Cabinet Battle

Ladies and gentlemen

You could've been anywhere in the world tonight

But you're here with us in New York City

Are you ready for a cabinet meeting, huh?

The issue on the table

Secretary Hamilton's plan to assume

State debt and establish a national bank

Secretary Jefferson you have the floor sir

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

We fought for these ideals we shouldn't settle for less

These are wise words enterprising men quote 'em

Don't act surprised you guys 'cause I wrote 'em

Ow, but Hamilton forgets

His plan would have the government assume state's debts

Now place your bets as to who that benefits

The very seat of government where Hamilton sits

Not true

Ooh, if the shoe fits wear it

If New York's in debt why should Virginia bear it

Uh, our debts are paid I'm afraid

Don't tax the south 'cause we got it made in the shade

In Virginia we plant seeds in the ground we create

You just wanna move our money around

This financial plan is an outrageous demand

And it's too many damn pages for any man to understand

Stand with me in the land of the free

And pray to God we never see Hamilton's candidacy

Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky

Imagine what gon happen when you try to tax our whiskey

Thank you secretary Jefferson

Secretary Hamilton, your response

Thomas, that was a real nice declaration

Welcome to the present we're running a real nation

Would you like to join us or stay mellow

Doing whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello

If we assume the debts the Union gets a new line of credit

A financial diuretic how do you not get it

If we're aggressive and competitive the Union gets a boost

You'd rather give it a sedative

A civics lesson from a slaver

Hey neighbor

Your debts are paid 'cause you don't pay for labour

We plants seeds in the south we create

Yeah keep ranting, we know who's really doing the planting

And another thing, Mr Age of Enlightenment

Don't lecture me about the war you didn't fight in it

You think I'm frightened of you man we almost died in a trench

While you were off getting high with the french

Thomas Jefferson always hesitant with the president

Reticent there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison

Madison you're mad as a hatter so take your medicine

Damn you're in worse shape than the national debt is in

Sitting there useless as two

Hey turn round bend over I'll show you where my shoe fits

Excuse me

Madison, Jefferson take a walk

Hamilton take a walk

We're going to reconvene after a brief recess

Hamilton

Sir

A word

You don't have the votes

You don't have the votes

Ah ha ha ha

You're gonna need congressional approval and you don't have the votes

Such 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

Well James Madison won't talk to me

That's a non-starter

Ah winning was easy young man

Governing's harder

They're being intransigent

You have to find a compromise

But they don't have 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