Cabinet Battle 1 Song Lyrics
Ladies and gentlemen, you could have been anywhere in the world tonightBut you’re here with us in New York CityAre you ready for a cabinet meeting, huh?
The issue on the table, Secretary Hamilton’s plan to assume state debt and establish a national bankSecretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happinessWe fought for these ideals, we shouldn’t settle for lessThese are wise words, enterprising men quote ’emDon’t act surprised, you guys, ’cause I wrote ’em (ow)
But Hamilton forgetsHis plan would have the government assume state’s debtsNow, place your bets as to who that benefitsThe very seat of government where Hamilton sits
Oh, if the shoe fits, wear itIf New York’s in debt, why should Virginia bear it?Uh, our debts are paid, I’m afraidDon’t tax the South ’cause we got it made in the shadeIn Virginia, we plant seeds in the groundWe create, you just wanna move our money aroundThis financial plan is an outrageous demandAnd it’s too many damn pages for any man to understandStand with me in the land of the free and pray to God we never see Hamilton’s candidacyLook, when Britain taxed our tea, we got friskyImagine what gon’ happen when you try to tax our whisky
Thank you, Secretary JeffersonSecretary Hamilton, your response
Thomas, that was a real nice declarationWelcome to the present, we’re running a real nationWould you like to join us, or stay mellowDoin’ whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello?If we assume the debts, the union gets new line of credit, a financial diureticHow do you not get it, if we’re aggressive and competitiveThe union gets a boost, you’d rather give it a sedative?A civics lesson from a slaver, hey neighborYour debts are paid ’cause you don’t pay for labor“We plant seeds in the South. We create.” Yeah, keep rantingWe know who’s really doing the plantingAnd another thing, Mr. Age of EnlightenmentDon’t lecture me about the war, you didn’t fight in itYou think I’m frightened of you, man?We almost died in a trenchWhile you were off getting high with the FrenchThomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the PresidentReticent there isn’t a plan he doesn’t jettisonMadison, you’re mad as a hatter, son, take your medicineDamn, you’re in worse shape than the national debt is inSittin’ there useless as two shitsHey, turn around, bend over, I’ll show you where my shoe fits
Excuse me, Madison, Jefferson, take a walkHamilton, take a walk, we’re gonna reconvene after a brief recess, Hamilton
Sir
A word
You don’t have the votes (you don’t have the votes)
Aha-ha-ha ha
You’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votesSuch a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder
Why he even brings the thunder
You wanna pull yourself together?
I’m sorry, these Virginians are birds of a feather
Young man, I’m from Virginia, so watch your mouth
So we let Congress get held hostage by the South?
You need the votes
No, we need bold strokes, we need this plan (no, you need to convince more folks)
James Madison won’t talk to me, that’s a nonstarter
Ah, winning was easy, young man, governing’s harder
They’re being intransigent
You have to find a compromise
But they don’t have a plan, they just hate mine (convince them otherwise)
And what happens if I don’t get congressional approval?
I imagine they’ll call for your removal
Sir
Figure it out, Alexander, that’s an order from your commander