BRI TISH AD MI RAL HOWE'S
GOT TROOPS ON THE WA TER
THIR TY- TWO THOU SAND TROOPS
IN NEW YORK HAR BOR
THIR TY- TWO THOU SAND TROOPS
IN NEW YORK HAR BOR
WHEN THEY SU RROUND OUR TROOPS
THEY SU RROUND OUR TROOPS
AS A KID IN THE CA RI BBEAN
I WISHED FOR A WAR
I KNEW THAT I WAS POOR
I KNEW IT WAS THE ON LY WAY TO
RISE UP
IF THEY TELL MY STO RY
I AM EI THER GO NNA DIE
ON THE BA TTLE FIELD IN GLO RY OR
RISE UP, I WILL FIGHT FOR THIS LAND
BUT THERE'S ON LY ONE MAN
WHO CAN GIVE US A CO MMAND
SO WE CAN
RISE UP
UN DER STAND
IT'S THE ON LY WAY TO
RISE UP, RISE UP
HERE HE COMES
LA DIES AND GEN TLE MEN
THE MO MENT
YOU'VE BEEN WAI TING FOR
THE PRIDE OF MOUNT VER NON
GEORGE WA SHING TON
THEY'RE BA TTE RING DOWN
THE BA TTE RY CHECK THE DA MA GES
WE GO TTA STOP 'EM
AND ROB 'EM OF THEIR AD VAN TA GES
LET'S TAKE A STAND
WITH THE STA MI NA
HA MIL TON WON'T A BAN DON SHIP
YO, LET'S STEAL THEIR CA NNONS
GOES THE CA NNON, WATCH THE BLOOD
AND THE SHIT SPRAY AND
GOES THE CA NNON
WE'RE A BAN DO NIN' KIPS BAY AND
THERE'S A NO THER SHIP AND
WE JUST LOST THE SOU THERN TIP AND
WE GO TTA RUN TO HAR LEM QUICK
WE CAN'T A FFORD A NO THER SLIP
GUNS AND HOR SES GIDDY UP
I DE CIDE TO DIV VY UP MY FOR CES
THEY'RE SKIT TISH
AS THE BRI TISH CUT THE CI TY UP
THIS CLOSE TO GI VING UP
FA CING MAD SCRU TI NY
I SCREAM IN THE FACE
OF THIS MASS MU TI NY
ARE THESE THE MEN WITH WHICH
I AM TO DE FEND A ME RI CA?
WE RIDE AT MID NIGHT
MAN HA TTAN IN THE DIS TANCE
I'M IN DI RE NEED OF A SSIS TANCE
WHO ARE YOU?
ON THE CON TRA RY
I CALLED YOU HERE BE CAUSE
YOUR RE PU TA TION PRE CEDES YOU
BUT I HAVE TO LAUGH
HA MIL TON HOW COME NO ONE
CAN GET YOU ON THEIR STAFF?
DON'T GET ME WRONG
YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN
I KNOW YOU STOLE
BRI TISH CA NNONS
NA THA NIEL GREEN
AND HE NRY KNOX
WHY ARE YOU UP SET?
IT'S AL RIGHT YOU WANT TO FIGHT
I WAS JUST LIKE YOU
WHEN I WAS YOUN GER
HEAD FULL OF FAN TA SIES
OF DY IN' LIKE A MAR TYR
I'M BE ING HO NEST
I'M WOR KING WITH A THIRD
OF WHAT OUR CON GRESS
HAS PRO MISED
I NEED SOME ONE LIKE YOU
TO LIGH TEN THE LOAD, SO?
I AM NOT THRO WING A WAY MY
SHOT
YOU NEED
ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET
I HAVE SOME FRIENDS
LAU RENS MU LLI GAN
MAR QUIS DE LA FAY ETTE
O K, WHAT ELSE?
WE'LL NEED SOME SPIES
ON THE IN SIDE
SOME KING'S MEN WHO MIGHT
LET SOME THINGS SLIDE
I'LL WRITE TO CON GRESS
AND TELL 'EM WE NEED SU PPLIES
YOU RA LLY THE GUYS
MAS TER THE E LE MENT OF SUR PRISE
I'LL RISE A BOVE
MY STA TION
'TILL WE RISE TO THE OC CA SION
OF OUR NEW NA TION
RISE UP
RISE UP
