"A Winter's Ball" is the 9th song of Act One of Hamilton.
In this song, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are together before attending Philip Schuyler's winter ball.
Lyrics[]
[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?
Trivia[]
- The original name of "A Winter's Ball", prior to the Off-Broadway production of Hamilton, was "Ladies Transition", called a transition because of its short length and leading up to the next song in the musical.
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