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Aaron Burr, Sir

Aaron Burr, Sir lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Seventeen seventy-six New York City Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir? That depends, who's asking? Oh, sure,...

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Aaron Burr, Sir

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Seventeen seventy-six

New York City

Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?

That depends, who's asking?

Oh, sure, sir

I'm Alexander Hamilton, I'm at your service, sir

I have been looking for you

I'm getting nervous

Sir, I heard your name at Princeton

I was seeking an accelerated course of study

When I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours

I may have punched him it's a blur, sir

He handles the financials?

You punched the bursar?

Yes, I wanted to do what you did

Graduate in two, then join the revolution

He looked at me like I was stupid I'm not stupid

So how'd you do it, how'd you graduate so fast?

It was my parent's dying wish before they passed

You're an orphan, of course I'm an orphan

God, I wish there was a war

Then we could prove that we're worth more

Than anyone bargained for

Can I buy you a drink?

That would be nice

While we're talking

Let me offer you some free advice

Talk less

What?

Smile more

Ha

Don't let them know

What you're against or what you're for

You can't be serious

You wanna get ahead?

Yes

Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

Yo yo yo yo yo

What time is it?

Show time

Like I said

Show time, show time

Yo, I'm John Lauren's in the place to be

Two pints o' Sam Adams, but I'm workin' on three, uh

Those redcoats don't want it with me

'Cause I will pop chick-a pop these cops till I'm free

Oui oui, mon ami, je m'appelle Lafayette

The Lancelot of the revolutionary set

I came from afar just to say bonsoir

Tell the king casse-toi

Who's the best, c'est moi

Brrrah, brraaah I am Hercules Mulligan

Up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother said come again

Ay, lock up ya daughters and horses, of course

It's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets (wow)

No more sex, pour me another brew, son

Let's raise a couple more to the revolution

Well, if it ain't the prodigy of Princeton college

Aaron Burr

Give us a verse, drop some knowledge

Good luck with that, you're takin' a stand

You spit, I'm 'a sit

We'll see where we land (boo)

Burr, the revolution's imminent, what do you stall for?

If you stand for nothing Burr, what'll you fall for?

Oh, who are you oh, who are you oh, who are you?

Oh, who is this kid, what's he gonna do?

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