[AARON BURR]
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?
[JOHN LAURENS]
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
[THOMAS JEFFERSON]
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
[JAMES MADISON]
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
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
[BURR]
Well, the word 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]
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait...
[BOY 1]
What does the junior, high school, think to implore
with its
Teachers, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in November by providence and full of many
colors
Prepare to be even better than its brothers?
[BOY 2]
These dang students going farther without a bother
Will get a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter
By being a self-starter
By thirteen, they gon’ get placed in charge of so
many bothers
[GIRL 1]
And every day these students gon’ work harder and
harder
they’ll Race across the waves, they’ll struggle and
keep they’re guard up
Inside, they are longing for something to be a part
of
These students are ready to win, and raise their
grades up
[GIRL 2]
Then a storybook came, and storytelling reigned
Our man saw a spider drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to their temples, connected it to their
brains
As they read their first refrains, a testament to their
pain
[BOY 1]
Well, the word got around, they said, “This kid is
orating, man”
Took up a declamation just to send ‘em to the stage,
man
“Get your speech choir ready, don’t forget what
voice you’re in, and
The world's gonna know this month. What’s this
month, man?”
[BOY 1]
SLC-C’s English Month
We’re doing SLC-C’s English Month
And there's a lot of things that will be done
But just you wait, just you wait...
[ELIZA HAMILTON]
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
[FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON
(whispering)]
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
[GEORGE WASHINGTON & COMPANY,
BOTH]
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed
suicide
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something
new inside
A voice saying
“Alex, you gotta fend for yourself.”
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the
shelf
[BURR & COMPANY, BOTH]
There would have been nothin’ left to do
For someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's
landlord
Tradin’ sugar cane and rum and all the things he
can’t afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on
(ooh)
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man
[COMPANY & HAMILTON, WOMEN, MEN]
In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait)
In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait)
In New York you can be a new man
In New York, New York
Just you wait!
[COMPANY]
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the
wings for you)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time!
Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
[GIRL 1]
We move to 9th grade, radio split, full of it, news-
ridden
And then you see ‘em calling, see ‘em come up with
Excuses sittin' in their own seats, the scent thick
[FULL COMPANY EXCEPT GIRL 1
(whispering)]
And it’ll get better but they better be quick
[BOY 2 & COMPANY, BOTH]
Movin’ to the children, of gods, oh yeah the
demigods
Left ‘em with nothin' but TV prod, something new
and broad
A voice saying
“Students, you gotta fend for yourselves.”
They started retreatin' and creatin' every costume on
the shelves
[BOY 1 & COMPANY, BOTH]
There would have been nothin’ left to do
For someone less astute
They woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', plannin' for their fave character’s
costume
Trainin’ for the day and doin’ all the things they
can’t ignore
Writin' for every book they get their hands on
Plannin' for the future see us now as we stand on
(ooh)
The top of a stage headed for a new month
November, this will be a great month
[COMPANY & BOY 1, WOMEN, MEN]
November, this will be a great month (Just you
wait)
November, this will be a great month (Just you
wait)
November, this will be a great month
November, November
Just you wait!
[COMPANY]
SLC-C’s English Month (SLC-C’s English Month)
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the
wings for you)
We will never back down
We’ll learn to take care of our time
Oh, SLC-C’s English Month (SLC-C’s English
Month)
Will they know you rewrote the game? When the students all sing for you
The world will never be the same, oh Will they know what they’ll overcome?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
[BURR, MEN, & COMPANY] This month will never be the same, oh
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him [BOY 1, MEN, & COMPANY]
Just you wait This month is in our hands now
Another immigrant See if you can spot it
Comin’ up from the bottom Just you wait
Just you wait Another English Month
His enemies destroyed his rep Comin’ up from the bottom
America forgot him Just you wait
The other months destroyed its rep
[MULLIGAN/MADISON & All students just forgot it
LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON]
We fought with him [BOY 1]
They’ll read for it
[LAURENS/PHILIP]
Me? I died for him [BOY 2]
They’ll act for it
[WASHINGTON]
Me? I trusted him [GIRL 1]
They’ll call for it
[ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA]
Me? I loved him [GIRL 2]
They’ll laugh with it
[BURR]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him [ALL]
And last? They’ll have to portray a character
[COMPANY]
There's a million things I haven’t done [COMPANY]
But just you wait! There's a lot of things that will be done
But just you wait!
[BURR]
What's your name, man? [BOY 1]
What's the month, man?
[COMPANY]
Alexander Hamilton! [COMPANY]
SLC-C’s English Month