Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton - A Winter's Ball Lyrics

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton Lyrics

"A Winter's Ball"
(from "Hamilton: An American Musical" soundtrack)

[Burr:]
How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore
Go on and on
Grow into more of a phenomenon?
Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother
Be seated at the right hand of the father
Washington hires Hamilton right on sight
But Hamilton still wants to fight, not write
Now Hamilton's skill with a quill is undeniable
But what do we have in common?
We're reliable with the

[All men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
There are so many to deflower!
[All men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
Looks! Proximity to power
[All men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
They delighted and distracted him
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him!
[Hamilton:]
That's true!

[Full Company:]
1780
[Burr:]
A winter's ball
And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all
Yo, if you can marry a sister, you're rich, son
[Hamilton:]
Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?

[Hamilton/Burr/Laurens:]
Hey
Hey
Hey hey

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Writer(s): Lin-manuel Miranda

The winter, during which the ball in this song takes place, was the coldest winter of the 18th century.

The line "bastard, orphan, son of a whore" was explained by Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Alexander Hamilton's mother and father were not married when he was born, and his father never formally acknowledged him, rendering him a bastard."

Lin-Manuel Miranda said about the line "Looks! Proximity to power", "This is Burr listing all the reasons that they're getting all the shine right now."

Alexander Hamilton's line "That's true!" was explained by Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter, "It's a fourth wall thing. I thought it was true when I wrote it. BUT! There's this one historian who is constantly screaming at me, "It's APOCRYPHAL! JOHN ADAMS MADE IT UP!" Which is also very plausible, John Adams hated dude. But it's GOOD, so *shrug & side eye at historian*..."

"A Winter's Ball" lyrics

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton Lyrics