[ELIZA/PEGGY]
New York

[COMPANY]
Angelica

[SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY]
Work!

[PEGGY]
It’s bad enough daddy wants to go to war

[ELIZA]
People shouting in the square

[PEGGY]
It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on our shore

[ANGELICA]
New ideas in the air

“And I thought of you as a pessimist,” Jefferson said.

“Why?” Angelica asked.

“You just seem the type.”

[ANGELICA AND MALE ENSEMBLE]
Look around, look around—

[ELIZA]
Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for…

[ALL MEN]
She’s lookin’ for me!

“Disgusting!” Peggy exclaimed.

[ANGELICA & COMPANY]
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)
Whooaaaaa!

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY with COMPANY]
Whooaaaaa!
Work!

[BURR]
Wooh! There’s nothin’ like summer in the city

“Spring in the city is pretty close,” LAex said to Burr.

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?

[ANGELICA]
Burr, you disgust me

[BURR]
Ah, so you’ve discussed me
I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!

“Ew, Burr, what the heck?” Hercules said.

Burr shrugged. “This didn’t really happen.”

[ANGELICA]
I’ve been reading 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:

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal”

“I wrote that,” Thomas bragged.

[ANGELICA]
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson

He looked at Angelica and waved his arms as if saying “you met me, now what?”

[COMPANY]
Unh!

[ANGELICA]
I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!

Angelica nodded. “That.” She really liked how she was portrayed in the musical.

[WOMEN]
Work!

[ELIZA]
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!

[ELIZA/PEGGY]
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY]
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
In the greatest city in the world!

[SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY]
In the greatest city in the world!

[ANGELICA, ELIZA/PEGGY & MEN]
Cuz I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Look around, look around
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane
The revolution's happening in—
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

“This is giving me a headache.” Madison shook his head.

[ANGELICA, ELIZA/PEGGY, WOMEN]
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
New York!
Look around, look around, the revolution's happening
In New York!
So listen to my declaration:

[ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY, FEMALE ENSEMBLE, & WOMEN]
We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal
Look around, look around
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Whoo!
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
Hey, hey, hey, hey

[FULL COMPANY]
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be

[ALL WOMEN]
In the greatest city in the world

[ALL MEN]
In the greatest city—

[COMPANY]
In the greatest city in the world!

[COMPANY & ANGELICA]
Work, work! Angelica

[COMPANY, ELIZA, & PEGGY]
Work, work! Eliza
And Peggy!

[COMPANY & ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY]
Work, work!
The Schuyler sisters
Work, work
We're looking for a mind at work
Work, work (hey)
Work, work (hey)
Work, work

[COMPANY, ANGELICA, & ELIZA/PEGGY]
Work, work
Whoa!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Work, work
In the greatest city in the world
In the greatest city in the world

[COMPANY]
In the greatest city in the world

“It’s funny how confused Peggy looks throughout the song.” Laurens commented.

Peggy scowled at John.

“What comes next?” asked the king.

Nyssa laughed. “That’s actually the name of one of your songs. And the next one is about that annoying guy, Samuel Sebary.”

“Him?” Alex asked. “Gross.”

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[Seabury:]
Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury

“I forgot this guy existed,” Burr said.

And I present "Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Continental Congress!"

Heed not the rabble who scream revolution
They have not your interests at heart
[Mulligan:]
Oh my God. Tear this dude apart

“Yeah! Do it!” Hercules said.

[Seabury:]
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution
Don't let them lead you astray
This Congress does not speak for me
[Burr:]
Let him be

“C’mon, Burr!” said Alex. “We’ve got to stand up for what we believe in!”

[Seabury:]
They're playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
For shame, for shame…

[Hamilton (Seabury):]
Yo!
He'd have you all unravel at the (Heed not the rabble)
Sound of screams but the (Who scream)
Revolution is comin' (Revolution, they)
The have-nots are gonna (Have not your)
Win this (Interests)
It's hard to listen to you with a straight face (At heart)

The king rubbed his temples. “This is confusing.”

Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us (Chaos and bloodshed are not a)
Honestly, you shouldn't even talk (Solution)
And what about Boston? Look at the cost, n' all that we've lost n' you talk (Don't let them lead you astray)
About Congress?! (This Congress does not speak for me)
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee!

“Oh my God!” Lafayette laughed.

“I never had a dog,” Hamilton said.

(They're playing a dangerous game)
But strangely, your mange is the same
(I pray the king shows you his mercy)
Is he in Jersey?

