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I'mma get a scholarship To King's College

I'mma get a scholarship/To King's College/I probably shouldn't brag/But dag, I amaze and...

Hamilton • 2020

Alexander Hamilton: I'mma get a scholarship/To King's College/I probably shouldn't brag/But dag, I amaze and astonish/The problem is I got a lot of brains/But no polish/I gotta holler just to be heard/With every word I drop knowledge/I'm a diamond in the rough/A shiny piece of coal/Tryin' to reach my goal/My power of speech, unimpeachable/Only 19, but my mind is older/These New York City streets get colder/I shoulder every burden/Every disadvantage/I have learned to manage/I don't have a gun to brandish/I walk these streets famished/The plan is to fan this spark into a flame/But damn, it's getting dark/So let me spell out the name/I am the
Alexander Hamilton, Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, John Laurens: A-L-E-X-A-N-D/E-R/We are meant to be.
Alexander Hamilton: A colony that runs independently/Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly/Essentially, they tax us relentlessly/Then King George turns around/Runs a spending spree/He ain't never gonna/Set his descendants free/So there will be a revolution in this century/Enter me.
Marquis de Lafayette, Hercules Mulligan, John Laurens: He says in parentheses.
Alexander Hamilton: And don't be shocked/When your history book mentions me/I will lay down my life/If it sets us free/Eventually you'll see my ascendancy/And I am not throwing away my shot

Full Transcript

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I'mma get a scholarship To King's College

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I probably shouldn't brag But dag I amaze and astonish

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The problem is I got a lot of brains But no polish

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I gotta holler just to be heard

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With every word I drop knowledge

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I'm a diamond in the rough A shiny piece of coal

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Tryin' to reach my goal My power of speech unimpeachable

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Only 19 but my mind is older

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These New York City streets get colder

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I shoulder every burden

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Every disadvantage I have learned to manage

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I don't have a gun to brandish I walk these streets famished

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The plan is to fan this spark Into a flame

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But damn it's getting dark So let me spell out the name

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I am the A L E X A N D E R

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We are meant to be

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A colony that runs independently

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Meanwhile Britain Keeps shittin' on us endlessly

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Essentially they tax us relentlessly

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Then King George turns around Runs a spending spree

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He ain't ever gonna Set his descendants free

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So there will be a revolution In this century

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Enter me He says in parentheses

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And don't be shocked When your history book mentions me

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I will lay down my life If it sets us free

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Eventually you'll see my ascendancy

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And I am not throwing away my shot My shot

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I am not throwing away my shot My shot

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Hey yo I'm just like my country I'm young scrappy and hungry

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And I'm not throwing away my shot

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I am not throwing away my shot

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I am not throwing away My shot

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Hey yo I'm just like my country I'm young scrappy and hungry

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And I'm not throwing away my shot

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It's time to take a shot

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I dream of life without a monarchy

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The unrest in France Will lead to on archy

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On archy How you say

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Anarchy

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When I fight I make the other side panicky

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With my shot

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Yo I'm a tailor's apprentice

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And I got y'all knuckleheads In loco parentis

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I'm joining the rebellion

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'Cause I know it's my chance To socially advance

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Instead of sewin' some pants

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I'm gonna take a shot Shot

Duration

110 seconds

Views

297

Timestamp in Movie

00:07:53

Uploaded

May 01, 2024

Genres

biography, drama, history

Production

RadicalMedia,5000 Broadway Productions,Nevis Productions,Old 320 Sycamore

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Movie Summary

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Captured live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theater with the original Broadway cast.