Hamilton - Alexander Hamilton
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How
does
a
ba
stard,
or
phan,
son
of
a
whore
and
a
Scots
man,
105
Dropped
in
the
mid
dle
of
a
for
got
ten
spot
in
the
Ca
ri
bbe
an
194
By
pro
vi
dence,
im
po
ver
ished,
in
squa
lor
246
Grow
up
to
be
a
he
ro
and
a
scho
lar?
303
The
ten-
dol
lar
found
ing
fa
ther
with
out
a
fa
ther
377
Got
a
lot
far
ther
by
work
in’
a
lot
har
der
442
By
be
in’
a
lot
smar
ter,
by
be
in’
a
self-
star
ter
519
By
four
teen,
they
placed
him
in
charge
of
a
trad
ing
char
ter
603
And
ev
’ry
day
while
slaves
were
be
in’
slaugh
tered
665
And
car
ted
a
way
a
cross
the
waves,
712
He
strug
gled
and
kept
his
guard
up
752
In
side,
he
was
long
ing
for
some
thing
to
be
a
part
of
828
The
bro
ther
was
rea
dy
to
beg,
steal,
bor
row,
or
bar
ter
905
Then
a
hur
ri
cane
came,
and
de
vast
a
tion
reigned
977
Our
man
saw
his
fu
ture
drip,
drip
pin’
down
the
drain
1053
Put
a
pen
cil
to
his
tem
ple,
con
nec
ted
it
to
his
brain
1126
And
he
wrote
his
first
re
frain,
a
tes
ta
ment
to
his
pain
1203
Well
the
word
got
a
rou
~nd,
they
said:
This
kid
is
in
sane,
man!
1287
Took
up
a
col
lec
tion
just
to
send
him
to
the
main
land
1361
Get
your
e
du
ca
tion,
don’t
for
get
from
whence
you
came,
1426
And
the
world’s
gon
na
know
your
name
1479
What’s
your
name,
man?
1511
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton
1547
My
name
is
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton
1624
And
there’s
a
mil
lion
things
I
have
n’t
done
~
1704
Just
you
wait
~
1753
Just
you
wait
~
1805
When
he
was
ten,
his
fa
ther
split,
full
of
it,
debt-
rid
den
1883
Two
years
~
la
ter,
see
A
lex
and
his
mo
ther,
bed
rid
den,
half
dead,
1978
Sit
tin’
in
their
own
sick
The
scent
thick
2035
And
Al
ex
got
bet
ter
but
his
mo
ther
went
quick
2105
Moved
in
with
a
cou
sin,
the
cou
sin
com
mit
ted
su
i
cide
2192
Left
him
with
no
thin’
but
ru
ined
pride,
some
thin’
new
in
side
2265
A
voice
say
ing:
A
lex
you
got
ta
fend
for
your
self
2327
He
star
ted
re
treat
in’
and
read
in’
ev
’ry
treat
ise
on
the
shelf
2409
There
would
’ve
been
noth
in’
left
to
do
for
some
one
less
as
tute
2471
He
would
’ve
been
dead
or
des
ti
tute
with
out
a
cent
of
res
ti
tu
tion
2547
Star
ted
work
in’,
clerk
in’
for
his
late
mo
ther’s
land
lord
2625
Trad
in’
su
gar
cane
and
rum
and
o
ther
things
he
can’t
af
ford
2692
Scam
min’
for
e
ver
y
book
he
can
get
his
hands
on
2764
Plan
nin’
for
the
fu
ture,
see
him
now
as
he
stands
on
2833
The
bow
of
a
ship
head
ed
for
a
new
land
2900
In
New
York
you
can
be
a
new
man
2969
In
New
York
~
you
can
~
be
a
new
man
~
3040
In
New
York
~
you
can
~
be
a
new
man
~
3113
In
New
York
~
you
can
~
be
a
new
man
~
3183
In
New
York,
New
York
3225
Just
you
~
wait
~
3294
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton
- We
are
wait
ing
in
the
wings
for
you
3366
Wait
ing
in
the
wings
for
- You
ne
ver
back
down
~
3428
You
ne
ver
learned
to
take
your
time
~
~
~
3525
Oh,
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton
3575
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton
- When
A
mer
i
ca
sings
for
you
3665
Will
they
know
what
you
o
ver
came
~?
3734
Will
they
know
you
re-
wrote
the
game
~
~?
3807
The
world
will
ne
ver
be
the
same
~
Oh
~
~
3964
The
ship
is
in
the
har
bor
now,
see
if
you
can
spot
him
4032
A
no
ther
im
mi
grant
com
in’
up
from
the
bot
tom
4101
His
en
em
ies
de
stroyed
his
rep,
A
mer
i
ca
for
got
him
4172
We
fought
with
him
4211
Me,
I
died
for
him
4246
Me,
I
trust
ed
him
4280
Me,
I
loved
him
4309
And
me,
I’m
the
damn
fool
that
shot
him
4384
There’s
a
mil
lion
things
I
have
n’t
done
~
4454
Just
you
wait
4516
What’s
your
name,
man?
4553
A
lex
an
der
Ham
il
ton!