The king was offended.

(For shame)
For the revolution!
(For shame!)
[Company:]
For the revolution!

[Seabury:]
Heed
[Hamilton:]
If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna
[Seabury/Hamilton:]
Scream
[Hamilton:]
Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
[Seabury:]
Not your interests
[Hamilton:]
Don't modulate the key then not debate with me!

“You two should just join a debate club,” said Madison.

Why should a tiny island across the sea regulate the price of tea?
[Burr:]
Alexander, please!
[Hamilton:]
Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive, drop the niceties

[Ensemble:]
Silence! A message from the King!
A message from the King!
[Full Company:]
A message from the King!

“That’s me!” cheered the King.

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[King George:]
You say
The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay

“Love?” the king scoffed.

“More like dictation,” added Jefferson.

You cry
In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by

“The Boston Teaparty!” said John.

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

Washington made a disgusted face.

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

“That’s true,” said the King. “You will be back.”

Oceans rise, empires fall

“I would never think I would like something he--” Alexander pointed to the King-- “said.”

“We quote this song a lot,” Nyssa commented. “It’s very quotable.”

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!

“That’s not very loving,” Peggy joked.

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 dat dat da…

Hercules snorted. “The shoulder-thing. . . .”

You say our love is draining and you can't go on

Madison covered his laugh with a cough. That note was very high.

You'll be the one complaining when I am gone...
And no, don't change the subject
'Cause you're my favourite subject
My sweet, submissive subject

Phillip let out a laugh he had been holding the whole song. “This is ridiculous.”

My loyal, royal 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

“Nope!” said Lafayette.

For your love, for your praise
And I'll love you till 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

“Like Peggy said,” Angelica said, “not very loving.”

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 dat—
Everybody!

[Full Ensemble:]
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 dat da ya da!

“I’m not dying at all,” said Eliza. “Not at all.” Her face was red from laughing.

“I’m not like that!” exclaimed the king.

“He’s slightly saner,” Washington said. It was in a respectful tone to cover the not-so-respectful words.

“What’s next?” Alex asked.

Nyssa counted on her fingers. “Right Hand Man. You would call it an Aide-de-camp. It’s basically Washington kicking Burr out of his office because Hamilton has, like, three whole friends.”

“Are you saying I don’t have any?” asked Burr.

“As far as I know, besides Hamilton (if he even counts), you have one friend. He tries to get you to say you’re Christian when you’re on your death bed so you can ‘go to Heaven’ when you die.” Nyssa put air quotes around “go to Heaven”.

“Non-Believer!” Alexander screeched.

Burr withheld his anger at the orphan.

“Relax I was joking,” Alexander said. “Kid--”

“I have a name,” muttered the kid.

“-- What’s your time’s views on Atheists?”

“Most people are cool with it. I’m an Athiest, and I’m friends with a Christan girl, a Hindu girl, and an Athiest guy. I’ve only met one person who was anti-everyone-who-isn’t-Christan.”

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There should be a square around Maria btw

So, that's kinda important.

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[Company:]
British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbour

Washington sighed, he remembered how hard this was.

[Ensemble 1 (Ensemble 2):]
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!

[Hamilton:]
As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war

“Why though?” Phillip asked.

I knew that I was poor
I knew it was the only way to
[Hamilton/Burr/Mulligan/Laurens/Lafayette:]
Rise up!

That’s why, Phillip though. He did not think it was a valid reason.

[Hamilton:]
If they tell my story

Eliza grabbed her husband's hand. “They do. When we get back, you can stop worrying about it.”

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!

[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!

Washington put his head in his hands. He knew is was him.

[Burr:]
Ladies and gentlemen!
[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Burr:]
The moment you've been waiting for!
[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Burr:]
The pride of Mount Vernon!
[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Burr:]
George Washington!

Marie-Joseph slapped George on the back. “Look it’s you!”

[Washington (Ensemble):]
We are outgunned (What?)

“True,” Alex said.

Outmanned (What?)

“True,” John mimicked.

Outnumbered

“True,” Lafayette copied the other two.

Outplanned (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)

“True.” Hercules decided to go along with it.

Jefferson rolled his eyes. But he couldn’t lecture them about the war, he didn’t fight in it.

We gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)

“Is no one going to address the ‘buck’ thing?” Peggy asked.

"No," Alex answered.
[Washington:]
Check it
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?
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

“Virgin?” Hercules joked. “I wouldn’t think so. I mean, look at you!”

