[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 classes But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses 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/BURR] In the same spot My son died, is that why 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 glasses, 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 kill 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-
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