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How does a bastard, orphan, son of a wh--- and a Scotsman dropped in the middle of a forgotten
The ten dollar, founding father without a father got a lot father by working a lot harder by being a
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away
Inside he was longing for something to be a part of,
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reined, our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain,
Well, the word got around they said, 'This kid is insane man!' Took up a whole collection just to send him to the
And the world's gonna know your name, what's your name man?
And there's a million things I haven't done.
When he was ten his father
Two years later see Alex and his mother bedridden,
Moved in with a cousin the cousin committed suicide, left him with nothing but
He started retreating and reading every
There would have been nothing left to do for someone less astute
Started working, clerking for his late mother's landlord
Scamming for every book
Planning for the future, see him now as stands on the bow of a ship
In New York you can be a new man (Just you wait)
Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, we're waiting in the wings for you,
Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, America sings for you.
The world will never
The ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him.
We fought with him. Me? I died for him.
And me?
There's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait!
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