The Schuyler Sisters [Swedish translation]

BURR

There’s nothing rich folks love more

than going 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 Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded.

Uh-oh, but little does he know that

his daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza

sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at—

COMPANY

Work, work!

ANGELICA

Angelica!

COMPANY

Work, work!

ELIZA

Eliza!

PEGGY

And Peggy!

COMPANY

Work, work!

The Schuyler sisters!

ANGELICA

Angelica!

PEGGY

Peggy!

ELIZA

Eliza!

COMPANY

Work!

PEGGY

Daddy said to be home by sundown.

ANGELICA

Daddy doesn’t need to know.

PEGGY

Daddy said not to go downtown.

ELIZA

Like I said, you’re free to go.

ANGELICA

But—look around, look around, the

revolution’s happening in New York.

ELIZA/PEGGY

New York.

COMPANY

Angelica

SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY

Work!

PEGGY

It’s bad enough daddy wants to go to war.

ELIZA

People shouting in the square.

PEGGY

It’s bad enough there’ll be violence on our shore.

ANGELICA

New ideas in the air.

ANGELICA AND MALE ENSEMBLE

Look around, look around—

ELIZA

Angelica, remind me what we’re looking for…

ALL MEN

She’s lookin’ for me!

ANGELICA

Eliza, I’m lookin’ for a mind at work.

I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!

I’m lookin’ for a mind at work!

Whooaaaaa!

ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY

Whooaaaaa!

Work!

BURR

Wooh! There’s nothin’ like summer in the city.

Someone in a rush next to someone lookin’ pretty.

Excuse me, miss, I know it’s not funny

But your perfume smells like your daddy’s got money.

Why you slummin’ in the city in your fancy heels

You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?

ANGELICA

Burr, you disgust me.

BURR

Ah, so you’ve discussed me.

I’m a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!

ANGELICA

I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine.

So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane.

You want a revolution? I want a revelation

So listen to my declaration:

ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY

“We hold these truths to be self-evident

That all men are created equal”

ANGELICA

And when I meet Thomas Jefferson,

I’m ‘a compel him to include women in the sequel!

WOMEN

Work!

ELIZA

Look around, look around at how

Lucky we are to be alive right now!

ELIZA/PEGGY

Look around, look around at how

Lucky we are to be alive right now!

ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY

History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world!

SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY

In the greatest city in the world!

ANGELICA

Cuz I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine.

So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane.

ANGELICA

You want a revolution?

I want a revelation

So listen to my declaration:

ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY

We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal

Whoo!

FULL COMPANY

Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!

History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be

ALL WOMEN

In the greatest city in the world

ALL MEN

In the greatest city—

COMPANY

In the greatest city in the world!

Work, work!

ANGELICA

Angelica!

ELIZA

Eliza!

PEGGY

And Peggy!

ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY

The Schuyler sisters!

We’re looking for a mind at work!

Hey!

Hey!

ANGELICA

Whoa!

In the greatest

city in the world

COMPANY

In the greatest city in the world!