British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbor Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbor When they surround our troops They surround our troops When they surround our troops As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war I knew that I was poor; I knew it was the only way to Rise up If they tell my story I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or Rise up I will fight for this land, but there's only one man Who can give us a command, so we can Rise up Understand, it's the only way to Rise up Rise up Here he comes Here comes the general! Ladies and gentlemen! Here comes the general! The moment you've been waiting for! Here comes the general! The Pride of Mount Vernon! Here comes the general! George Washington! We are out-gunned (What!) Out-manned (What!) Out-numbered, out-planned (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!) We gotta make an all-out stand Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!) Check it — Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond? Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second? Now I'm the model of a modern major general The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all Lining up to put me up on a pedestal, writing letters to relatives Embellishing my elegance and eloquence But the elephant is in the room The truth is in your face When you hear the British cannons go Boom! Any hope of success is fleeting How can I keep leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating? We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn Knight takes rook, but look We are out-gunned (What!) Out-manned (What!) Out-numbered, out-planned! (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom) We gotta make an all-out stand Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom) Incoming! They're battering down the Battery, check the damages (Brrah!) We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages (Brrah!) Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us Hamilton won't abandon ship; yo, let's steal their cannons! (Sh-boom!) Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and (Boom!) Goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and (Boom!) There's another ship, and (Boom!) We just lost the southern tip, and (Boom!) We gotta run to Harlem quick; we can't afford another slip Guns and horses giddy up I decide to divvy up my forces They're skittish as the British cut the city up This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny I scream in the face of this mass mutiny: "Are these the men with which I am to defend America?" We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance I cannot be everywhere at once, people! I'm in dire need of assistance Your Excellency, sir Who are you? Aaron Burr, sir Permission to state my case? As you were Sir, I was a captain under General Montgomery Until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec, and well, in summary: I think that I could be of some assistance I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance Huh I have some questions, a couple of suggestions On how to fight instead of fleeing west Yes? Well — Your Excellency? You wanted to see me? Hamilton, come in. Have you met Burr? Yes, sir! We keep meeting... As I was saying, sir I look forward to seeing your strategy play out — Burr? Sir? Close the door on your way out Have I done something wrong, sir? On the contrary I called you here because our odds are beyond scary Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh — Sir? Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff? Sir! Don't get me wrong; you're a young man of great renown I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox wanted to hire you — Yeah, to be their secretary! I don't think so. Now why are you upset? I'm not? It's all right you want to fight: you've got a hunger I was just like you when I was younger Head full of fantasies of dying like a martyr Yes Dying is easy, young man; living is harder Why are you telling me this? I'm being honest I'm working with a third of what our Congress has promised We are a powder keg about to explode I need someone like you to lighten the load So? I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry I am not throwing away my shot Son, we are out-gunned, out-manned! You need all the help you can get, I have some friends: Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette! Okay, what else? Outnumbered, outplanned! We'll need some spies on the inside Some king's men who might let some things slide Boom! I'll write to Congress and tell them we need supplies You rally the guys, master the element of surprise Chick-a-boom! I'll rise above my station, organize your information 'Til we rise to the occasion of our new nation, sir! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! What! And his right-hand man! Boom!

Can you save me Can you save me from me Take me to see, the things we could be The things we should be, could be together Can you save, can you save Can you save some love for me For me, for me, I know you know how heavy all this weight Weigh weigh So can you wait on me On me, on me I'll keep you a safe, save some love for me Look, I am tough I'm tough to deal with I like it rough I like the feeling Like when they fuck you like they hate you But love you like they made you No problems being faithful But I still question you And Ion mean to, I'm sorry I gave out all my love It had me faded every party All this toxicity Is not really me And when I met you, felt you Could show me something new But goddamn It's hard for me to open It's hard for me to express So these feelings go unspoken If I said with my chest If I tell you my life Would you think about the future Could you see you as my wife Cause it's been hard for me to love But I think you might be right Just the one I need To teach me how to live this life To show me how to wear my stripes How to let that pain show How to make it right And how to let them things go Can you save, can you save, can you save Can you save some love for me For me, for me I know you know how heavy all this weight Weigh, weigh, So can you wait on me On me, on me I'll keep you safe save some love for me Can you save Can you save me from me Take me to see, the things we could be The things we should be, could be together