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 ya face when ya hear the British cannons go…
[Ensemble:]
Boom!

“Cannons are cool,” Peggy said.

[Washington:]
Any hope of success is fleeting
How can I keep leading when the people I'm
Leading keep retreating?

"We were not retreating!" Alex protested.

"Not you specifically."

We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look

[Washington (Ensemble):]
We are outgunned (What?)

“True,” Alexander said.

Outmanned (What?)

“True--” John was interrupted.

“Could you not?” Burr asked.

Outnumbered

"True," said Hercules

Outplanned (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)

“True,” said Lafayette.

We gotta make an all outstand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)
Incoming!

[Hamilton:]
They're battering down the Battery check the damages
[Mulligan:]
Rah!

Hercules was just confused while everyone else laughed. “Am I just in this for sound effects?”

“No,” said Nyssa said. “Just you wait until Yorktown. You get a verse.”

[Hamilton:]
We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages
[Mulligan:]
Rah!
[Hamilton:]
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship
Yo, let's steal their cannons

“I remember this,” said the Alex. “That was exhilarating.”

[Mulligan (Company):]
Shh-boom! (Boom!)
[Washington:]
Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray and…
[Company:]
Boom!
[Washington:]
Goes the cannon, we're abandonin' Kips Bay and…
[Company:]
Boom!
[Washington:]
There's another ship and…
[Company:]
Boom!
[Washington:]
We just lost the southern tip and…
[Company:]
Boom!
[Washington:]
We gotta run to Harlem quick, we can't afford another slip

“That was a lot of cannon noises, too many if you ask me, very, repetitive,” said Madison

Guns and horses giddyup
I decide to divvy up
My forces, they're skittish as the British cut the city up
This close to giving 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…

[Burr:]
Your excellency, sir!
[Washington:]
Who are you?
[Burr:]
Aaron Burr, Sir
Permission to state my case?
[Washington:]
As you were
[Burr:]
Sir
I was a captain under General Montgomery
Until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec

Washington lowered his head for the fallen general.

And well, in summary
I think that I could be of some assistance
I admire how you keep firing on the British
From a distance

“Don’t look so smug,” said Hercules. “It wasn’t all you.”

[Washington:]
Huh
[Burr:]
I have some questions, a couple of suggestions on how to fight instead of fleeing west
[Washington:]
Yes?
[Burr:]
Well
[Hamilton:]
Your excellency, you wanted to see me?
[Washington:]
Hamilton, come in, have you met Burr?
[Hamilton:]
Yes, sir
[Hamilton and Burr:]
We keep meeting

“You two sound so angry with the fact,” Angelica laughed.

[Burr:]
As I was saying, sir, I look forward to seeing your strategy play out
[Washington:]
Burr?
[Burr:]
Sir?
[Washington:]
Close the door on your way out

[Hamilton:]
Have I done something wrong, sir?

“Dyh,” said Jefferson. “When have you done anything right?”

[Washington:]
On the contrary
I called you here because our odds are beyond scary
Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh
[Hamilton:]
Sir?
[Washington:]
Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff?
[Hamilton:]
Sir!

“Why do you sound so angry?” Phillip asked his father. “It’s just a question.”

[Washington:]
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 Greene and Henry Knox wanted to hire you…
[Hamilton:]
To be their Secretary? I don't think so
[Washington:]
And why're you upset?
[Hamilton:]
I'm not

“Why the fuck you lying? Why you always lying? Mhm, oh my god, stop fucking lying,” Nyssa sang.

Peggy and Phillip started laughing while everyone just stared.

“It is obviously a lie.”

[Washington:]
It's alright, you want to fight, you've got a hunger
I was just like you when I was younger
Head full of fantasies of dyin' like a martyr?
[Hamilton:]
Yes
[Washington:]
Dying is easy, young man
Living is harder

“Actually it’s been pretty hard for me to die so far,” Alex said.

[Hamilton:]
Why are you telling me this?
[Washington:]
I'm being honest
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?

[Company except Hamilton:]
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!

“Do they repeat this line in every song?” asked James Madison.

“Not every song.”

[Hamilton:]
I am not throwing away my shot!
[Washington:]
Son
[Washington and Company:]
We are outgunned, outmanned!
[Hamilton:]
You need all the help you can get
I have some friends. Laurens, Mulligan
Marquis de Lafayette, okay, what else?

Hercules pulled his arms around his two friends.

