23 Stephen Colbert—Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical "Button!"

Talk Show Episode: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert —Lin-Manuel Miranda And Stephen Perform "Button!"

Background Music: Just the Way You Are — by Bruno Mars

Catch Phrase: 
-Hold on a second: 等一下
-Tête-à-tête: 面对面，当面
-Hobbits: 霍比特人/矮子
-O.G.= original gangster: 元老级人物
-Be pissed at sb.: 对某人发火／生气

Cultural Tips:
-Hamilton Musical 汉密尔顿音乐剧—Lin-Manuel Miranda
-Key founding fathers of United States 美国国父: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
-The Declaration of Independence: 独立宣言

Full Script
(Button Gwinnett= Stephen Colbert; John Adams= Lin-Manuel Miranda)
[JOHN ADAMS]
Barmaid, one ale if it's not too much bother
Pay attention! Did I mention I'm a Founding Father?
Don't try to front me, I won't play that, madam
I'm a founder of this country and my name's John Adams
[BUTTON GWINNETT]
I knew it was you, my boy Johnny Ace
Has it really been since Philly since I've seen your face?
[ADAMS]
Thank you very much, always nice to meet a fan
[GWINNETT]
Hold on a second, Adams, you know who I am
It's me Button Gwinnett, I don't need a citation
Cause we met tête-à-tête when we signed the Declaration
Big-wig style, how could you forget?
I'm your brother founding father, Big B Gwinnett!
[ADAMS]
Sorry, didn't hear, can you repeat that name?
Was it Bilbo Gimlet, what's your claim to fame?
I don't remember any hobbits on the signature roster
You say you're a Founder but you look like a Lost-er
[GWINNETT]
What?! What!
You can call me Gwinnett, you can call me Button
All the shorties call me over when they see me struttin'
I'm a patriotic player, I don't need to cajole
I got the lady-folks unbuttoning their button hole
Yeah, ask Abigail, she knows
[ADAMS]
I'm John freakin' Adams, come on, show respect
I ain't never heard of no buster named Button Gwinnett!
I'm the O.G.V.P. and I know every signer
From Hancock in Boston to Lynch in Carolina
[GWINNETT]
It's a mystery why you're pissed at me
But Button Gwinnett will make history
I'm a glutton for attention so don't you forget
Tell him my name:
[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!
[GWINNETT]
What's my name?
[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!
[GWINNETT]
What's my name?
[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!
[GWINNETT]
What's my name?
[AUDIENCE]
Button Gwinnett!
[STEPHEN COLBERT]
His name is Lin-Manuel Miranda!
Hamilton is running now on Broadway!
The original cast album is available wherever music is sold!
We'll be right back!

Alexander Hamilton 歌词

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore
And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished,
In squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?

The ten-dollar founding father without a father
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter By being a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter

And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away
Across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter

Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain

Well, the word got around, they said, this kid is insane, man
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
Get your education, don't forget from whence you came
And the world is gonna know your name
What's your name, man?

Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait

When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden
Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick

And Alex got better but his mother went quick

Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside voice saying
Alex, you gotta fend for yourself

He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf

There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on the bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man

In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man

In New York you can be a new man
In New York you can be a new man

Just you wait

Alexander Hamilton

We are waiting in the wings for you

You could never back down
You never learned to take your time

Oh, Alexander Hamilton

When America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote your game?
The world will never be the same, oh

The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him

Another immigrant comin' up from the bottom

His enemies destroyed his rep America forgot him

We fought with him

Me, I died for him

Me, I trusted him

Me, I loved him

And me, I'm the damn fool that shot him

There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait

What's your name, man?

Alexander Hamilton