What'd I Miss
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Cast List:
Company | Burr | Jefferson | Ensemble | Madison |
Washington | Hamilton
COMPANY
Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen...
Se- se- seventeen
BURR
1789
How does the bastard orphan
Immigrant decorated war vet
Unite the colonies through more debt?
Fight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit?
Have it all, lose it all
You ready for more yet?
Treasury Secretary. Washington's the President
Ev'ry American experiment sets a precedent
Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system
You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance
'cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France
But someone's gotta keep the American promise
You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas!
COMPANY
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home Lord he's
Been off in Paris for so long!
Aaa-ooo!
Aaa-ooo!
JEFFERSON
France is following us to revolution
There is no more status quo
But the sun comes up
And the world still spins
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
JEFFERSON
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Then I said, 'I gotta go
I gotta be in Monticello.'
Now the work at home begins
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
JEFFERSON
So what'd I miss?
What'd I miss?
Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies...
I guess I basic'lly missed the late eighties...
I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
JEFFERSON
There's a letter on my desk from the President
Haven't even put my bags down yet
Sally be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?
It says the President's assembling a cabinet
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great!
And that I'm already Senate-approved...
I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York
ENSEMBLE
Headin' to New York!
Headin' to New York!
JEFFERSON
Lookin' at the rolling fields
I can't believe that we are free
Ready to face
Whatever's awaiting
Me in N.Y.C.
ENSEMBLE
Believe that we are free
Me in N.Y.C.
JEFFERSON
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?
My friend James Madison, red in the face
JEFFERSON
He grabs my arm and
I respond
What's goin' on?
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
MADISON
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nations very soul
Can you get us out of the mess were in?
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
MADISON
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less
Than government control
I've been fighting for the South alone
Where have you been?
JEFFERSON
Uh...France.
ENSEMBLE
Aaa-ooo!
MADISON
We have to win
JEFFERSON
What'd I miss?
What'd I miss?
Headfirst into a political abyss!
I have my first cabinet meeting today
I guess I better think of something to say
I'm already on my way
Let's get to the bottom of this
ENSEMBLE
Wha? Wha? What'd I miss?
I've come home to this?
Headfirst, into the abyss!
Chik-a-pow!
On my way
What did I miss?
Ahhh ah!
WASHINGTON
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
HAMILTON
Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton
WASHINGTON AND ENSEMBLE
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
COMPANY
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!
JEFFERSON
So what did I miss?