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Yorktown(TheWorldTurnedUpsideDown)Lyrics

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Yorktown(TheWorldTurnedUpsideDown)Lyrics

Broadwaymusical(2015)
HamiltontheMusicalYorktown(TheWorldTurnedUpsideDown)Lyrics

"Yorktown(TheWorldTurnedUpsideDown)"isasongfromtheBroadwaymusicalHamilton
performedbyLinManuelMiranda(Hamilton),AnthonyRamos(Laurens),DaveedDiggs
(Lafayette),OkierieteOnaodowan(Mulligan).

COMPANY:
ThebattleofYorktown.1781

LAFAYETTE:
MonsieurHamilton

HAMILTON:
MonsieurLafayette

LAFAYETTE:
Incommandwhereyoubelong

HAMILTON:
Howyousay,nosweat
We'refinallyonthefield.Wevehadquitearun

LAFAYETTE:
Immigrants:

HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE:
Wegetthejobdone

HAMILTON:
Sowhathappensifwewin?

LAFAYETTE:
IgobacktoFrance
IbringfreedomtomypeopleifImgiventhechance

HAMILTON:
Wellbewithyouwhenyoudo

LAFAYETTE:
Goleadyourmen

HAMILTON:
Seeyouontheotherside

LAFAYETTE:
Tilwemeetagain,letsgo!

ENSEMBLE:
Iamnotthrowinawaymyshot!
Iamnotthrowinawaymyshot!
Heyyo,Imjustlikemycountry,Imyoung
Scrappyandhungry
AndImnotthrowinawaymyshot!
Iamnotthrowinawaymyshot!

HAMILTON:
Tiltheworldturnsupsidedown

ENSEMBLE:
Tiltheworldturnsupsidedown!

HAMILTON:
Iimaginedeathsomuchitfeelsmorelikeamemory
Thisiswhereitgetsme:onmyfeet
Theenemyaheadofme

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Ifthisistheendofme,atleastIhaveafriendwithme
Weaponinmyhand,acommand,andmymenwithme
ThenIremembermyElizasexpectingme...
Notonlythat,myElizasexpecting
Wegottago,gottagetthejobdone
Gottastartanewnation,gottameetmyson!
Takethebulletsoutyourgun!

ENSEMBLE:
What?

HAMILTON:
Thebulletsoutyourgun!

ENSEMBLE:
What?

HAMILTON:
Wemoveundercoverandwemoveasone
Throughthenight,wehaveoneshottoliveanotherday
Wecannotletastraygunshotgiveusaway
Wewillfightupclose,seizethemomentandstayinit
Itseitherthatormeetthebusinessendofabayonet
ThecodewordisRochambeau,digme?

ENSEMBLE:
Rochambeau!

HAMILTON:
Youhaveyourordersnow,go,man,go!
AndsotheAmericanexperimentbegins
Withmyfriendsallscatteredtothewinds
LaurensisinSouthCarolina,redefiningbravry

HAMILTON/LAURENS:
Wellneverbefreeuntilweendslavery!

HAMILTON:
WhenwefinallydrivetheBritishaway
Lafayetteistherewaiting

HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE:
InChesapeakeBay!

HAMILTON:
Howdidweknowthatthisplanwouldwork?
Wehadaspyontheinside.Thatsright

HAMILTON/COMPANY:
HerculesMulligan!

MULLIGAN:
AtailorspyinontheBritishgovernment!
Itaketheirmeasurements,informationandthenIsmuggleit

COMPANY:
Up

MULLIGAN:
Tomybrother'srevolutionarycovenant
ImrunninwiththeSonsofLibertyandIamlovinit!
See,thatswhathappenswhenyouupagainsttheruffians
Weintheshitnow,somebodygottashovelit!
HerculesMulligan,Ineednointroduction
WhenyouknockmedownIgetthefuckbackupagain!

COMPANY:
Left!Right!Hold!
Go!
What!What!What!

HAMILTON:
Afteraweekoffighting,ayoungmaninaredcoatstandsonaparapet

LAFAYETTE:
Welowerourgunsashefranticallywavesawhitehandkerchief

MULLIGAN:
Andjustlikethat,itsover.Wetendtoourwounded,wecountourdead

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LAURENS:
Blackandwhitesoldierswonderalikeifthisreallymeansfreedom

WASHINGTON:
Not.Yet

HAMILTON:
Wenegotiatethetermsofsurrender
IseeGeorgeWashingtonsmile
WeescorttheirmenoutofYorktown
Theystaggerhomesinglefile
Tensofthousandsofpeoplefloodthestreets
Therearescreamsandchurchbellsringing
Andasourfallenfoesretreat
Ihearthedrinkingsongtheyresinging

ALLMEN:
Theworldturnedupsidedown

FULLCOMPANY:
Theworldturnedupsidedown
Theworldturnedupsidedown
Theworldturnedupsidedown
Down
Down,down,down

LAFAYETTE:
FreedomforAmerica,freedomforFrance!

COMPANY:
Down,down,down

HAMILTON:
Gottastartanewnation
Gottameetmyson

COMPANY:
Down,down,down

MULLIGAN:
Wewon!

LAFAYETTE:
Wewon!

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS:
Wewon!

MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS/HAMILTON/WASHINGTON:
Wewon!

COMPANY:
Theworldturnedupsidedown!

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