Theres nothing rich folks love more for Than going downtown and slumming it with the poor ALL MEN: Shes looking for me! They pull up in their carriages and gawk at the students in the common ANGELICA and (COMPANY): Just to watch em talk Eliza, Im looking for a mind at work (work, work) Take Philip Schuyler, the man is loaded Im looking for a mind at work (work, work) [x2] Uh oh, but little does he know that Woa-oah His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza SISTERS: Woa-oah Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at SISTERS & COMPANY: Work!
COMPANY: Work, work BURR: ANGELICA: Angelica! Ooh, theres nothing like summer in the city COMPANY: Work, work Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' ELIZA: Eliza! pretty PEGGY: And Peggy! Excuse me, miss, I know its not funny COMPANY: Work, work But your perfume smells like your daddys got The Schuyler sisters money Why you slummin in the city in your fancy ANGELICA: Angelica! heels? PEGGY: Peggy! You searchin for an urchin who can give you ELIZA: Eliza! ideals? COMPANY: Work! ANGELICA: Burr, you disgust me PEGGY: Daddy said to be home by sundown ANGELICA: Daddy doesnt need to know BURR: PEGGY: Daddy said not to go downtown Ahh, so youve discussed me ANGELICA: Like I said, youre free to go Im a trust fund, baby, you can trust me
Butlook around, look around ANGELICA: The revolutions happening in New York Ive been reading Common Sense by Thomas ELIZA & PEGGY: New York Paine COMPANY: Angelica So men say that Im intense or Im insane SISTERS & COMPANY: Work! You want a revolution? I want a revelation So listen to my declaration: PEGGY: Its bad enough Daddy wants to go to war ALL SISTERS: ELIZA: People shouting in the square "We hold these truths to be self-evident PEGGY: Its bad enough therell be violence on That all men are created equal" our shore ANGELICA: New ideas in the air ANGELICA and (COMPANY): And when I meet Thomas Jefferson (unh!) ANGELICA & MALE ENSEMBLE: Look around, Imma compel him to include women in the look around sequel
WOMEN: Work! ELIZA: PEGGY: And Peggy! Look around, look around at how COMPANY: Work, work Lucky we are to be alive right now ALL SISTERS: The Schuyler sisters ELIZA, PEGGY: COMPANY: Work, work Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now ALL SISTERS (COMPANY): ALL SISTERS: Were looking for a mind at work (work, work) History is happening in Manhattan and we Hey (work, work) Just happen to be in the greatest city in the ANGELICA (COMPANY): world Woah-ah! (work, work) ELIZA & PEGGY (COMPANY): SISTERS & COMPANY: In the greatest city in the Hey (work, work) world! In the greatest city
ANGELICA (ELIZA, PEGGY) ((MEN)): ALL SISTERS: Cause Ive been reading Common Sense by In the greatest city Thomas Paine In the world! (look around, look around)((hey, hey, hey, hey)) So men say that Im intense or Im insane COMPANY: In the greatest city in the world! (the revolutions happening in)((hey, hey, hey, hey)) ANGELICA (ELIZA, PEGGY) ((WOMEN)): (New York) You want a revolution? ((look around, look around)) I want a revelation (In New York, woah) So listen to my declaration ((the revolution's happening))
ALL SISTERS (WOMEN) ((MEN)): We hold these truths to be self evident (look around, look around) (hey, hey) That all men are created equal (at how lucky we are to be alive right now) (hey, hey)
ALL SISTERS & COMPANY: Look around, look around At how lucky we are to be alive right now History is happening in Manhattan And we just happen to be WOMEN (MEN): In the greatest city in the world (in the greatest city) COMPANY: In the greatest city in the world!
COMPANY: Work, work ANGELICA: Angelica! COMPANY: Work, work ELIZA: Eliza!