Leslie Odom Jr - Ten Things One Thing lyrics

[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 cla**es But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his gla**es 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 gla**es, 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 k** 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!