Seventeen se se seventeen
Se se seventeen
1789
How does the bastard orphan
Immigrant decorated war vet
Unite the colonies through more debt
Fight the other founding fathers til he has to forfeit
Have it all lose it all
You ready for more yet
Treasury Secretary Washington's the President
Ev'ry American experiment sets a precedent
Not so fast Someone came along to resist him
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system
You haven't met him yet you haven't had the chance
'Cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France
But someone's gotta keep the American promise
You simply must meet Thomas Thomas
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
Thomas Jefferson's coming home Lord he's
Been off in Paris for so long
Aaa-ooo
Aaa-ooo
France is following us to revolution
There is no more status quo
But the sun comes up and the world still spins
Aaa-ooo
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Then I said I gotta go
I gotta be in Monticello
Now the work at
Home begins
Aaa-ooo
So what'd I miss
What'd I miss
Virginia my home sweet home I wanna give you a kiss
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies
I guess I basic'lly missed the late eighties
I traveled the wide wide world and came back to this
Aaa-ooo
There's a letter on my desk from the President
Haven't even put my bags down yet
Sally be a lamb darlin' won'tcha open it
It says the President's assembling a cabinet
And that I am to be the Secretary of State great
And that I'm already Senate-approved
I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York
Headin' to New York
Headin' to New York
Lookin' at the rolling fields
I can't believe that we are free
Ready to face
Whatever's awaiting
Me in NYC
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place
My friend James Madison red in the face
He grabs my arm and
I respond
What's goin' on
Thomas we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul
Can you get us out of the mess we're in
Aaa-ooo
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less
Than government control
I've been fighting for the South alone
Where have you been
Uh France
Aaa-ooo
We have to win
What'd I miss
What'd I miss
Headfirst into a political abyss
I have my first cabinet meeting today
I guess I better think of something to say
I'm already on my way
Let's get to the bottom of this
What did I miss
Ahhh ah
Mr. Jefferson welcome home
Mr. Jefferson Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Jefferson welcome home
Mr. Jefferson welcome home
Sir you've been off in Paris for so long
So what did I miss
