[HAMILTON] Sir, I don’t know what you heard But whatever it is, Jefferson started it
[WASHINGTON] Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning
[HAMILTON] You’re kidding
[WASHINGTON] I need a favor
[HAMILTON] Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for his behavior
[WASHINGTON] Shh. Talk less
[HAMILTON] I’ll use the press I’ll write under a pseudonym, you’ll see what I can do to him—
[WASHINGTON] I need you to draft an address
[HAMILTON] Yes! He resigned. You can finally speak your mind—
[WASHINGTON] No, he’s stepping down so he can run for President
[HAMILTON] Ha. Good luck defeating you, sir
[WASHINGTON] I’m stepping down. I’m not running for President
[HAMILTON] I’m sorry, what?
[WASHINGTON] One last time Relax, have a drink with me One last time Let’s take a break tonight And then we’ll teach them how to say goodbye To say goodbye You and I
[HAMILTON] No, sir, why?
[WASHINGTON] I wanna talk about neutrality
[HAMILTON] Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of war, is this the best time—
[WASHINGTON] I want to warn against partisan fighting
[HAMILTON] But—
[WASHINGTON] Pick up a pen, start writing I wanna talk about what I have learned The hard-won wisdom I have earned
[HAMILTON] As far as the people are concerned You have to serve, you could continue to serve—
[WASHINGTON] No! One last time The people will hear from me One last time And if we get this right We’re gonna teach ‘em how to say Goodbye You and I—
[HAMILTON] Mr. President, they will say you’re weak
[WASHINGTON] No, they will see we’re strong
[HAMILTON] Your position is so unique
[WASHINGTON] So I’ll use it to move them along
[HAMILTON] Why do you have to say goodbye?
[WASHINGTON] If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on It outlives me when I’m gone Like the scripture says: “Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree And no one shall make them afraid.” They’ll be safe in the nation we’ve made I wanna sit under my own vine and fig tree A moment alone in the shade At home in this nation we’ve made One last time
[HAMILTON] One last time
[HAMILTON] Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. I shall also carry with me
[HAMILTON] The hope That my country will View them with indulgence; And that After forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal The faults of incompetent abilities will be Consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws Under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers. [WASHINGTON] The hope
View them with indulgence
After forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal
Consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws Under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.
[WASHINGTON] One last time
[ALL WOMEN] George Washington’s going home!
[HAMILTON] Teach ‘em how to say goodbye
[WASHINGTON] You and I
Going home
History has its eyes on you
We’re gonna teach ‘em how to Say goodbye! Teach ‘em how to Say goodbye! To say goodbye!
Say goodbye!
One last time! [COMPANY] George Washington’s going home