but the sooner the better I bring freedom to my people if given the I’m Ha— chance To get your right hand man back! HAMILTON: WOMEN, MEN: be with you when you do We’ll Hamilton, Hamilton! Ha— ha—! LAFAYETTE: Go lead your men WASHINGTON: Alexander Hamilton HAMILTON: Troops are waiting in the field for you See you on the other side If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide LAFAYETTE: Oh, Alexander Hamilton we meet again, go! ‘Til let’s I have soldiers that will yield for you If we manage to get this right ENSEMBLE: surrender by early light They’ll I am not away my shot! throwin’ The world will never be the same, Alexander… I am not away my shot! throwin’ Hey yo, just like my country, young I’m I’m “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Scrappy and hungry Down)” And not away my shot! I’m throwin’ COMPANY: I am not away my shot! throwin’ The Battle of Yorktown. 1781 HAMILTON: LAFAYETTE: the world ‘Til turns upside down… Monsieur Hamilton ENSEMBLE: HAMILTON: the world turns upside down! ‘Til Monsieur Lafayette HAMILTON: LAFAYETTE: I imagine death so much it feels more like a In command where you belong memory This is where it gets me: on my feet HAMILTON: The enemy ahead of me How you say, no sweat If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend We're finally on the had quite a run field. We’ve with me Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men LAFAYETTE: with me Immigrants: Then I remember my me... Eliza’s expecting Not only that, my Eliza’s expecting We gotta go, gotta get the job done HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE: Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son! We get the job done Take the bullets out your gun! HAMILTON: ENSEMBLE: So what happens if we win? What? LAFAYETTE: I go back to France
but the sooner the better Ha— To get your right hand man back! WOMEN, MEN: Hamilton, Hamilton! Ha— ha—! WASHINGTON: Alexander Hamilton Troops are waiting in the field for you If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide Oh, Alexander Hamilton I have soldiers that will yield for you If we manage to get this right They’ll surrender by early light The world will never be the same, Alexander… “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” COMPANY: The Battle of Yorktown. 1781 LAFAYETTE: Monsieur Hamilton HAMILTON: Monsieur Lafayette LAFAYETTE: In command where you belong HAMILTON: How you say, no sweat We're finally on the field. We’ve had quite a run LAFAYETTE: Immigrants: HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE: We get the job done HAMILTON: So what happens if we win? LAFAYETTE: I go back to France I bring freedom to my people if I’m given the chance HAMILTON: We’ll be with you when you do LAFAYETTE: Go lead your men HAMILTON: See you on the other side LAFAYETTE: ‘Til we meet again, let’s go! ENSEMBLE: I am not throwin’ away my shot! I am not throwin’ away my shot! Hey yo, I’m just like my country, I’m young Scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwin’ away my shot! I am not throwin’ away my shot! HAMILTON: ‘Til the world turns upside down… ENSEMBLE: ‘Til the world turns upside down! HAMILTON: I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory This is where it gets me: on my feet The enemy ahead of me If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me Then I remember my Eliza’s expecting me... Not only that, my Eliza’s expecting We gotta go, gotta get the job done Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son! Take the bullets out your gun! ENSEMBLE: What?
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