Lin-Manuel Miranda - Lafayette Interlude lyrics
[BURR] How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower Somehow defeat a global superpower? How does King George underestimate his haters? [King George III] Once we beat the traitors, we'll be greeted as liberators! [COMPANY] Yay! [BURR] Now, turns out we have a secret weapon! An immigrant you know and love who's unafraid to step in! He's constantly confusin', confoundin' the British henchmen Ev'ryone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman! [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I'm takin this horse by the reins makin' Redcoats redder with bloodstains [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] And I'm never gonna stop 'til I make ‘em Drop, burn ‘em up and scatter their remains, I'm— [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] Watch me escapin' em! Engagin' em! Enragin' em! I'm— [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I go to France for more funds [COMPANY] Lafayette! [LAFAYETTE] I come back with more [LAFAYETTE AND ENSEMBLE] Guns And ships And so the balance shifts [WASHINGTON] We rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts [LAFAYETTE] We can end the war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea, but If we're to succeed, there's someone else we need: [WASHINGTON] Please [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] Sir, he knows what to do in a trench Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] Sir, you're gonna have to use him eventually What's he gonna do on the bench? I mean— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] No one has more resilience Or matches my practical tactical brilliance— [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] You wanna fight for your land back? [WASHINGTON AND COMPANY] Hamilton! [LAFAYETTE] Ya need your right hand man back! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ya need your right hand man back Get your right hand man back Get your right hand man back! [WASHINGTON] Alexander Hamilton Troops are waiting in the field for you If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide Alexander Hamilton I have soldiers who will yield for you If we manage to get this right They'll surrender by early light The world will never be the same, Alexander…