"Your Obedient Servant" is a song from the musical Hamilton. It features Aaron Burr sending a letter to Alexander Hamilton and later inviting him to a duel.
Performers[]
| Character | Workshop | Broadway | First U.S. Tour | West End | Second U.S. Tour | Third U.S. Tour | 2021 Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hamilton | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Michael Luwoye | Jamael Westman | Joseph Morales | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Lin-Manuel Miranda |
| Aaron Burr | Utkarsh Ambudkar | Leslie Odom Jr. | Joshua Henry | Giles Terera | Nik Walker | Donald Webber Jr. | Leslie Odom Jr. |
Lyrics[]
How does Hamilton
An arrogant
Immigrant, orphan
Bastard, whoreson
Somehow endorse
Thomas Jefferson, his enemy
A man he’s despised since the beginning
Just to keep me from winning?
I wanna be in the room where it happens
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
You’ve kept me from—
The room where it happens
For the last time...
Dear Alexander:
I am slow to anger
But I toe the line
As I reckon with the effects
Of your life on mine
I look back on where I failed
And in every place I checked
The only common thread has been your disrespect
Now you call me “amoral,”
A “dangerous disgrace,”
If you’ve got something to say
Name a time and place
Face to face
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
A dot Burr
Mr. Vice President:
I am not the reason no one trusts you
No one knows what you believe
I will not equivocate on my opinion
I have always worn it on my sleeve
Even if I said what you think I said
You would need to cite a more specific grievance
Here’s an itemized list of thirty years of disagreements
Sweet Jesus...
Hey, I have not been shy
I am just a guy in the public eye
Tryna' to do my best for our republic
I don’t wanna fght
But I won’t apologize for doing what’s right
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
A dot Ham
Careful how you proceed, good man
Intemperate indeed, good man
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
Prepare to bleed, good man
Burr, your grievance is legitimate
I stand by what I said, every bit of it
You stand only for yourself
It’s what you do
I can’t apologize because it’s true
Then stand, Alexander
Weehawken. Dawn
Guns. Drawn
You’re on
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant
A dot Ham
A dot Burr
How does an arrogant
Insolent, immigrant, orphan
Bastard, whoreson
Somehow endorse
An aristocratic Southern adversary
Impossibly connected
And keep me from being elected?
I wanna be in the—
Room where it happens
The room where it happens
The room where it happens
You’ve kept me from the—
The room where it happens
For the last tim
Dear Alexander:
I submit for your immediate perusal
A letter from a Doctor Charles Cooper
Who was kind enough to give me his approval
To reprint a letter that he sent in confidence
He claims that on numerous occasions
You have called me "a dangerous man"
Furthermore I "ought not be trusted with the reins of government"
Obviously such an accusation must be met with either an immediate acknowledgement or disavowal
Now, are you capable of such a thing?
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Burr
Dear Mr. Burr:
I've reflected on the letter I received from you
On the afternoon of June 18th
And I'm afraid that I cannot provide you
With the kind of answer that you're looking for
The phrase "numerous occasions"
In place of actual situations
Conveys infinite shades
It's way too vague a phrase to pin to serious allegations
What?
Listen now; how am I to disavow
Something so unspecific?
"Dangerous with the reigns of government," wow
Surely I said something less banal
Be realistic now
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Hamilton
Careful how you proceed, young man
Intemperate indeed, young man
Answer for the accusations I lay at your feet or
Prepare to bleed, young man
No. You know what? I don't like your tone
Lay it at my feet, I kick it down the road
Sorry if your life is difficult without your wife
You have to be more specific though
How's this for specific, Alexander?
Weehawken. Dawn.
Guns. Drawn.
You’re on.
I have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant,
A dot Ham
A dot Burr
Other Appearances[]
- The song was featured in Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) album.
- An instrumental version was featured in the album The Hamilton Instrumentals.
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