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letra de lin-manuel miranda’s “we know” - j. mummert

[hamilton]
mr. vice president
mr. madison
senator burr
what is this?

[jefferson]
we have the check stubs. from separate accounts…

[madison]
almost a thousand dollars, paid in different amounts…

[burr]
to a mr. james reynolds way back in
seventeen ninety-one

[hamilton]
is that what you have? are you done?

[madison]
you are uniquely situated by virtue of your position—

[jefferson]
though ‘virtue’ is not a word i’d apply to this situation—

[madison]
to seek financial gain, to stray from your sacred mission—

[jefferson]
and the evidence suggests you’ve engaged in speculation—

[burr]
an immigrant embezzling our government funds—

[jefferson/madison]
i can almost see the headline, your career is done

[burr]
i hope you saved some money for your daughter and sons

[burr/jefferson/madison]
ya best g’wan run back where ya come from!

[hamilton]
ha! you don’t even know what you’re asking me to confess

[jefferson/madison/burr]
confess

[hamilton]
you got nothing. i don’t have to tell you anything at all
unless

[jefferson/madison/burr]
unless

[hamilton]
if i can prove that i never broke the law
do you promise not to tell another soul what you saw?

[burr]
no one else was in the room where it happened

[hamilton]
is that a yes?

[jefferson/madison/burr]
um, yes

[burr]
“dear sir, i hope this letter finds you in good health
and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth
in the pockets of people like me: down on their luck
you see, it was my wife who you decided to—”

[jefferson]
whaaaat—

[hamilton]
she courted me
escorted me to bed and when she had me in a corner
that’s when reynolds extorted me
for a sordid fee
i paid him quarterly
i may have mortally wounded my prospects
but my papers are orderly!
as you can see i kept a record of every check in my checkered
history. check it again against your list n’ see consistency
i never spent a cent that wasn’t mine
you sent the dogs after my scent, that’s fine
yes, i have reasons for shame
but i have not committed treason and sullied my good name
as you can see i have done nothing to provoke legal action
are my answers to your satisfaction?

[jefferson]
my god

[madison]
gentlemen, let’s go

[hamilton]
so?

[jefferson and madison]
the people won’t know what we know

[hamilton]
burr!
how do i know you won’t use this against me
the next time we go toe to toe?

[burr]
alexander, rumors only grow. and we both
know what we know

- j mummert

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