[Washington and Company:]
Outnumbered, outplanned!
[Hamilton:]
We'll need some spies on the inside

“How many spies did you have!?” The King was outraged, even though it was clear they had them.

“Enough,” John said smugly.

Some King's men who might let some things slide

[Hamilton (Company) {Eliza/Angelica/Peggy/Women}:]
(Boom!) I'll write to Congress and tell 'em we need supplies, you rally the guys {Whoa, whoa, whoa...}
Master the element of surprise
(Boom!) I'll rise above my station, organize your information, 'til we rise to the occasion of our new nation. Sir! {Whoa, whoa, whoa...}

[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Hamilton:]
Rise up!
[Laurens/Lafayette/Mulligan:]
What?
[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Hamilton/Schuyler Sisters/Women:]
Rise up!
[Laurens/Lafayette/Mulligan:]
What?
[Ensemble:]
Here comes the General!
[Hamilton/Schuyler Sisters:]
Rise up!
[Laurens/Lafayette/Mulligan:]
What?
[Company:]
Here comes the General!
[Hamilton:]
What?
[Washington:]
And his right-hand man!
[Company:]
Boom!

“I like the cannons,” Phillip commented. “Even though it’’s just people yelling ‘boom’.”

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[Burr:]
How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore

“Is that the first line to every other song?” complained Alex.

Go on and on
Grow into more of a phenomenon?

“More of?” Jefferson questioned. “When was he ever one?”

Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother

"That sounds about right."

Jefferson was by far the worst person Eliza had met. Even the King was semi-reasonable. But Jefferson? Sigh. Elizabeth Hamilton could kill him right now. And in fact, she is.

Eliza stormed across the room to where the said fool sat.

“Maybe you could have some respect?” She yelled.

Angelica and Peggy clapped, but Maria frowned. This is the woman married to Alexander Hamilton, the man who she apparently has an affair with. Maria felt like an absolutely awful person.

“Why should I listen to you?” Jefferson sneered.

Eliza was about to respond but Washington said something first. “Because your boss is right here.”

Thomas scowled at Eliza but didn’t say anything else.

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?

“Your male, you fought in the war. . . .” Peggy was counting on her fingers. “That’s about it.”

We're reliable with the

[All men:]
Ladies!

John coughed into his fist.

[Burr:]
There are so many to deflower!

Eliza, Maria, and Angelica were the most disgusted.

“What’s that mean?” Peggy asked her eldest sister.

“I’ll tell you when you’re older,” responded Angelica.

[All men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
Looks! Proximity to power
[All men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
They delighted and distracted him
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him!
[Hamilton:]
That's true!

Everyone looked at Washington. He sighed. “Yes, it’s true. A street cat that Martha named Hamilton.”

Jefferson laughed. “Because he’s a street orphan.”

[Full Company:]
1780
[Burr:]
A winter's ball
And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all
Yo, if you can marry a sister, you're rich, son
[Hamilton:]
Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?
[Hamilton/Burr/Laurens:]
Hey
Hey
Hey hey
“What’s with all the ‘hey’s?” asked James Madison.

“That’s one thing I don’t know,” said Nyssa. “I think it was just for the beat.”

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[Eliza (all women):]
Oh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)

Everyone noted how the "hey"s went into this song.

Dooo! Hey! (Hey hey hey hey)
Oh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)
Dooo! Boy you got me (Hey hey hey)

[Eliza and women:]
Helpless!

“Oh, that’s not good," said Jefferson sarcastically. "I hope she doesn't die."

Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

“Eyes?” Eliza mumbled.

I'm helpless!
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

“This song is already confusing,” said Hercules.

[Eliza:]
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!"

“Who?” The king looked around at the people in the room. “It can’t be any of you losers, geeks, or whatevers.”

(That is the cringiest line I’ve ever written and I’ve written some awful shit)

Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume

[Eliza and women:]
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine

[Eliza (all women):]
Grab my sister and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine" (Ooh)
My sister made her way across the room to you (Ooh)

“Angelica” was walking to "Alexander".

And I got nervous, thinking, "What's she gonna do?" (Ooh)
She grabs you by the arm, I'm thinkin' "I'm through" (Ooh)
Then you look back at me, and suddenly I'm...

Helpless!
Oh, look at those eyes (Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
Oh! Yeah, I'm helpless, I know
(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)
(I'm helpless!)
I'm so into you, I am so into you
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
(I'm helpless!)
I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

[Hamilton:]
Where are you taking me?

