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Washington | Hamilton | Women | Company


HAMILTON
Mr. President, you asked to see me?

WASHINGTON
I know you’re busy

HAMILTON
What do you need, sir? Sir?

WASHINGTON
I wanna give you a word of warning

HAMILTON
Sir, I don’t know what you heard
But whatever it is, Jefferson started it

WASHINGTON
Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning

HAMILTON
You’re kidding

WASHINGTON
I need a favor

HAMILTON
Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for his behavior

WASHINGTON
Shh. Talk less

HAMILTON
I’ll use the press
I’ll write under a pseudonym, you’ll see what I can do to him—

WASHINGTON
I need you to draft an address

HAMILTON
Yes! He resigned. You can finally speak your mind—

WASHINGTON
No, he’s stepping down so he can run for President

HAMILTON
Ha. Good luck defeating you, sir

WASHINGTON
I’m stepping down. I’m not running for President

HAMILTON
I’m sorry, what?

WASHINGTON
One last time
Relax, have a drink with me
One last time
Let’s take a break tonight
And then we’ll teach them how to say goodbye
To say goodbye
You and I

HAMILTON
No, sir, why?

WASHINGTON
I wanna talk about neutrality

HAMILTON
Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of war, is this the best time—

WASHINGTON
I want to warn against partisan fighting

HAMILTON
But—

WASHINGTON
Pick up a pen, start writing
I wanna talk about what I have learned
The hard-won wisdom I have earned

HAMILTON
As far as the people are concerned
You have to serve, you could continue to serve—

WASHINGTON
No! One last time
The people will hear from me
One last time
And if we get this right
We’re gonna teach ‘em how to say
Goodbye
You and I—

HAMILTON
Mr. President, they will say you’re weak

WASHINGTON
No, they will see we’re strong

HAMILTON
Your position is so unique

WASHINGTON
So I’ll use it to move them along

HAMILTON
Why do you have to say goodbye?

WASHINGTON
If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on
It outlives me when I’m gone
Like the scripture says:
“Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree
And no one shall make them afraid.”
They’ll be safe in the nation we’ve made
I wanna sit under my own vine and fig tree
A moment alone in the shade
At home in this nation we’ve made
One last time

HAMILTON
One last time

HAMILTON
Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. I shall also carry with me

HAMILTON
The hope
That my country will
View them with indulgence;
And that
After forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal
The faults of incompetent abilities will be
Consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest
I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws
Under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust
Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.

WASHINGTON
The hope
View them with indulgence
After forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal
Consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest
I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws
Under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust
Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.

WASHINGTON
One last time

ALL WOMEN
George Washington’s going home!

HAMILTON
Teach ‘em how to say goodbye

WASHINGTON
You and I
Going home
History has its eyes on you
We’re gonna teach ‘em how to
Say goodbye!
Teach ‘em how to
Say goodbye!
To say goodbye!
Say goodbye!
One last time!

COMPANY
George Washington’s going home
George Washington’s going home
George Washington’s going home
George Washington’s going home
Teach ‘em how to say goodbye!
Teach ‘em how!
Say goodbye!
Say goodbye!
One last time!