Disclaimer: I don't own Hamilton (duh).
Hamilton:
I am not blowing away my snot
I am not blowing away my snot
Yo, my nose is congested, I'm feeling really tested
and I'm not blowing away my snot
I'ma call in sick, I got the sniffles
I shouldn't complain, I'm not in pain, but my breath whiffles
The problem is, this illness leaves me feeling in pieces
I gotta pause after every word,
Just to be heard 'tween my sneezes
I drown in my own snot, it drips out of control
In my mouth it goes
All this gooey stuff makes me untouchable
Every other minute I reach for hand sanitizer
Oh crap, what rhymes with 'sanitizer'? - improviser
I carry this burden, this disadvantage
Haven't learned to manage
I don't have a cloth to brandish, I walk these streets panicked
My plan is go into a bathroom stall
And stay there until I don't feel sick at all
These are the
AL-LE-RG-I
ES- P.S., my oh my
My nose is running much too fluidly
Meanwhile, I know intuitively
It's not due to the humidity
And I'm about to go on a sneezing spree
This sickness ain't never gonna set me free
So I really should have stayed inside, you see?
I agree!
(You say in parentheses)
Don't be shocked when your doctor mentions me
I can't lay down these drugs for a second, see
Due to my ever-increasing dependency
(And I am not blowing away my snot
I am not blowing away my snot
Yo, my nose is congested, I'm feeling really tested
And I'm not blowing away my snot) x2
Lafayette:
I dream of life without my allergies
My unrest decreases productivity
It heightens my facial sensitivity
Every night, I battle ineffectively with my snot!
Mulligan:
Yo, I'm just a poor college student
But I really think that it would be prudent
To tackle this pandemic, it would give us a chance
To socially advance and help our finance
To get rid of this snot
Laurens:
But we'll never be truly healthy
Until the common cold goes the way of pox and rabies
True, that I will not die
But I'd like to abate it, I hate it, my head is all full of snot
Burr:
Geniuses, cover your noses
If you sneeze on someone, practice innocent poses
I'm with you, but you're covered in snot
I didn't think this had to be taught
If you cough, you're gonna get caught
Hamilton:
Burr, don't be an idi-ot.
The nose gotta sneeze, just like blood gotta clot
When your eyes are shot and your forehead is hot
There's no point pretending to be well when you're not
Suppressing your cough won't make it stop
It'll just dry you out and your eyes will pop
We gotta stick together, those of weaker constitution
Glossing over the problem is not a *devolves into coughing fit*
Oh, am I coughing too much? Sometimes I get overexcited
Shoot off at the mouth, I've never had a cold this bad before
I'm sorry if my sneeze is too loud.
Laurens:
Let's get this guy away from the crowd!
All except Burr:
(I am not blowing away my snot
I am not blowing away my snot
Yo, my nose is congested, I'm feeling really tested
and I'm not blowing away my snot) x2
Laurens:
Blow, blow, blow (achoo), blow-oh-oh, blow-oh-oh, yeah
Wipe it on your lunchbox, wipe it on your used socks
Come on, come on, let's blow
Elbow, when you feel you gotta sneeze use your elbow
Tell your brother that he's got an elbow
Tell your sister that she's got an elbow
When are these allergies gonna let up, let up? Let up, let up
Hamilton:
I take so much Claritin it feels more like a memory
When's it gonna kick in?
Will I get to sleep, or sneeze on the guy ahead of me?
If I feel it coming, do I hold it in or let it be?
Will there ever be an end to my allergies?
See, I thought I'd be over them by twenty
But now I'm older, it seems I have twice as many
Ask anybody why they sneeze so fast, and they laugh
Reach for a Kleenex, too late, wipe it on their sleeve
Scratch that, this is not allergies, it's the flu
And all the sickest brothers and sisters know it's true
Germaphobes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We blow our noses, reclaiming our sinus glands
And, if we finally get our health back,
Is that a guarantee that we'll get on the wealth track?
Or will the snot we expel begin an endless cycle
Of drugstore spending for our shelf rack?
I know the action in my nose ain't appeasing
But Jesus, between all the crying and sneezing
I've been dying and wheezing
We need to handle our tissue situation
I've been using toilet paper and napkins
My nostrils are aching
I'm past patiently waiting
I'm passionately searching for an explanation
Could it be something I ate in
Applebees, or is it just the season?
I can't calm down, I gotta know the reason!
All except Burr:
And I am not blowing away my snot
I am not blowing away my snot
Yo, my nose is congested, I'm feeling really tested
And I'm not blowing away my snot
When will it let up, time to make some snot (x2)
When will it let up, let up, let up, let up
And I am not blowing away my - not blowing away my snot!