[Angelica:]
I'm about to change your life

Madison let out a cough. Not because he was sick, though.

[Hamilton:]
Then by all means, lead the way

[Eliza:]
Elizabeth Schuyler
It's a pleasure to meet you

Eliza shook her head. “This isn’t how we met.”

[Hamilton:]
Schuyler?

[Angelica:]
My sister

[Eliza:]
Thank you for all your service

[Hamilton:]
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it

[Angelica:]
I'll leave you to it

[Eliza and women:]
One week later

[Eliza:]
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

[Angelica:]
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him

The Shuyler sisters laughed.

[Eliza (all women):]
Ha!
Two weeks later in the living room stressin' (stressin')
My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessin' (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, and I'm...

(Hey!)
Helpless!
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
I'm helpless, hoo
(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em I'm helpless!)
That boy is mine, that boy is mine
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
(I'm helpless!)
Helpless!
Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

[Hamilton:]
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's 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

Washington eyed Angelica and Alexander suspiciously.

“We didn’t have an affair!” Alexander protested Washington’s stare.

“The historians say otherwise.” Nyssa shrugged.

No stress, my love for you is 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 buckwild
But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
And long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to God
You'll never feel so…

[Hamilton (Eliza) {all women}:]
{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) Eliza...
{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) I've never felt so
{Helpless!} (Hey, yeah, yeah!)
{Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em}
(Down for the count and I'm)
My life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it {Helpless!}
(I look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
{Helpless!}
(I'm) {Helpless!}
{Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em}

[*wedding march plays*]

John, Lafayette, and Alexander laughed about Hercules being the Flower Child.

[All women:]
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

[Eliza:]
Helpless

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[Laurens:]
Alright, alright. That's what I'm talkin' about!
Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor
Angelica Schuyler!

"More alcohol! Great! Not like it can kill you or anything!" Philip could clearly see that the glass "John" was holding was for alcohol.

[Angelica (all men) {all women}:]
A toast to the groom!
(To the groom!)
(To the groom!)
{(To the groom!)}
To the bride!
{To the bride!}
(To the bride!)
{To the bride!}
From your sister
(Angelica!)
(Angelica!)
{(Angelica!)}
Who is always by your side
(By your side)
{By your side}
To your union
{(To the union!)}
{(To the revolution!)}
And the hope that you provide
(You provide!)
{(You provide!)}
May you always…
{(Always)}
Be satisfied
{(Rewind)}

[Recorded Samples:]
Rewind, rewind
Helpless,
Schuyler, Schuyler
Helpless
Drownin' in 'em
Drownin', rewind

I remember that night, I just might (rewind)
I remember that night, I just might (rewind)
I remember that night, I remember that

[Angelica:]
I remember that night, I just might
Regret that night for the rest of my days

"Well nothing seemed to go wrong in the last song, what is there to regret?" James Mafia asked. (I pressed space before I could put 'on" on Madison and it correced to Mafia so I guess James Mafia is what I'll be calling him)

I remember those soldier boys
Tripping over themselves to win our praise
I remember that dreamlike candlelight
Like a dream that you can't quite place

"I had a dream I was bathing in a bucket of cheese and someone walked in. Can't recall the rest but there was some drama with some ducks." Said Thomas. (This is a dream I had btw -me)

"What the fuck." Hamilton expressed his thought clearly and maturely. "What the actual fuck."

"That's not that weird," said Phillip. "I had a dream I was a goose and I bit people's noses off." (Also a dream I had -author)

" What is wrong with you all."

But Alexander, 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 aflame
[Full Company:]
This is not a game…
[Hamilton:]
You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied
[Angelica:]
I'm sure I don't know what you mean
You forget yourself
[Hamilton:]
You're like me
I'm never satisfied
[Angelica:]
Is that right?
[Hamilton:]
I've never been satisfied
[Angelica:]
My name is Angelica Schuyler

"I was Angelica Church by then," said Angelica.

[Hamilton:]
Alexander Hamilton
[Angelica:]
Where's your family from?
[Hamilton:]
Unimportant
There's a million things I haven't done
but just you wait, just you wait…

[Angelica:]
So so so... 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!
You see it, right?

The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes

"That was like five seconds though," said Hercules.

" Have you read a book?' asked Jeff. " Use concert clues to infer that there was more conversation we didn't see."

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'm 'a give it a chance
I asked about his family. Did you see his answer?
His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance?
He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants

Handsome

The king glanced over at Hamilton. "No."

