Character: Aaron Burr

[Hamilton]
And here it is!
[The troupe]
Here General!
[Burr]
Ladies and gentlemen!
The moment you've all been waiting for!
The Pride Of Mount Vernon -
George Washington!
[Washington]
We are inferior to them in arms,
Inferior in manpower,
Inferior in numbers
And organization!
We must do everything possible to survive,
Hey, I need the right hand!
Look
Can I just take a minute to be honest.
Even a fraction of a second?
Can I relax and tell people how I feel.
Now I am the model of a modern major-General,
Honorary veteran of Virginia, whose soldiers
Paved me the way to the podium.
In letters to their loved ones
Describe my elegance and my eloquence.
But there is a problem that is ignored
The truth that is written on your face
When you hear the thunder of the British guns (BOOM!).
Any hope of success is fleeting,
How can I lead the army
If the people whom I command, retreat?
We put an end to the bloodshed,
When the British seized Brooklyn,
The knight took the rook, but look:
We are inferior to them in arms,
Inferior in manpower,
Inferior in numbers
And organization!
We must do everything possible to survive,
Hey, I need the right hand!
Get down!
[Hamilton]
Here he comes!
[Company]
Here comes the general!
[Burr]
Ladies and gentlemen!
The moment you've been waiting for!
The Pride of Mount Vernon!
George Washington!
[Washington]
We are out-gunned!
Out-manned!
Out-numbered,
Out-planned!
We gotta make an all-out stand
Hey yo I'm gonna need a right-hand man
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
Lining up to put me up on a pedestal
Writing letters to relatives
Embellishing my elegance and eloquence
But the elephant is in the room
The truth is in your face
When you hear the British cannons go (BOOM!)
Any hope of success is fleeting
How can I keep leading
When the people I'm leading keep retreating?
We put a stop to the bleeding
As the British take Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look
We are out-gunned!
Out-manned!
Out-numbered,
Out-planned!
We gotta make an all-out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man
Incoming!

[Hamilton] When I was a kid and lived in the Caribbean, I dreamed about the war.
I knew that poor, and knew it was the only way...
[Burr, Mulligan, Lawrence, Lafayette] ...to climb!
[Hamilton] To me was rumoured
I either have to die heroically on the field of battle, or...
[Burr, Mulligan, Lawrence, Lafayette] ...to climb!
[Hamilton] I will fight for this land, but there's only one person,
Who can give us an order and we...
[Burr, Mulligan, Lawrence, Lafayette] ...up!
[Hamilton] See, this is the only opportunity...
[Burr, Mulligan, Lawrence, Lafayette] ...to climb! Up!
[Hamilton] As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war
I knew that I was poor, I knew it was the only way to.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up!
[Hamilton] If they tell my story
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or
[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.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up!
[Hamilton] Understand, it's the only way to.
[Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette] Rise up, rise up!

[Hamilton]
Yo!
He would have left you to die
The cries,
But the coming revolution,
And the poor will win the victory.
It's hard to listen to you, keeping a serious face.
Chaos and bloodshed haunt us
Not worth even to talk about it.
What can you say about Boston?
Look at the price we got it,
How much we have lost
And you're talking about Congress?!
Yes my dog is more eloquent than you!
Oddly enough, you're both equally lousy.
The king is in Jersey?
In the name of the revolution!
[Seabury]
Pay no attention to the rabble,
Screaming about revolution
In their hearts there is no place for your interests.
Chaos and bloodshed is not the solution.
Don't let them mislead you,
This Congress does not speak on my behalf.
They are playing a dangerous game,
I pray the king showed him leniency
Shame, shame...
[Troupe] In the name of the revolution!
[Seabury] ignore...
[Hamilton] and If you repeat it again, I...
[Seabury] That screams...
[Hamilton] Seriously, look at me, please, but not in their notes!
[Seabury] there is No place for your interests...
[Hamilton] If you don't want to pipe down, no need to join with me in discussion.
Why a tiny island in the sea sets the price of tea?
[Burr] Alexander, please...
[Hamilton] Burr, I'd rather be straightforward than indecisive
Discard the courtesy aside.
[The Troupe] Silence! A message from the king!
A message from the king!
[All] a Message from the king!
[Hamilton]
Yo!
He d have you all unravel at the
Sound of screams but the
Revolution is comin’
The have-nots are gonna win this
It's hard to listen to you with a straight face
Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us
Honestly you shouldn't even talk.
And what about Boston?
Look at the cost,
N’ all that we've lost
N’ you talk about Congress?!
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee!
But strangely, your mange is the same
Is he in Jersey?
For the revolution!
[Seabury]
Heed not the rabble
Who scream revolution
They have not your interests at heart
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution
Don't let them lead you astray
This Congress does not speak for me
They're playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
For shame for shame
[Company] For the revolution!
[Seabury] Heed -
[Hamilton] If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna -
[Seabury] Scream -
[Hamilton] Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
[Seabury] Not your interests -
[Hamilton] Don't modulate the key then is not to debate with me!
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
[Company] Silence! A message from the King!
A message from the King!
[All] A message from the King!

[Seabury]
Attention, attention! My name is Samuel Seabury,
And I present to you "the Free thought
On the progress of work of the Continental Congress"!
Pay no attention to the rabble,
Screaming about revolution
In their hearts there is no place for your interests.
[Mulligan]
Oh, my God. Silence this fool.
[Seabury]
Chaos and bloodshed is not the solution.
Don't let them mislead you,
This Congress does not speak on my behalf.
[Burr]
Let him speak.
[Seabury]
They are playing a dangerous game,
I pray the king showed him leniency
Shame, shame...
[Seabury]
Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury
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.
[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.
[Seabury]
They're playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
For shame, for shame...

