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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?
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, the 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 reigned, our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple and he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
Well, the world 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. My name is Alexander Hamilton. And there’s a million things I haven’t 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 sitting in their own sick, the scent thick…
And Alex got better but his mother went quick… Moved in with his cousin / the cousin commited suicide / left him with nothin’ but ruined pride / something new inside / a voice sayin’…
Alex, you gotta fend for yourself!
He started retreating and reading every treatise on the shelf
There would have been nothin’ left to do for someone less astute, he woulda been dead
And destitute, without a cent or restitution. Started workin’, clerkin’
For his late mother’s landlord. Trading sugar cane and rum and all the things he can’t afford
scamming for everything book he could get his hands on. waiting for the future see him now on a ship
Heading for the new land. In new york
YOU CAN BE A NEW MAN
In New York, you can be a new man.
Just you wait.
JUST YOU WAIIIIT WHAT’S YOUR NAME MAN?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
*LOUD GRAND FINALE BLAST*
DOOooo doooOoO doOo 1776
New York City
Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?
That depends, who’s asking?
Oh well sure sir, I’m Alexander Hamilton I’m at your service sir I have been looking for you
i’m 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. It’s a blur, sir
He handles the financials?
You punched the bursar?
Yes, 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?
It was my parents dying wish before they passed
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
Can I buy you a drink? That would be nice. While we’re talking can I offer you some free advice?
Talk less, smile more
Dont let them know what you’re against or what you’re for;)))))))))
You can’t be serious…
You wanna get ahead? (Yes.) Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead.
YO YO YO YO YO YO WHAT TIME IS IT ? SHOW TIME
Like I said - show time! Show time yo! I’m John Laurens in the place to be. Two pints of Sam Adams but I’m working on three uh! Those red coats don’t want it with me ‘cause I will pop chick-a-pop these cops till I’m free!