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…

[Eliza:]
Helpless…
[Angelica:]
And I know she is…
[Eliza:]
Helpless…
[Angelica:]
And her eyes are just…
[Eliza:]
Helpless…
[Angelica:]
And I realize
[Angelica and Company:]
Three fundamental truths at the exact same time…

[Hamilton:]
Where are you taking me?
[Angelica:]
I'm about to change your life
[Hamilton:]
Then by all means, lead the way

[Company (except Angelica):]
Number one!
[Angelica:]
I'm a girl in a world in which
My only job is to marry rich
My father has no sons

"Are we completely forgetting about Philip?" Peggy asked.

" Are we forgetting about me?" Philip Hamilton Questioned.

Peggy roled her eyes. "Philip Jeremiah."

"He's almost ten years younger than you," Angelica said. " He doesn't really count."

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

Eliza glanced at her older sister. She knew this musical took a lot of creative liberty, but she wasn't sure about this.

[Eliza:]
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you
[Hamilton:]
Schuyler?
[Angelica:]
My sister

[Company:]
Number two!
[Angelica:]
He's after me 'cause I'm a Schuyler sister
That elevates his status, I'd
Have to be naïve 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

[Eliza:]
Thank you for all your service
[Hamilton:]
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
[Angelica:]
I'll leave you to it

[Company:]
Number three!
[Angelica:]
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

"What do the historians say about Angelica and Hamilton?" Eliza asked.

" Well," Nyssa said, "a lot of stuff says different things but it's probably a pretty even divide of 'yes they had an affair' and 'no they didn't' but I personally think they did--"

" Your very good at talking about people like they're know there, you know," said Hamilton.

" Well, I was about to say that all the stuff I've read about this says, and I quote, 'HAMILTON WAS, SHALL WE SAY, VERY HOT.' but now I can't say that."

Eliza was looking at Angelica, Angelica was looking at the floor, and Peggy was making the face any dramatic person would.

she'd be silently resigned
He'd be mine
She would say, "I'm fine."
[Angelica and Company:]
She'd be lying

[Angelica:]
But when I fantasize at night
It's Alexander's eyes
As I romanticize what might
Have been if I hadn't sized
Him up so quickly
At least my dear Eliza's his wife;
At least I keep his eyes in my life…

[Angelica (all men) {all women}:]
To the groom!
(To the groom!)
(To the groom!)
{(To the groom!)}
To the bride!
{To the bride!}
(To the bride!)
{To the bride!}
From your sister
(Angelica!)
(Angelica!)
{(Angelica!)}
Who is always by your side
(By your side)
{By your side}
To your union
{(To the union!)}
{(To the revolution!)}
And the hope that you provide
(You provide!)
{(You provide!)}
May you always…
{(Always)}
Be satisfied
(Be satisfied)
{Be satisfied}
(Be satisfied)
And I know
{(Be satisfied)}
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
She'll be happy as
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
His bride
{(Be satisfied)}
And I know
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
{Be satisfied}
He will never be satisfied
I will never be satisfied

"Damn," said John. "How many misstrisses did you have? I count four."

Hercules and Lafayette nodded.

" You're supposed to be my friends!" Said Alex

Chapter Text

[Laurens:]
I may not live to see our glory!

[Mulligan/Lafayette:]
I may not live to see our glory!

“Didn’t we hear this song already?” asked Washington

[Laurens:]
But I've seen wonders great and small

[Mulligan/Lafayette:]
I've seen wonders great and small

“This one is different,” said Joseph.

[Laurens:]
'Cause if the tomcat can get married

“I’ve always hated cats,” Jefferson said, “it’s no surprise you’d be one.” the comment was directed at Alexander.

[Mulligan/Lafayette:]
If Alexander can get married

[Laurens:]
There's hope for our ass, after all!

[Lafayette:]
Raise a glass to freedom

[Laurens/Mulligan:]
Hey!
Something you will never see again!

"I am not controlling." Eliza scowled.

Alex, Angelica, and Peggy nodded.

[Mulligan:]
No matter what she tells you

[Lafayette:]
Let's have another round tonight!

[Laurens:]
Raise a glass to the four of us!

[Lafayette/Hamilton:]
Ho!

[Mulligan:]
To the newly not poor of us!

Angelica rolled her eyes. Idiots.

[Laurens/Lafayette/Hamilton:]
Woo!