[Burr]
There is nothing better than summer in the city.
Someone in a hurry for someone pretty...
I'm sorry, miss, I know it's not funny
But your perfume smells like your daddy's money.
Why do you wander around the poor district for fashion-forward heels?
Looking for the bum that will give you new ideas?
[Angelica] Burr, you disgust me.
[Burr]
Ah, so you heard of me?
I trust, baby, trust me!
[Angelica]
I read "Common sense" of Thomas Paine,
Men say I'm easily impressed or abnormal.
You want a revolution? I want revelations
So listen to my statement:
[Eliza/Angelica/Peggy]
"We hold these truths self-evident,
That all men are created equal".
[Angelica] And when I meet Thomas Jefferson,
I'll get him to include women in the continuation of the Declaration!
[Women] Work!
[Burr]
Wooh! There's nothin’ like summer in the city
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!
[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"
[Angelica] And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
I'm ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!
[Women] Work!

[Burr]
For the rich there is nothing better
Than on the way to the city center to wrap up in the slums,
Where the poor live.
They drove in their carriages and gawking
Students, in General,
Just to see how they talk.
Here, for example, Philip Skyler, a man with money,
Uh-Oh, only he knows
His daughter, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza
Secretly sneaking into the city to look at guys
[The troupe] at work, at work!
[Angelica] Angelica!
[The troupe] work, Work!
[Eliza] Eliza!
[Peggy] Peggy!
[The troupe] work, Work!
Sister Skyler!
[Burr]
There's nothing folks love more rich
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
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!

[Burr]
Clever, lighten up.
Do not run up against trouble, and your chances will double.
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught with consequences
It is necessary to remember firmly:
If you talk, you're gonna get shot down.
[Hamilton]
Burr look, who is with us:
Mr. Lafayette is as strong as Lancelot.
Your pants look stunning
Lawrence, I like you very much.
Let us prepare the plot
Blacker than the pot that they were making fun of the pot...
What is the probability that the gods will gather in one place?
Spit on public opinion,
whether you like it or not,
A handful of revolutionaries, supporters of the abolition of slavery,
Give me the post, show me where the bullets.
Oh, am I talking too loud?
Sometimes I too get carried away and talk too much
I have never had a circle of friends,
I promise you will be proud of me.
[Burr]
Geniuses, lower your voices
You keep out of trouble, and you double your choices
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
Mr. Lafayette hard rock like Lancelot
I think your pants look hot
Laurens, I like you a lot
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

[Burr] can I buy you a drink?
[Hamilton] That would be great.
[Burr] since we're talking, let me give you some free advice:
Speak less.
[Hamilton] What?
[Burr] Smile more often.
[Hamilton] Ha!
[Burr] don't let anyone know against what or what you stand for.
[Hamilton] You must be joking.
[Burr] You want to succeed?
[Hamilton] Yes.
[Burr] Fools who talk too much, bad finish.
[Burr] Can I buy you a drink?
[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
[Hamilton] You can't be serious
[Burr] You wanna get ahead?
[Hamilton] Yes
[Burr] Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

[Hamilton]
I wanted to do what you did:
To graduate in two years, and then to join the revolution.
He looked at me like I was stupid, but I'm not stupid.
So how did you do it?
As you graduated so quickly?
[Burr]
It was the dying wish of my parents -
Before they left this world.
[Hamilton]
You are an orphan. Of course! I am also an orphan.
Lord, I want to start a war.
Then we will be able to earn more
Than anyone expected...
[Hamilton]
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
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
God, I wish there was a war!
Then we could prove that we're worth more
Than anyone bargained for...

[Hamilton]
I heard your name at Princeton.
I have been passing accelerated courses when my application was rejected one of your people.
I hit him. It was a blurred, sir.
He works in Finance...
[Burr]
You hit the Treasurer?
[Hamilton]
Yes!
[Hamilton]
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!

[Hamilton]
Sorry. You - Aaron Burr, sir?
[Burr]
Depending on who asks me.
[Hamilton]
Oh, Yes, of course, sir.
I am Alexander Hamilton and I am at your service, sir.
I was looking for you.
[Burr]
I'm starting to get nervous.
[Hamilton]
Sir...
[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
[Burr]
I'm getting nervous
[Hamilton]
Sir...

[Burr],
Enemies destroyed his reputation
America has forgotten it.
[Mulligan/Madison, Lafayette/Jefferson]
We fought with him.
[Lawrence/Philip]
I? I died for him.
[Washington]
I? I trusted him.
[Eliza/Angelica/Maria]
I? I loved it.
[Burr]
And I? I'm a freakin ' idiot who shot him.
[Burr]
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/Maria]
Me? I loved him.
[Burr]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him.

[Burr]
So, it was rumoured, be talked about:
"This guy is crazy".
On the collected funds, he was sent to the mainland.
"Get an education, but don't forget where you came from,
And your name will become known around the world.
What's your name, boy?"
[Hamilton]
Alexander Hamilton,
My name is Alexander Hamilton.
I didn't do a million more things
But give time, give time...
[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 is gonna know your name.
What's your name, man?"
[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...

How an illegitimate child, orphan,
Son of a whore and a Scotsman
By the will of fate got
In the most forgotten places of the Caribbean Islands,
In poverty and dirt,
Grew up and became a hero and a scholar?
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?