Released: January 20, 2017
Featuring: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
[BURR]
How does an arrogant
Insolent, immigrant, orphan
Bastard, whoreson
Somehow endorse
An aristocratic Southern adversary
Impossibly connected
And keep me from being elected?
I wanna be in the—
[BURR & COMPANY]
Room where it happens
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
[BURR]
You’ve kept me from the—
[BURR & COMPANY]
Room where it happens
[BURR]
For the last time
Dear Alexander:
I submit for your immediate perusal
A letter from a Doctor Charles Cooper
Who was kind enough to give me his approval
To reprint a letter that he sent in confidence
He claims that on numerous occasions
You have called me "a dangerous man"
Furthermore I "ought not be trusted with the reins of government"
Obviously such an accusation must be met with either an immediate acknowledgement or disavowal
Now, are you capable of such a thing?
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Burr
[HAMILTON]
Dear Mr. Burr:
I've reflected on the letter I received from you
On the afternoon of June 18th
And I'm afraid that I cannot provide you
With the kind of answer that you're looking for
The phrase "numerous occasions"
In place of actual situations
Conveys infinite shades
It's way too vague a phrase to pin to serious allegations
[BURR]
What?
[HAMILTON]
Listen now; how am I to disavow
Something so unspecific?
"Dangerous with the reigns of government," wow
Surely I said something less banal
Be realistic now
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Hamilton
[BURR]
Careful how you proceed, young man
Intemperate indeed, young man
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
Prepare to bleed, young man
[HAMILTON]
No. You know what? I don't like your tone
Lay it at my feet, I kick it down the road
Sorry if your life is difficult without your wife
You have to be more specific though
[BURR]
How's this for specific, Alexander?
Weehawken. Dawn.
Guns. Drawn.
[HAMILTON]
You’re on.
[BURR & HAMILTON]
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
[HAMILTON]
A dot Ham
[BURR]
A dot Burr
How does an arrogant
Insolent, immigrant, orphan
Bastard, whoreson
Somehow endorse
An aristocratic Southern adversary
Impossibly connected
And keep me from being elected?
I wanna be in the—
[BURR & COMPANY]
Room where it happens
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
[BURR]
You’ve kept me from the—
[BURR & COMPANY]
Room where it happens
[BURR]
For the last time
Dear Alexander:
I submit for your immediate perusal
A letter from a Doctor Charles Cooper
Who was kind enough to give me his approval
To reprint a letter that he sent in confidence
He claims that on numerous occasions
You have called me "a dangerous man"
Furthermore I "ought not be trusted with the reins of government"
Obviously such an accusation must be met with either an immediate acknowledgement or disavowal
Now, are you capable of such a thing?
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Burr
[HAMILTON]
Dear Mr. Burr:
I've reflected on the letter I received from you
On the afternoon of June 18th
And I'm afraid that I cannot provide you
With the kind of answer that you're looking for
The phrase "numerous occasions"
In place of actual situations
Conveys infinite shades
It's way too vague a phrase to pin to serious allegations
[BURR]
What?
[HAMILTON]
Listen now; how am I to disavow
Something so unspecific?
"Dangerous with the reigns of government," wow
Surely I said something less banal
Be realistic now
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Hamilton
[BURR]
Careful how you proceed, young man
Intemperate indeed, young man
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
Prepare to bleed, young man
[HAMILTON]
No. You know what? I don't like your tone
Lay it at my feet, I kick it down the road
Sorry if your life is difficult without your wife
You have to be more specific though
[BURR]
How's this for specific, Alexander?
Weehawken. Dawn.
Guns. Drawn.
[HAMILTON]
You’re on.
[BURR & HAMILTON]
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
[HAMILTON]
A dot Ham
[BURR]
A dot Burr
Hamilton Apocrypha
- The Hamilton Mixtape
- #Ham4Vote (Part 1)
- #Ham4Vote (Part 2)
- #Ham4Vote (Part 3)
- My Shot (SNL Opening Monologue Remix)
- The World Was Wide Enough (Broadway for Hillary Remix)
- #Ham4Ham: The Hamilton Mixtape Performance
- Say No To This (Draft 11.7.13)
- Your Obedient Servant (First Draft)
- Congratulations (Early Draft)
- The Story of Tonight (First Sketch)
- Guns & Ships (First Draft 2014)
- Right Hand Man (First Draft)
- Hamilton Principle Casting Changes
- Mulligan’s Goodbye
- Non-Stop, first draft
- I Have This Friend
- Redcoat Transition
- Ode to James Corden (Tony Awards 2016)
- The Hamilton Mixtape (Chris Hayes Excerpt)
- The Adams Administration (2014 Workshop)
- 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards - Cypher 4
- My Shot (demo)
- Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us
- #HAM4HAM: The Hamilton Children
- Button!
- #HAM4HAM: Ja-Burr!
- Grammys 2016: Best Musical Theater Album Acceptance Speech
- Cabinet Battle #3
- A Chorus Line 40th Anniversary Tribute
- Easter Bonnet 2016: The Fleet Street Remix
- Satisfied (Demo)
- #HAM4HAM: The Tevye Sisters
- Tony Awards 2016: Best Score Acceptance Sonnet
- Tony Awards 2016: Best Book Acceptance Speech
- “Exit Music”
- In the Heights
- Congratulations (2014 Workshop)
- Breathe
- 96,000
- Carnaval del Barrio
- First Burn
- The Adams Administration (2014 Workshop)
- Blackout
- Almost Like Praying
- It Won’t Be Long Now
- The Hamilton Mixtape
- Benny’s Dispatch
- No Me Diga
- Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us
- Sunrise
- What the Heck I Gotta Do
- When You’re Home
- Paciencia y Fe
- Finale
- The Club
- Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
- Champagne
- One Last Ride
- Everything I Know