[Lafayette:]
We'll tell the story of tonight

[Laurens:]
Let's have another round

[Hamilton:]
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr

[Burr:]
Sir!

[Hamilton:]
I didn't think that you would make it

[Burr:]
To be sure

[Mulligan/Lafayette:]
Burr!

[Burr:]
I came to say congratulations

[Mulligan:]
Spit a verse, Burr!

[Burr:]
I see the whole gang is here

[Lafayette:]
You are the worst, Burr!

"True!" Said Hercules, John, Yves Roch, Alex, and Aaron.

Washington looked at Burr. "Aaron, no."

[Hamilton:]
Ignore them

"Do not ignore me!" Exclaimed Gilbert.

Congrats to you, Lieutenant Colonel
I wish I had your command instead of manning George's journal

[Burr:]
No, you don't

[Hamilton:]
Yes, I do

[Burr:]
Now, be sensible
From what I hear, you've made yourself indispensable

[Laurens:]
Well, well, I heard
You've got a special someone on your side, Burr

"If this happened, I can assure you all I was too drunk to remember now," John said.

[Hamilton:]
Is that so?

[Laurens:]
What are you tryin' to hide, Burr?

[Burr:]
I should go

[Hamilton:]
No, these guys should go

[Lafayette:]
What?

[Laurens:]
No!

[Hamilton:]
Leave us alone!

[Mulligan:]
Man…

[Hamilton:]
It's alright, Burr
I wish you'd brought this girl with you tonight, Burr

(My phone keeps trying to correct Burr to burrito. Damb phone.)

[Burr:]
You're very kind, but I'm afraid it's unlawful, sir

[Hamilton:]
What do you mean?

[Burr:]
She's married

[Hamilton:]
I see

[Burr:]
She's married to a British officer

[Hamilton:]
Oh shit…

[Burr:]
Congrats again, Alexander
Smile more
I'll see you on the other side of the war

[Hamilton:]
I will never understand you
If you love this woman, go get her!
What are you waiting for?

[Burr:]
I'll see you on the other side of the war

[Hamilton:]
I'll see you on the other side of the war.

"This was literally the most boring song," said Jefferson.

"I'd beg to differ." Alexander was itching for a fight.

"Then beg."

Chapter Text

"This was literally the most boring song," said Jefferson.

"I'd beg to differ." Alexander was itching for a fight.

"Then beg."
(those three lines were from the last chapter)

Alexander dramatically lied on the floor in front of Thomas. “Oh, please, sir, letter me differ from your all-mighty opinion.”

Everyone in the room (excluding Alex, who was keeping a straight face,) was laughing

“Hahahaha,” Jefferson laughed. “No.”

Hamilton angrily rolled across the floor back to his seat.

[Burr:]
Theodosia writes me a letter every day

Burr smiled inwardly. Theodosia is dead, but he still loves her.
I'm keeping her bed warm while her husband is away
He's on the British side in Georgia
He's trying to keep the colonies inline
But he can keep all of Georgia
Theodosia, she's mine

Everyone already knew about Burr’s love life, it was nothing new to any of them.

Love doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep loving anyway
We laugh and we cry
And we break
And we make our mistakes

“Wow,” Hercules said, “this song is a downer.”

And if there's a reason I'm by her side
When so many have tried
Then I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it

[Burr:]
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
([Men:] Preacher, preacher, preacher)
But there are things that the
Homilies and hymns won't teach ya
([Men:] Teach ya, teach ya, teach ya)
My mother was a genius
([Women:] Genius)
My father commanded respect
([Men:] Respect, respect)
When they died they left no instructions
Just a legacy to protect

[Burr/Ensemble:]
Death doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When everyone who loves me has died

Paul shot a look at Burr. Maybe they should stop being so mean to him.

I'm willing to wait for it (wait for it)
I'm willing to wait for it

Wait for it
[Ensemble:]
Wait for it

Multiple people jumped at the sudden loudness.

Wait for it
Wait for it
[Burr:]
I am the one thing in life I can control
[Ensemble:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[Burr:]
I am inimitable
I am an original
[Ensemble:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[Burr:]
I'm not falling behind or running late
[Ensemble:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[Burr:]
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait
[Ensemble:]
Wait
Wait
Wait
[Burr:]
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb

“Ah, yes, me,” said Alexander. “It’s a musical about me, not Burr’s love life. It’s only right that I would be mentioned.”

