Guns And Ships

Lin-Manuel Miranda

[Burr]
How does a ragtag volunteer army
In need of a shower
Somehow defeat a global superpower?
How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?
Leave the battlefield
Waving Betsy Ross' flag higher?
Yo. 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 until I make 'em
Drop and burn 'em up and scatter their remains, I'm

[Company]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette]
Watch me engagin' em! Escapin' em!
Enragin' em! I'm

[Company]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette]
I go to France for more funds

[Company]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette]
I come back with more guns
And ships
And so the balance shifts

[Washington]
We rendezvous with Rochambeau
Consolidate their gifts

[Lafayette]
We can end this war at Yorktown
Cut them off at sea, but
For this to succeed, there is someone else we need

[Washington]
I know

[Company]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette]
Sir, he knows what to do in a trench
Ingenuitive and fluent in French, I mean

[Company]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette]
Sir, you're gonna have to use him eventually
What's he gonna do on the bench? I mean

[Company]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette]
No one has more resilience
Or matches my practical tactical brilliance

[Company]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette]
You wanna fight for your land back?

[Washington]
I need my right hand man back!

[Lafayette]
Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back
You know you gotta get ya right hand man back

I mean you gotta put some thought into the letter
But the sooner the better
To 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
Oh, Alexander Hamilton
I have soldiers that 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

Trivia about the song Guns And Ships by Hamilton: An American Musical

When was the song “Guns And Ships” released by Hamilton: An American Musical?
The song Guns And Ships was released in 2015, on the album “Hamilton (An American Musical)”.
Who composed the song “Guns And Ships” by Hamilton: An American Musical?
The song “Guns And Ships” by Hamilton: An American Musical was composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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