PHILIP: Look- grandpa’s in the paper! War hero Philip Schuyler in danger of losing senate to young upstart Aaron Burr? Grandpa might lose his seat in the senate
ELIZA: I thought he was unopposed?
PHILIP: Not according to the paper he isn’t!
ELIZA: Go make sure the door is closed
PHILIP (and ELIZA): Further down, (further down,) see Schuyler has a challenger from New York, (New York) for senator … Burr!
ELIZA: I gotta go I gotta find Alexander
PHILIP: Let him know we’re on his side
ELIZA: No! He’ll consider this a personal slander- I’ve gotta stop a homicide!
PHILIP: Oh!
ELIZA (and PHILIP): Look around, we should look around let’s go and find your father down in New York (New York)
HAMILTON: Burr! Since when are you a Democratic-Republican?
BURR: Since being one put me on the up and up again
HAMILTON: No one know who you are or what you do
BURR: They don’t need to know me, they don’t like you
HAMILTON: Excuse me?
BURR: Oh, Wall-street thinks you’re great, you’ll always be adored by the things you create but upstate you’re the rascal who trades away the capital
HAMILTON: Wait-
BURR: The asshole who taxes the alcohol!
HAMILTON: I always considered you a friend.
BURR: I don’t see why that has to end A senate seat was up for grabs and I took it It’s not my fault people think you’re crooked
HAMILTON: You’re gonna make a fool of me through my father in law?
BURR: Ah- there’s the kid who almost shot Charles Lee in the jaw My god, your pride will be the death of us all beware, it goeth before the fall!
ELIZA: Alexander, there you are
HAMILTON: Eliza?
ELIZA: You forgot your papers. Mister Burr, good sir, it’s been so long How are the Theodosias?
BURR: As a matter of fact, my wife has taken ill
ELIZA: I’m not surprised, what with the chill You’ll send her our regards
BURR: I will.
ELIZA: And how’s your daughter?
BURR: She’s my pride and joy, fluent in French- and Latin!
PHILIP: So am I!
BURR: She’s the same age as your boy
HAMILTON: Yeah, one day he’ll run Manhattan
ELIZA (overlapping): We must be going, Burr but send your girls our love
BURR: Nice to meet your son
HAMILTON: We’re not done, mister Burr, sir
ELIZA: Hon!
BURR: If I were you I’d stick with her, sir.
HAMILTON: What in the hell was that? What in the hell are you doing downtown? Don’t you know that Burr’s gonna run against your father to humiliate me and try to bring us down? I will not let our family be embarrassed like this I’ll grab a pen and paper let the whole world know You swing at my family you better not miss You better have another punch to throw!
ELIZA: You could let it go Stay alive for me Let it go, live to fight another day People will always be critical or make the personal political They’re tryna knock you off your pedestal, your pinnacle let other people be cynical- let it go! You’re smiling because you know I’m right
HAMILTON: Ha!
ELIZA: And you know if the president were here he’d tell you the same thing
HAMILTON: No, the president’s not here
WASHINGTON: I heard about Burr You didn’t kill him, did you?
HAMILTON: Were you here this whole time?
WASHINGTON Let it go, stay alive for me
ELIZA (and WASHINGTON): Let it go, let it slide right by (let it slide right by) You don’t have to bring a gun to a knife-fight It’s not a case of your money or your life, right?
WASHINGTON: You know you really oughta listen to your wife, right?
HAMILTON: I know…
WASHINGTON: So let it go…
BURR (and COMPANY): Talk less (Burr!) Smile more! (Burr!) Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for (Burr!) Shake hands with him (Burr!) Charm her! (Burr!) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome senator Aaron Burr
WASHINGTON: Let everybody know you can take a body blow Let everybody know you can learn to let it go
ELIZA (and WASHINGTON): Let everybody know you can take a body blow Look around, look around, how lucky you are to be alive right now If somebody tries to lay you low Let it go