Track 21: Organizing the wards of NYC. Tammany Hall roots. "I know the names of the voters."
Ward One! (Ready!)
Ward Two! (Ready!)
Ward Three! (Ready!)
Tell me, are you steady?
I need a list of every voter in the town.
I need to know their names, write them down.
Is he a butcher? Is he a baker?
Is he a wealthy undertaker?
Does he owe money? Does he need a loan?
We’re building a kingdom, stone by stone.
Go to the taverns! Go to the docks!
Unlock the city, break off the locks!
The Machine! The Machine!
Best political engine you’ve ever seen!
We don't leave it to chance! We don't leave it to fate!
We organize early! We organize late!
Get out the vote! Get out the vote!
Grab every undecided by the throat!
The Machine!
Hamilton is writing essays in the dark.
I’m lighting a fire, I’m lighting a spark.
He thinks that the people will read and decide?
I think that the people need a guide.
We give them a ticket! We give them a slate!
We make it easy to participate!
Tammany Hall is opening the door!
We’re bringing the power to the poor!
Who knows the people? (Burr!)
Who helps the people? (Burr!)
Who fights the banks? (Burr!)
Who fills the ranks? (Burr!)
I’m not a philosopher king in a tower.
I’m the mechanic of absolute power.
The Machine! The Machine!
Best political engine you’ve ever seen!
Run it! Oil it! Make it turn!
Watch the Federalists crash and burn!
The Machine!
New York is ours.