right hand man
miranda, lin-manuel
british admiral howe's got troops on the water
thirty-two thousand troops in new york harbor
thirty-two thousand troops in new york harbor
when they surround our troops!
when they surround our troops!
as a kid in the caribbean i wished for a war
i knew it was the only way to
i am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or
i will fight for this land
who can give us a command so we can--
understand? it's the only way to
the moment you've been waiting for!
the pride of mount vernon!
we gotta make an all out stand
i'm gonna need a right-hand man
let down my guard and tell the people how i feel a second?
now i'm the model of a modern major general
the venerated virginian veteran whose men are all
to put me up on a pedestal
writin' letters to relatives
embellishin' my elegance and eloquence
but the elephant is in the room
the truth is in ya face when ya hear the british cannons go. boom!
any hope of success is fleeting
how can i keep leading when the people i'm
we put a stop to the bleeding as the british take brooklyn
we gotta make an all out stand
i'm gonna need a right-hand man
they're battering down the battery check the damages
we gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages
let's take a stand with the stamina god has granted us
hamilton won't abandon ship
let's steal their cannons
watch the blood and the shit spray and. boom!
we're abandonin' kips bay and. boom!
there's another ship and. boom!
we just lost the southern tip and. boom!
we gotta run to harlem quick
we can't afford another slip
they're skittish as the british cut the city up
i scream in the face of this mass mutiny: are these the men with which i am to defend america?
manhattan in the distance
i cannot be everywhere at once
i'm in dire need of assistance. your excellency
permission to state my case?
i was a captain under general montgomery
until he caught a bullet in the neck in quebec
i think that i could be of some assistance
i admire how you keep firing on the british
a couple of suggestions on how to fight instead of fleeing west
i look forward to seeing your strategy play out
close the door on your way out
have i done something wrong
i called you here because our odds are beyond scary
your reputation precedes you
how come no one can get you on their staff?
you're a young man of great renown
i know you stole british cannons when we were still downtown
nathaniel greene and henry knox wanted to hire you. to be their secretary? i don't think so
i was just like you when i was younger
head full of fantasies of dyin' like a martyr?
why are you telling me this?
i'm working with a third of what our congress has promised
we are a powder keg about to explode
i need someone like you to lighten the load. so?
i am not throwin' away my shot!
i am not throwin' away my shot!
i'm young scrappy and hungry!
i am not throwing away my shot!
you need all the help you can get
i have some friends. laurens
we'll need some spies on the inside
some king's men who might let some things slide
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i'll write to congress and tell 'em we need supplies
master the element of surprise
i'll rise above my station
organize your information
'til we rise to the occasion of our new nation. sir! {whoa