MALE COMPANY:
One two three four
FULL COMPANY (EXCEPT HAMILTON AND BURR):
Five six seven eight nine-
BURR:
There are ten things you need to know
COMPANY:
Number one!
BURR:
We rode across the Hudson at dawn
My friend, William P. Van Ness signed on as my-
COMPANY:
Number two!
BURR:
Hamilton arrived with his crew
Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor that he knew
COMPANY:
Number three!
BURR:
I watched Hamilton examine the terrain
I wish I could tell you what was happ'ning in his brain
Just apologize, we have worthier pursuits!
COMPANY:
Most disputes die and no one shoots!
Number four!
BURR:
Hamilton drew first position
Looking, to the world, like a man on a mission
This is a soldier with a marksman's ability
The doctor turned around so he could have deniability
COMPANY:
Five!
BURR:
Now, I didn't know this at the time
But we were-
BURR:
In the same spot
Your son died, is that why
HAMILTON:
In the same spot
My son died, is that why
COMPANY:
Six!
BURR:
He examined his gun with such rigor?
I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger
COMPANY:
Seven!
BURR:
Confession time? Here's what I got:
My fellow soldiers'll tell you I'm a terrible shot
COMPANY:
Number eight!
BURR/HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE MEN:
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight
BURR:
They won't teach you this in your classes
But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses
Why? If not to take deadly aim?
That's when I realized this was not a game
I had only one thought before the slaughter:
This man will not make an orphan of my daughter
COMPANY:
Number nine!
BURR:
Look him in the eyes, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then count:
COMPANY:
One two three four five six seven eight nine
BURR and COMPANY:
He aims his pistol at the sky-
BURR:
Wait!
COMPANY:
Nine eight seven six five
MALE COMPANY:
Four three two-
HAMILTON:
One last thought
COMPANY:
Number one!
HAMILTON:
Before we got in the boat to cross the Hudson
I stopped to write a note
Actually I wrote-
HAMILTON and COMPANY:
Two!
HAMILTON:
Just in case I didn't make it through
I want the world to know what I intended to do
COMPANY:
Number three!
HAMILTON:
If I shoot first, and throw it away
He has to yield, we both get to live another day
I know this puts me in a difficult spot
But I've got to throw away my shot
COMPANY:
Number four!
HAMILTON:
I get lucky, I draw first position
I stand facing east as I load my ammunition
The sun is in my eyes, I am almost giddy
As I watch it slowly rise over my New York City
COMPANY:
Five!
HAMILTON:
I start to shake when I realize
That we are-
HAMILTON:
In the same spot
My son died, is that why
BURR
In the same spot
Your son died, is that why
COMPANY:
Six!
HAMILTON:
I examine the gun that we shared?
Philip never hurt a soul, he must've been so scared
COMPANY:
Seven!
HAMILTON:
My Eliza is still asleep
I left her a letter, I could've written it better
COMPANY:
Number eight!
BURR/HAMILTON/ENSEMBLE MEN:
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight
HAMILTON:
I put on my glasses, so I can see if Burr is softening
I see him glaring back at me
He's always hated dueling, hated confrontation
I never had his instinct for self-preservation
I feel a sense of calm fill me
It's not in his political interest to kill me
COMPANY:
Nine!
HAMILTON:
My last thought is of Eliza
Maybe I can get back home before she opens her eyes
They put us through our paces, we count to ten
God, I can't wait to see her again
COMPANY:
One two three four five six seven eight nine
BURR and COMPANY:
He aims his pistol at the sky-
BURR:
Wait!
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