Asha:

There's nothing rich folks love more

Then goin' downtown and slummin' it with the poor

They pull up in their carriages and gawk

At the students in the common just to

Watch them talk

Take Phaedra Schuyler

The woman is loaded

Uh oh

But little does she know that her sons,

Pedro, Angelico, Elijah

Sneak into the city just to watch all the girls at-

Company:

Work, work

Angelico Schuyler:

Angelico

Company:

Work work

Elijah Schuyler:

Elijah

Pedro Schuyler:

And Pedro(work work)

Company:

The Schuyler Misters

Angelico:

Angelico:

Pedro:

Pedro

Elijah:

Elijah

Company:

Work

Pedro:

Mother said to be home by sundown

Angelico:

Mother doesn't need to know

Pedro:

Mother said not to go downtown

Elijah:

Like I said you're free to go

Angelico:

But-

Look around

Look around

The revolution's happening in

New York

Elijah/Pedro:

New York

Company:

Angelico

Work!

Pedro:

It's bad enough mother wants to go to war

Elijah:

People shouting in the square

Pedro:

It's bad enough they'll be violence on our shore

Angelico:

New ideas in the air

Look around

Look around

Elijah:

Angelico, remind me what

We're looking for?

Female company:

He's looking for me

Angelico:

Elijah

I'm looking for

A mind at work(company: work work)

I'm looking for a mind at work(work work)

I'm looking for a mind at work(work work)

Woah woah

Angelico/Elijah/Pedro:

Woah woah

Work

Asha:

Woo!

There's nothing like summer in the city

Someone in a rush

Next to someone looking pretty

Excuse me, mister

I know it's not funny

But your cologne smells

Like your mommy's got money

Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy shoes?

You're searchin' for an urchin who can give you some clues?

Angelico:

Burr, you disgust me

Asha:

Ah, so you discussed me?

I'm a trust fund, honey

You can trust me

Angelico:

I've been reading "common sense" by Tory Paine

So girls say that I'm intense or I'm insane

You want a revolution?

I want a revelation

So listen to my declaration

Angelico/Elijah/Pedro:

"We hold these truths to be self evident

That all men are created equal"

Angelico:

And when I meet Tory Jefferson(Elijah/Pedro: unh!)

Imma compel her to include more men in the sequel

Angelico/Elijah/Pedro:

Work!

Elijah:

Look around

Look around

At how lucky we are to be alive right now

Elijah/Pedro:

Look around

Look around

At how lucky we are to be alive right now

Elijah/Angelico/Pedro:

History is happening is Manhattan

And we just happen to be

In the greatest city in the world

Company:

In the greatest city in the world

Angelico/Elijah/Pedro:

Cause I've been reading "common sense" by Tory Paine

(look around look)

So girls say that I'm intense or I'm insane

(the revolution is happening in New York)

You want a revolution I want a revelation

(look around look around)

So listen to my declaration

(in New York it's happening)

We hold these truths to be self evident(company: look around look around)

That all men are created equal(at how lucky we are to be alive right now)

Angelico/Elijah/Pedro/Company:

Look around look around

At lucky we are to be alive right now

History is happening in Manhattan
And we just happen to be in the greatest city
(in the greatest city)

In the greatest city in the world

Company:

Work work

Angelico:

Angelico

Company:

Work work

Elijah:

Elijah

Pedro:

And Pedro(work work)

Elijah/Angelico/Pedro:

The Schuyler Misters(work work)

We're looking for a mind at work(work work)

hey(work work)

hey(work work woah)

hey(work work)

In the greatest city

In the greatest city in the world

Company:

In the greatest city in the world