A civics lesson from a slaver
A financial diuretic, how do you not get it?
A word
Ah ha ha ha
Ah, winning was easy young man
And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment
And it's too many damn pages for any man to understand
And pray to God we never see Hamilton's candidacy
And what happens if I don't get Congressional approval
Are you ready for a cabinet meeting, huh?
But they don't have a plan, they just hate mine
But you're here with us in New York City
Convince them otherwise
Damn, you're in worse shape than the national debt is in
Doing whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello?
Don't act surprised you guys 'cause I wrote 'em
Don't lecture me about the war, you didn't fight in it
Don't tax the south 'cause we got it made in the shade
Excuse me
Figure it out, Alexander
Governing's harder
Hamilton
Hamilton, take a walk
Hey neighbor
Hey, turn around, bend over, I'll show you where my shoe fits
His plan would have the government assume state's debts
I imagine they'll call for your removal
I'm sorry, these Virginians are birds of a feather
If New York's in debt, why should Virginia bear it?
If we assume the debts, the Union gets a new line of credit
If we're aggressive and competitive, the Union gets a boost
Imagine what gon happen when you try to tax our whiskey
In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground, we create
Ladies and gentlemen
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky
Madison, Jefferson, take a walk
Madison, you're mad as a hatter, so take your medicine
No, we need bold strokes
No, you need to convince more folks
Not true
Now place your bets as to who that benefits
Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it
Ow, but Hamilton forgets
Reticent, there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison
Secretary Hamilton's plan to assume
Secretary Hamilton, your response
Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir
Sir [1]
Sir [2]
Sitting there useless as two shits
So we let Congress get held hostage by the South
Stand with me in the land of the free
State debt and establish a national bank
Such a blunder, sometimes it makes me wonder
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson
That's a non-starter
That's an order from your commander
The issue on the table
The very seat of government where Hamilton sits
These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em
They're being intransigent
This financial plan is an outrageous demand
Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the president
Thomas, that was a real nice declaration
Uh, our debts are paid I'm afraid
We fought for these ideals, we shouldn't settle for less
We need this plan
We plant seeds in the South, we create
We're going to reconvene after a brief recess
Welcome to the present we're running a real nation
Well James Madison won't talk to me
While you were off getting high with the French
Why he even brings the thunder
Why I even bring the thunder
Would you like to join us, or stay mellow
Yeah keep ranting, we know who's really doing the planting
You could've been anywhere in the world tonight
You don't have the votes [1]
You don't have the votes [2]
You have to find a compromise
You just wanna move our money around
You need the votes
You think I'm frightened of you, man, we almost died in a trench
You wanna pull yourself together
You'd rather give it a sedative
You're gonna need congressional approval and you don't have the votes
Young man, I'm from Virginia, so watch your mouth
Your debts are paid 'cause you don't pay for labour