Lin-Manuel Miranda

Released: December 11, 2015

Featuring: Stephen Colbert

Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda

[JOHN ADAMS]
Barmaid, one ale if it's not too much bother
Pay attention! Did I mention I'm a Founding Father?
Don't try to front me, I won't play that, madam
I'm a founder of this country and my name's John Adams

[BUTTON GWINNETT]
I knew it was you, my boy Johnny Ace
Has it really been since Philly since I've seen your face?

[ADAMS]
Thank you very much, always nice to meet a fan

[GWINNETT]
Hold on a second, Adams, you know who I am
It's me Button Gwinnett, I don't need a citation
Cause we met tête-à-tête when we signed the Declaration
Big-wig style, how could you forget?
I'm your brother founding father, Big B Gwinnett!

[ADAMS]
Sorry, didn't hear, can you repeat that name?
Was it Bilbo Gimlet, what's your claim to fame?
I don't remember any hobbits on the signature roster
You say you're a Founder but you look like a Loster

[GWINNETT]
What?! What!
You can call me Gwinnett, you can call me Button
All the shorties call me over when they see me struttin'
I'm a patriotic player, I don't need to cajole
I got the lady-folks unbuttoning their button hole
Yeah, ask Abigail, she knows

[ADAMS]
I'm John frickin' Adams, come on, show respect
I ain't never heard of no buster named Button Gwinnett!
I'm the O.G.V.P. and I know every signer
From Hancock in Boston to Lynch in Carolina

[GWINNETT]
It's a mystery why you're pissed at me
But Button Gwinnett will make history
I'm a glutton for attention so don't you forget
Tell him my name:

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[GWINNETT]
What's my name?

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[GWINNETT]
What's my name?

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[GWINNETT]
What's my name?

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[STEPHEN COLBERT]
His name is Lin-Manuel Miranda!
Hamilton is running now on Broadway!
The original cast album is available wherever music is sold!
We'll be right back!

[GWINNETT]
What's my name?

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA]
[Beat-boxing]

[GWINNETT]
What's my name?

[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!

[MIRANDA]
Yeah, I'm Button Gwinnett
Don't you ever forget
And when we tête-à-tête
I'm Button, I'm frontin'
I don't use my name
I'll just keep free-stylin'
'til we're don' with it!

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning American writer, composer, playwright, and actor. He created and starred in two hit musicals, In the Heights and Hamilton (2015), an epic adaptation of Ron Chernow’s biography of the American founding father. Miranda also co-wrote the music and lyrics for Disney’s Moana (2016). The film’s main theme, “How Far I’ll Go”, was nominated for the 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Personally, Miranda has received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Hamilton), three Tony Awards (Best Original Score for both ITH and Hamilton, Best Book of a Musical for Hamilton), two Grammys (Best Musical Theatre Album ITH, Hamilton), and an Emmy (Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Bigger”). He was the recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant”. He has a star on the Puerto Rican Walk of Fame and will receive a Hollywood star in 2018.

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