[Ensemble:]
Climb
Climb
Climb
[Burr:]
He has something to prove
He has nothing to lose
[Ensemble:]
Lose
Lose
Lose
Lose
[Burr:]
Hamilton's pace is relentless
He wastes no time
[Ensemble:]
Time
Time
Time
[Burr:]
What is it like in his shoes?

“Probably really uncomfortable,” said Jefferoni the macaroni. “He’s small, and so are his shoes.”

Hamilton doesn't hesitate
He exhibits no restraint
He takes and he takes and he takes
And he keeps winning anyway
He changes the game
He plays and he raises the stakes
And if there's a reason
He seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit

[Burr and Company:]
I'm willing to wait for it (wait for it, wait for...)
I'm willing to wait for it...

Life doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When so many have died
Then I'm willin' to
[Burr:]
Wait for it...
[Women:]
Wait for it...
[Men:]
Wait for it...
[Burr:]
Wait for it...
[Women:]
Wait for it...
[Men:]
Wait for it...
[Women:]
Wait for it...
[Men:]
Wait for it...
[Women:]
Wait for it...
[Men:]
Wait for it...
[Women:]
Wait for it...
[Men:]
Wait…

“Let me guess, that song was called Wait For It?” asked the King.

Chapter Text

[Eliza:]
Stay alive…

“Please don’t,” Thomas said.

[Eliza/Angelica/Ensemble women:]
Stay alive…

[Hamilton:]
I have never seen the General so despondent

“Oh no he’s sad.” Phillip made a frowny face.

I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, "George, attack the British forces."

“Don’t attack me!” the king hollered.

I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence

[Washington:]
The cavalry's not coming

[Hamilton:]
But, sir!

[Washington:]
Alex, listen. There's only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outright

[Hamilton:]
That's right

[Washington:]
Don't engage, strike by night
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flight

[Hamilton:]
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight

[Washington:]
Outrun

[Hamilton:]
Outrun

[Washington:]
Outlast

[Hamilton:]
Outlast

[Washington:]
Hit 'em quick, get out fast

[Hamilton:]
Chick-a-plao!

[Washington:]
Stay alive 'til this horror show is past
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast

[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette:]
Raise a glass!

“To freeeeeeedooooommmm!” Hercules sand badly.

[Mulligan:]
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship

[Lafayette:]
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship

[Laurens:]
I stay at work with Hamilton
We write essays against slavery
And every day's a test of our camaraderie and bravery

“Awwww,” Lafeyette cooed, “you have camaraderie!”

“Fuck off.”

[Hamilton:]
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev'ry day
"Sir, entrust me with a command"
And ev'ry day

[Washington:]
No

[Hamilton:]
He dismisses me out of hand

[Hamilton (Eliza/Angelica):]
Instead of me (Stay alive...)
He promotes
Charles Lee ([Lee:] Charles Lee)
Makes him second-in-command:

[Lee:]
I'm a General. Whee!

“This is the absolute best description of Charles Lee I have seen to date,” Alex said.

[Hamilton:]
Yeah. He's not the choice I would have gone with

[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette:]
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth

[Washington:]
Ev'ryone attack!

[Lee:]
Retreat!

[Washington:]
Attack!

[Lee:]
Retreat!

The entire room was at least smiling (though most more). No one liked Lee in the slightest.

[Washington:]
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!

[Lee:]
But there's so many of them!

[Washington:]
I'm sorry, is this not your speed?!
Hamilton!

[Hamilton:]
Ready, sir!

[Washington:]
Have Lafayette take the lead!

“HAH!” Jefferson mocked Hamilton. “He still doesn’t want you!”

[Hamilton:]
Yes, sir!

[Laurens:]
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat

[Lafayette:]
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat

[Hamilton:]
Charles Lee was left behind
Without a pot to piss in
He started sayin' this to anybody who would listen:

[Lee:]
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn n' go back to plantin' tobacco in Mount Vernon

[Company:]
Oo!

[Washington:]
Don't do a thing. History will prove him wrong

[Hamilton:]
But, sir!

[Washington:]
We have a war to fight, let's move along

[Laurens:]
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it

[Hamilton:]
I can't disobey direct orders

[Laurens:]
Then I'll do it
Alexander, you're the closest friend I've got

Nyssa coughed. “friend.”

[Hamilton:]
Laurens, do not throw away your shot

Chapter Text

THIS FIC ISN'T ABANDONED I PROMISE

but I've been writing other stuff and not posting it yet but this won't be left behind