ACT II ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING ACT II Disc 2 1. WHAT’D I MISS 2. CABINET BATTLE #1 3. TAKE A BREAK 4. SAY NO TO THIS 5. THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS 6. SCHUYLER DEFEATED 7. CABINET BATTLE #2 8. WASHINGTON ON YOUR SIDE 9. ONE LAST TIME 10. I KNOW HIM 11. THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION 12. WE KNOW 13. HURRICANE 14. THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET 15. BURN 16. BLOW US ALL AWAY 17. STAY ALIVE (REPRISE) 18. IT’S QUIET UPTOWN 19. THE ELECTION OF 1800 20. YOUR OBEDIENT SERVANT 21. BEST OF WIVES AND BEST OF WOMEN 22. THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH 23. WHO LIVES, WHO DIES, WHO TELLS YOUR STORY ENSEMBLE Ready to face ACT II Aaa-ooo! whatever’s awaiting JEFFERSON me in N.Y.C. Me in N.Y.C. 1. WHAT’D I MISS I helped Lafayette draft a declaration, JEFFERSON then I said, ‘I gotta go. But who’s waitin’ for me when I step in the COMPANY I gotta be in Monticello.’ Now the work at place? Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen... home begins… My friend James Madison, red in the face. Se- se- seventeen... ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON BURR Aaa-ooo! He grabs my arm and 1789. I respond, ENSEMBLE How does the bastard orphan, JEFFERSON “What’s goin’ on?” Aaa-ooo! immigrant decorated war vet So what’d I miss? unite the colonies through more debt? What’d I miss? MADISON Fight the other founding fathers til he has Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our to forfeit? you a kiss. nation’s very soul. Have it all, lose it all, I’ve been in Paris meeting lots of different Can you get us out of the mess we’re in? you ready for more yet? ladies... Treasury Secretary. Washington’s the I guess I basic’lly missed the late eighties... ENSEMBLE President, I traveled the wide, wide world and came Aaa-ooo! ev’ry American experiment sets a precedent. back to this… Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him. MADISON Pissed him off until we had a two-party ENSEMBLE Hamilton’s new financial plan is nothing less system. Aaa-ooo! than government control. You haven’t met him yet, you haven’t had I’ve been fighting for the South alone. JEFFERSON Where have you been? the chance, There’s a letter on my desk from the President. ‘cause he’s been kickin’ ass as the ambassador Haven’t even put my bags down yet. ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON to France Sally be a lamb, darlin’, won’tcha open it? Aaa-ooo! Uh...France. but someone’s gotta keep the American It says the President’s assembling a cabinet promise. and that I am to be the Secretary of State, MADISON You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas! great! We have to win. And that I’m already Senate-approved... COMPANY JEFFERSON ENSEMBLE Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! I just got home and now I’m headed up to New York. What’d I miss? Wha? Wha? What’d Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! I miss? Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! ENSEMBLE Thomas Jefferson’s coming home! Headin’ to New York! What’d I miss? I’ve come home to Thomas Jefferson’s coming home Lord he’s Headin’ to New York! this? been off in Paris for so long! Headfirst into a Aaa-ooo! JEFFERSON political abyss! Aaa-ooo! Lookin’ at the rolling Headfirst, into the fields abyss! JEFFERSON I can’t ENSEMBLE France is following us to revolution, I have my first believe that we Believe that we are cabinet meeting there is no more status quo. are free. free But the sun comes up and the world still spins. today, Chik-a-pow! These are wise words, enterprising men Doin’ whatever the hell it is you do in I guess I better think quote ‘em. Monticello? of something to say, Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ‘em. If we assume the debts, the union gets A new line of credit, a financial diuretic. JEFFERSON/MADISON I’m already on my How do you not get it? If we’re aggressive and way, On my way Oww competitive The union gets a boost. You’d rather give it let’s get to the JEFFERSON bottom of this… a sedative? But Hamilton forgets A civics lesson from a slaver. Hey neighbor, What did I miss? his plan would have the government assume Ahhh ah! Your debts are paid cuz you don’t pay for state’s debts. labor. Now, place your bets as to who that benefits: “We plant seeds in the South. We create.” WASHINGTON the very seat of government where Hamilton Mr. Jefferson, welcome home. Yeah, keep ranting, sits. we know who’s really doing the planting. HAMILTON HAMILTON And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment, Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton. Don’t lecture me about the war, you didn’t Not true! fight in it. WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE JEFFERSON You think I’m frightened of you, man? Mr. Jefferson, welcome home. Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it. We almost died in a trench while you were off getting high with the COMPANY If New York’s in debt— why should Virginia bear it? Uh! Our debts are French. Mr. Jefferson, welcome home Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the Sir, you’ve been off in Paris for so long! paid, I’m afraid. Don’t tax the South cuz we got it made in President, the shade. reticent—there isn’t a plan he doesn’t jettison. JEFFERSON Madison, you’re mad as a hatter, son, take So what did I miss? In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground. We create. You just wanna move our money your medicine. around. Damn, you’re in worse shape than the This financial plan is an outrageous demand, national debt is in, 2. CABINET BATTLE #1 and it’s too many damn pages for any man to sittin’ there useless as two shits. understand. Hey, turn around, bend over, I’ll show you WASHINGTON where my shoe fits. Ladies and gentlemen, you coulda been Stand with me in the land of the free anywhere in the world tonight, but you’re and pray to God we never see Hamilton’s WASHINGTON here with us in New York City. Are you ready candidacy. Excuse me? Jefferson, Madison, take a walk! for a cabinet meeting??? Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky. Hamilton, take a walk! We’ll reconvene after Imagine what gon’ happen when you try to a brief recess. Hamilton! WASHINGTON tax our whisky. The issue on the table: Secretary Hamilton’s WASHINGTON HAMILTON plan to assume state debt and establish a Sir! national bank. Secretary Jefferson, you have Thank you, Secretary Jefferson. Secretary the floor. Hamilton, your response. WASHINGTON A word. JEFFERSON HAMILTON ‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ Thomas. That was a real nice declaration. MADISON We fought for these ideals; we shouldn’t Welcome to the present, we’re running a You don’t have the votes. settle for less. real nation. Would you like to join us, or stay mellow, JEFFERSON/MADISON HAMILTON ELIZA AND PHILIP You don’t have the votes. They’re being intransigent. One two three four five six seven eight nine! JEFFERSON WASHINGTON HAMILTON Aha-ha-ha ha! You have to find a compromise. My dearest, Angelica, “tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow JEFFERSON/MADISON HAMILTON creeps in this petty pace from day to day” You’re gonna need congressional approval But they don’t have a plan, they just hate I trust you’ll understand the reference to and you don’t have the votes. mine! another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play. JEFFERSON WASHINGTON They think me Macbeth, and ambition is Such a blunder sometimes it makes me Convince them otherwise. my folly, wonder why I even bring the thunder. HAMILTON I’m a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive MADISON pain, What happens if I don’t get congressional Madison is Banquo, Jefferson’s Macduff Why he even brings the thunder… approval? And Birnam Wood is Congress on its way to WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Dunsinane. You wanna pull yourself together? I imagine they’ll call for your removal. HAMILTON/ANGELICA HAMILTON HAMILTON And there you are, an ocean away. I’m sorry, these Virginians are birds of a Sir— Do you have to live an feather. ocean away? WASHINGTON Thoughts of you subside, WASHINGTON Figure it out, Alexander. That’s an order from then I get another letter, Young man, I’m from Virginia, so watch your your commander. I cannot put the notion away… mouth. ELIZA HAMILTON 3. TAKE A BREAK Take a break. So we let Congress get held hostage by the South? ELIZA HAMILTON Un deux trois quatre PHILIP HAMILTON I am on my way. WASHINGTON Cinq six sept huit Un deux trois quatre You need the votes. ELIZA neuf. There’s a little surprise before supper Cinq six sept huit neuf. and it cannot wait. HAMILTON Good! No, we need bold strokes. We need this plan. Un deux trois quatre HAMILTON WASHINGTON Cinq six sept huit Un deux trois quatre I’ll be there in just a minute, save my plate. No, you need to convince more folks. neuf. Cinq six sept huit neuf. ELIZA Alexander— HAMILTON ELIZA James Madison won’t talk to me, that’s a PHILIP nonstarter. Sept huit neuf– HAMILTON Sept huit neuf– Okay, okay— WASHINGTON Sept huit neuf– Winning was easy, young man.