The Election of 1800

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(The election of 1800)
 Can we get back to politics?
 Please?
 Yo
 Ev'ry action has its equal, opposite reaction
 John Adams shat the bed, I love the guy, but he's in traction
 Poor Alexander Hamilton, he is missing in action
 So now I'm facing
 Aaron Burr
 With his own faction
 He's very attractive in the North, New Yorkers like his chances
 He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
 Ask him a question, it glances off, he obfuscates, he dances
 And they say I'm a Francophile, at least they know I know where France is!
 Thomas that's the problem, see, they see Burr as a less extreme you (ha!)
 You need to change course, a key endorsement might redeem you
 Who did you have in mind?
 Don't laugh
 Who is it?
 You used to work on the same staff
 What
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 Talk less (Burr!)
 Smile more (Burr!)
 Don't let 'em know what you're against or what you're for (Burr!)
 Shake hands with him (Burr!)
 Charm her (Burr!)
 It's 1800, ladies, tell your husbands
 Vote for Burr (Burr!)
 I don't like Adams
 Well, he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist
 And Jefferson?
 In love with France!
 Yeah, he's so elitist!
 I like that Aaron Burr!
 I can't believe we're here with him!
 He seems approachable
 Like you could grab a beer with him!
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 Your fellow Fed'ralists would like to know how you'll be voting
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 We know it's lose-lose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 But if you had to choose
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 But if you had to choose
 Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir
 Alexander!
 You've created quite a stir, sir
 I'm going door to door
 You're openly campaigning?
 Sure!
 That's new
 Honestly, it's kind of draining
 Burr
 Sir
 Is there anything you wouldn't do?
 No, I'm chasing what I want
 And you know what?
 What?
 I learned that from you
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's a tie!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to the delegates!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to Hamilton!)
 If you had to choose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 Choose, choose, choose
 Yo
 (Oh!)
 The people are asking to hear my voice
 (Oh!)
 For the country is facing a difficult choice
 (Oh!)
 And if you were to ask me who I'd promote
 (Oh!)
 Jefferson has my vote
 (Oh!)
 I had never agreed with Jefferson once
 (Oh!)
 We have fought on like 75 diff'rent fronts
 (Oh!)
 But when all is said and all is done
 Jefferson has beliefs, Burr has none
 (Ooh!)
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 Hamilton's on your side
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 And?
 You won in a landslide
 Congrats on a race well-run
 I did give you a fight
 (Uh-huh)
 I look forward to our partnership
 Our partnership?
 As your Vice President
 Haha, yeah, right!
 You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout, "I look forward to our partnership"
 It is crazy that the guy who comes in second becomes Vice President
 Ooh! You know what? We can change that! You know why?
 Why?
 'Cause I'm the President
 Burr, when you see Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement
 
 (The election of 1800)
 Can we get back to politics?
 Please?
 Yo
 Ev'ry action has its equal, opposite reaction
 John Adams shat the bed, I love the guy, but he's in traction
 Poor Alexander Hamilton, he is missing in action
 So now I'm facing
 Aaron Burr
 With his own faction
 He's very attractive in the North, New Yorkers like his chances
 He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
 Ask him a question, it glances off, he obfuscates, he dances
 And they say I'm a Francophile, at least they know I know where France is!
 Thomas that's the problem, see, they see Burr as a less extreme you (ha!)
 You need to change course, a key endorsement might redeem you
 Who did you have in mind?
 Don't laugh
 Who is it?
 You used to work on the same staff
 What
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 Talk less (Burr!)
 Smile more (Burr!)
 Don't let 'em know what you're against or what you're for (Burr!)
 Shake hands with him (Burr!)
 Charm her (Burr!)
 It's 1800, ladies, tell your husbands
 Vote for Burr (Burr!)
 I don't like Adams
 Well, he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist
 And Jefferson?
 In love with France!
 Yeah, he's so elitist!
 I like that Aaron Burr!
 I can't believe we're here with him!
 He seems approachable
 Like you could grab a beer with him!
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 Your fellow Fed'ralists would like to know how you'll be voting
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 We know it's lose-lose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 But if you had to choose
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 But if you had to choose
 Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir
 Alexander!
 You've created quite a stir, sir
 I'm going door to door
 You're openly campaigning?
 Sure!
 That's new
 Honestly, it's kind of draining
 Burr
 Sir
 Is there anything you wouldn't do?
 No, I'm chasing what I want
 And you know what?
 What?
 I learned that from you
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's a tie!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to the delegates!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to Hamilton!)
 If you had to choose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 Choose, choose, choose
 Yo
 (Oh!)
 The people are asking to hear my voice
 (Oh!)
 For the country is facing a difficult choice
 (Oh!)
 And if you were to ask me who I'd promote
 (Oh!)
 Jefferson has my vote
 (Oh!)
 I had never agreed with Jefferson once
 (Oh!)
 We have fought on like 75 diff'rent fronts
 (Oh!)
 But when all is said and all is done
 Jefferson has beliefs, Burr has none
 (Ooh!)
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 Hamilton's on your side
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 And?
 You won in a landslide
 Congrats on a race well-run
 I did give you a fight
 (Uh-huh)
 I look forward to our partnership
 Our partnership?
 As your Vice President
 Haha, yeah, right!
 You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout, "I look forward to our partnership"
 It is crazy that the guy who comes in second becomes Vice President
 Ooh! You know what? We can change that! You know why?
 Why?
 'Cause I'm the President
 Burr, when you see Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement
 
