Right Hand Man

British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
32 Thousand troops in New York Harbour
32 Thousand troops in New York Harbour
(32 Thousand troops in New York Harbour)
When they surround our troops, they surround our troops
When they surround our troops
As a kid in the Caribbean, I wished for a war
I know that I was poor, I knew that is it was the only way to rise up
If they tell my story,
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or rise up
I will fight for this land,
But there's only one man who can give us a command so we can rise up
Understand, its the only way to rise up, rise up
Here he comes

(Here comes the General) Ladies, and gentlemen
(Here comes the General) The moment you've been waiting
(Here comes the General) The pride of Mount Vernon
(Here comes the General) George Washington

We are outgunned (What)
Outmanned (What)
Outnumbered, outplanned (Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck)
We've gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right hand man
(Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck)
Check it

Can I be real a second, for just a milisecond
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second
Now I'm the model of a modern major general
The venerated Virginian veteran, whose men are all lining up
To put me up on the pedestal,
Writin' letters to reletives
Embellishin' my elegance and eloquence, but
The elephant is in the room
The truth is in ya face when you hear the British cannons go BOOM
Any hope of success is fleeting
How can I keep leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating
We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look

We are outgunned (What)
Outmanned (What)
Outnumbered, outplanned (Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck)
We've gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right hand man
(Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck, Buck)

Incoming
The're battering down the battery, check the damages (Rah)
We've got to stop them and rob them of there advantages (Rah)
Lets take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship, yo, lets steal their cannons

Sha-BOOM goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and
BOOM, goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and
BOOM, there's another ship, and
BOOM, we just lost the southern tip, and
Boom, We got to run to Harlem quick, we can't afford another slip
Guns and horses, giddyup, I decide to divvy up my forces
They're skittish as the British cut the city up
This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny
I scream in the face, of this mass mutiny
Are these the men with which I am to defend America
We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance
I cannot be everywhere at once people, I am in dire need of assistance

Your excellency, sir
Who are you?
Aaron Burr, Sir?
Permission to state my case?
As you were
Sir
I was a captain under General Montgomery
Until he cought a bullet in the neck in Quebec, and well in summery
I think that I can be of some assistance
I admire how you keep firing on the British, from a distance (Huh?)
I have some question,
I couple of suggestions on how to fight instead of fleeing west
Yes?
Well
Your excellency, you wanted to see me?
Hamilton, come in, have you met burr?
Yes sir, we keep meeting
As I was saying sir, I look forward to seeing your strategy play out
Burr?
Sir?
Close the door on your way out
Have I done something wrong sir?
On the contrary
I've called you here because our odds are beyond scary
Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh
Sir?
Hamiton, how come no one can get you on their staff?
Sir
Don't get me wrong, you're a young man, of great renown
I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown
Nathaniel Green and Henry Knox wanted to hire you
To be their secretary? I don't think so
Now, why are you upset?
I'm not
Its alright, you want to fight, you've got a hunger
I was just like you when I was younger
Head full of fantasies of dyin' like a martyr?
Yes
Dying is easy young man, living is harder
Why are you telling me this?
I'm being honest
I'm working with a third of what our congress has promised
We are a powder keg about to explode,
I need someone like you to lighten the load
So?

(I am not throwin' away my shot)
(I am not throwin' away my shot)
(Ayo, I am just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry)
I am not throwin' away my shot
Son

We are outgunned, outmanned
We need all the help we can get
I have some friends, Lawrence, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette
Okay, what else?
Outnumbered, outplanned
We'll need some spies on the inside,
Some Kings men, who might let some things slide
BOOM
I'll write to congress and tell 'em we need supplies,
You rally the guys, master the element of suprise (Chicka-Boom)
I'll rise above my station, organize your information,
'Till we rise to the occasion of our new nation, sir

Here comes the General, rise up (What)
Here comes the General, rise up (What)
Here comes the General, rise up (what)
Here comes the General
What
And his right hand man
BOOM