«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» — with these lines begins a popular track by «Original Broadway Cast«. The lyrics of «Alexander Hamilton» were presented in 2020. Since then, it has become popular in the United States, and the official clip has managed to collect more that 836 thousand views on YouTube. Don’t forget to vote for the song and share the link with your firends.
Alexander Hamilton Lyrics by Original Broadway Cast
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?
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
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
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
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
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there’s a million things I haven’t done
But just you wait, just you wait…
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
FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON (whispering)
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
GEORGE WASHINGTON & COMPANY, BOTH
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide
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
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!
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 harbor now
See if you can spot him
Just you wait
Another immigrant
Comin’ up from the bottom
Just you wait
His enemies destroyed his rep
America forgot him
MULLIGAN/MADISON & LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON
We fought with him
LAURENS/PHILIP
Me? I died for him
WASHINGTON
Me? I trusted him
ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA
Me? I loved him
BURR
And me? I’m the damn fool that shot him
COMPANY
There’s a million things I haven’t done
But just you wait!
BURR
What’s your name, man?
COMPANY
Alexander Hamilton!
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