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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Vocals
Daveed Diggs
Daveed Diggs
Vocals
Okieriete Onaodowan
Okieriete Onaodowan
Vocals
Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton"
Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton"
Vocals
Robin Macatangay
Robin Macatangay
Guitar
Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Bass
Anja Wood
Anja Wood
Cello
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire
Conductor
Randy Cohen
Randy Cohen
Programming
Andres Forero
Andres Forero
Drums
Laura Sherman
Laura Sherman
Harp
Benny Reiner
Benny Reiner
Keyboards
Kurt Crowley
Kurt Crowley
Keyboards
Scott Wasserman
Scott Wasserman
Programming
Erin Mayland
Erin Mayland
Violin
Jeremy King
Jeremy King
Programming
Jonathan Dinklage
Jonathan Dinklage
Violin
Mario Gotoh
Mario Gotoh
Viola
Nevin Steinberg
Nevin Steinberg
Sound Effects
Taylor Williams
Taylor Williams
Synthesizer Programming
Will Wells
Will Wells
Sampler
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Composer
Ron Chernow
Ron Chernow
Based on the Work of
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire
Producer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Tim Latham
Tim Latham
Mixing Engineer
Ahmir Thompson
Ahmir Thompson
Producer
Bill Sherman
Bill Sherman
Producer
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Producer
Craig Kallman
Craig Kallman
Associate Producer
Derek Lee
Derek Lee
Recording Engineer
Ebonie Smith
Ebonie Smith
Assistant Engineer
Riggs Morales
Riggs Morales
Associate Producer
Ron Robinson Jr.
Ron Robinson Jr.
Assistant Engineer
Sean Patrick Flahaven
Sean Patrick Flahaven
Associate Producer
Thomas Kail
Thomas Kail
Associate Producer
Tyler Hartman
Tyler Hartman
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
[Verse 1]
Every action has its equal, opposite reaction
Thanks to Hamilton, our cabinet's fractured into factions
Try not to crack under the stress, we're breaking down like fractions
We smack each other in the press, and we don't print retractions
[Verse 2]
I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion
The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion
Our poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration to ration
As Wall Street robs 'em blind in search of chips to cash in
This prick is askin' for someone to bring him to task
Somebody gimme some dirt on this vacuous mass so we can at last unmask him
I'll pull the trigger on him, someone load the gun and cock it
While we were all watching, he got Washington in his pocket
[Chorus]
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
[Chorus]
Look back at the Bill of Rights
Which I wrote
The ink hasn't dried
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
[Verse 3]
So he's doubled the size of the government
Wasn't the trouble with much of our previous government size?
Look in his eyes
See how he lies
Follow the scent of his enterprise
Centralizing national credit and making American credit competitive
If we don't stop it, we aid and abet it
I have to resign
[Verse 4]
Somebody has to stand up for the South
Well, somebody has to stand up to his mouth
If there's a fire you're trying to douse
You can't put it out from inside the house
I'm in the cabinet, I am complicit in watchin' him grabbin' at power and kiss it
If Washington isn't gon' listen to disciplined dissidents, this is the difference, this kid is out
[Bridge]
Oh! This immigrant isn't somebody we chose
Oh! This immigrant's keeping us all on our toes
Oh! Let's show these Federalists who they're up against
Oh! Southern **** Democratic-Republicans
Oh! Now follow the money and see where it goes
Oh! Because every second the Treasury grows
Oh! If we follow the money and see where it leads
Get in the weeds, look for the seeds of Hamilton's misdeeds
[Chorus]
It must be nice, it must be nice
Follow the money and see where it goes
It must be nice, it must be nice
The emperor has no clothes
[Chorus]
We won't be invisible, we won't be denied, still
It must be nice, it must be nice
To have Washington on your side
Written by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
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