Think of your bed As if it were a boat Still on an ocean so deep Think of your pillow As helping you float Sailing you off to sleep right now Think of the stars up there Twinkling bright How they do not make a peep Think of the hush That creeps in every night As whispering go to sleep right now Sleep, sleep I'm right beside you Sleep, sleep Don't be afraid I'll be right here to guide you So close your eyes Close your eyes And Think of the moon As a magical charm Keeping you safe from above Think of the darkness As me with my arms Hugging you close cause I love you Whispering go to sleep right now

I guess I'd be a hero, With sword and armor clashing Looking semi dashing, A shield within my grip Or else I'd be a Viking and live a life of daring While smelling like a herring, upon a Viking ship. I'd sail away, I'd see the world, I'd reach the farthest reaches I'd feel the wind, I'd taste the salt and sea. And maybe storm some beaches. That's who I'd be. That's who I'd be. Or I could be a poet and write a different story, One that tells of glory, and wipes away the lies And to the skies I'd throw it, the stars would do the telling The moon would help with spelling, and night would dot the 'I's I'd write a verse, Recite a joke, with wit and perfect timing. I'd share my heart, confess the things I yearn, and do it all while rhyming. But we all learn. But we all learn. And Ogre always hides, an Ogre's fate is known And Ogre always stays in the dark and all alone So yes I'd be a hero, and if my wish was granted Llife would be enchanted, or so the stories say. Of course I'd be a hero, and I would scale a tower And save a hot-house flower, and carry her away But standing guard would be a beast, I'd somehow over whelm it, I'd get the girl, I'd take my breath, and I'd remove my helmet. We'd stand and stare, we'd speak of love, we'd feel the stars ascending We'd share a kiss, I'd find my destiny I'd have a hero's ending, a perfect happy ending. That's how it would be A big bright beautiful world But not for me. An ogre always hides. An ogres fate is know. An ogre always stays in the dark An ogre always stays in the dark You're all alone All Alone So yes i'd be a hero, and if my wish was granted my life would be enchanted or so the stories say. Of course I'd be a hero and I would scale a tower to save a hot-house flower and carry her away! There are rules and there are strictures. I believe the story books i read by candle light Don't let me go, Don't let me go, Don't let me go A perfect happy ending, that's how... it. should be!

It's because of you there's a Giant in our midst And my wife is dead But it isn't my fault I was given those beans You persuaded me to trade away my cow for beans And without those beans There'd have been no stalk To get up to the Giants in the first place Wait a minute Magic beans for a cow so old That you had to tell a lie to sell it Which you told Were they worthless beans? Were they oversold? Oh, and tell us who persuaded you To steal that gold See, it's your fault No! So it's your fault No! Yes, it is It's not It's true Wait a minute, though I only stole the gold to get my cow back From you So it's your fault Yes! No, it isn't I'd have kept those beans But our house was cursed She made us get a cow To get the curse reversed It's his father's fault That the curse got placed And the place got cursed in the first place Oh, then it's his fault So It was his fault No! Yes, it is It's his I guess Wait a minute, though I chopped down the beanstalk Right? That's clear But without any beanstalk Then what's queer Is how did the second Giant get down here In the first place-? Second place Yes How? Hm Well, who had the other bean? The other bean? The other bean? You pocketed the other bean I didn't! Yes, I did So it's your f- No, it isn't 'Cause I gave it to my wife So it's her f- No, it isn't! Then whose is it? Wait a minute! She exchanged that bean To obtain your shoe So the one who knows what happened To the bean is you You mean that old bean That your wife- oh, dear But I never knew- And so I threw- Well, don't look here! So it's your fault! (but-) See, it's her fault (but-) And it isn't mine at all But what? Well, if you hadn't gone back up again We were needy! You were greedy Did you need that hen? But I got it for my mother So it's her fault, then Yes, and what about the harp In the third place? The harp, yes! She went and dared me to I dared you to? You dared me to! She said that I was scared to (me?) She dared me (no, I didn't) So it's your fault! Wait a minute If you hadn't dared him to And you had left the harp alone We wouldn't be in trouble (well, if you hadn't) In the first place (thrown away the bean in the first place) Well, if she hadn't raise them (it was your fault) In the first place (yes, if you hadn't raised them) Right, it's you who raised the beans In the first place (it's your fault) You're responsible! You're the one to blame! It's your fault! Shhh