 (The election of 1800)
 Can we get back to politics?
 Please?
 Yo
 Ev'ry action has its equal, opposite reaction
 John Adams shat the bed, I love the guy, but he's in traction
 Poor Alexander Hamilton, he is missing in action
 So now I'm facing
 Aaron Burr
 With his own faction
 He's very attractive in the North, New Yorkers like his chances
 He's not very forthcoming on any particular stances
 Ask him a question, it glances off, he obfuscates, he dances
 And they say I'm a Francophile, at least they know I know where France is!
 Thomas that's the problem, see, they see Burr as a less extreme you (ha!)
 You need to change course, a key endorsement might redeem you
 Who did you have in mind?
 Don't laugh
 Who is it?
 You used to work on the same staff
 What
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 It might be nice, it might be nice
 To get Hamilton on your side
 Talk less (Burr!)
 Smile more (Burr!)
 Don't let 'em know what you're against or what you're for (Burr!)
 Shake hands with him (Burr!)
 Charm her (Burr!)
 It's 1800, ladies, tell your husbands
 Vote for Burr (Burr!)
 I don't like Adams
 Well, he's gonna lose, that's just defeatist
 And Jefferson?
 In love with France!
 Yeah, he's so elitist!
 I like that Aaron Burr!
 I can't believe we're here with him!
 He seems approachable
 Like you could grab a beer with him!
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 Your fellow Fed'ralists would like to know how you'll be voting
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 (It's quiet uptown)
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 We know it's lose-lose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 But if you had to choose
 Dear Mr. Hamilton
 John Adams doesn't stand a chance, so who are you promoting?
 But if you had to choose
 Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr, sir
 Alexander!
 You've created quite a stir, sir
 I'm going door to door
 You're openly campaigning?
 Sure!
 That's new
 Honestly, it's kind of draining
 Burr
 Sir
 Is there anything you wouldn't do?
 No, I'm chasing what I want
 And you know what?
 What?
 I learned that from you
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's a tie!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to the delegates!)
 If you had to choose
 If you had to choose
 (It's up to Hamilton!)
 If you had to choose
 Jefferson or Burr? (Jefferson or Burr)
 Choose, choose, choose
 Yo
 (Oh!)
 The people are asking to hear my voice
 (Oh!)
 For the country is facing a difficult choice
 (Oh!)
 And if you were to ask me who I'd promote
 (Oh!)
 Jefferson has my vote
 (Oh!)
 I had never agreed with Jefferson once
 (Oh!)
 We have fought on like 75 diff'rent fronts
 (Oh!)
 But when all is said and all is done
 Jefferson has beliefs, Burr has none
 (Ooh!)
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 Hamilton's on your side
 Well, I'll be damned
 Well, I'll be damned
 And?
 You won in a landslide
 Congrats on a race well-run
 I did give you a fight
 (Uh-huh)
 I look forward to our partnership
 Our partnership?
 As your Vice President
 Haha, yeah, right!
 You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout, "I look forward to our partnership"
 It is crazy that the guy who comes in second becomes Vice President
 Ooh! You know what? We can change that! You know why?
 Why?
 'Cause I'm the President
 Burr, when you see Hamilton, thank him for the endorsement
 

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