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How does the bastard orphan son of a w**re go on and on grow into more of a phenomenon

watch this obnoxious arrogant loudmouth bother, be seated at the right hand of the father?

Washington hires Hamilton right on sight

But Hamilton still wants to fight, not write.

Now hamiltons skill with a quill is undeniable
But what do we have in common?

We’re reliable with the
LADIES

There are so many to deFLOWER!!
LADIES!!

Looks
Proximity to POWER
LADIES!!

They delighted and distracted him
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him
That's true

Seventeen-eighty
A winter's ball
And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all

Yo
If you could marry a sister
you're rich son

Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?

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How does a bastard, orphan, son of a w**re

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?

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.

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

Then a hurricane came and devastation rained, our man saw his future drip dripping down a drain.

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

Well the word got around and said “this kid is insane man” took a whole 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?

Alexander Hamilton.
My name is Alexander Hamilton.
And there is a million things I havent done, but just you wait, just you wait…

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

(And Alex got better but his mother went quick)

Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide,
left him with nothing but ruined pride, something new inside
a voice saying "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself"

Go on and on grow into more of a phenomenon

Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?

That depends, who's asking?

Oh sure, sir, I’m Alexander Hamilton Im at your service sir.

I have been looking for you

Im getting nervous…

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 its a blur sir, he handles the financials?

You punched the bursar?

Yes.
I wanted to do what you did graduate in two and JOIN THE REVOLUTION he looked at me like i was stupid.
Im not stupid.

So how did you do it? How did you graduate so fast?

It was my parents dying wish before they passed

So how'd you do it? How'd you graduate so fast?
It was my parents' dying wish before they passed

You’re an orphan?
OF COURSE!
Im an orphan!
God I wish there was a war so we could prove that we’re worth more than anyone bargained for.

Can I buy you a drink?
That would be nice.
And while we're at it let me offer you some free advice:

I’m not throwing away my shot.

I am not thorwing away my shot, i'm young, scrappy and hungry, and i'm not throwing away my shot!

Imma get a scholarship to kings college, I probably shouldn’t brag but dang I amaze and astonish

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 dimond in the ruff, a shiny piece coal

Trying 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 walk it every day.
But DAMN ITS GETTING DARK SO LET ME SPELL OUT MY NAME.
I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R WE ARE MENT TO BE

A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree

He aint never gonna set his decedents free
So there will be a revolution in this century
(Enter me)
He says in parentheses

Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free
eventually you'll see my ASCENDANCY

And I am not throwing away my shot
(my shot)