Hamilton - The Drarry Musical

What'd I Miss

(By Lin-Manuel Miranda, husband of the nine muses)

[COMPANY]

Nineteen. Ni- Ni- Nineteen...

Ne- Ne- Nineteen...

[POTTER]

1999

How does the bastard orphan

son of Death Eater, 

decorated war vet

Unite the country through huge debt?

Fight the other order leaders til he has to forfeit?

Have it all, lose it all

You ready for more yet?

Elected to the Wizengamot and

McGonagall's head of Magical Law Enforcement

Ev'ry Wizengamot change sets a precedent

Not so fast. 

Someone came along to resist him

Pissed him off until we had a political impasse

You haven't met him yet, 

you haven't had the chance

'cause he's been kickin' ass 

as the ambassador to France

But someone's gotta keep the equality promise

You simply must meet Ronald. Ronald!

[COMPANY]

Ronald Weasley's coming home!

Ronald Weasley's coming home!

Ronald Weasley's coming home!

Ronald Weasley's coming home!

Ronald Weasley's coming home

Merlin, he's been off in Paris for so long!

Aaa-ooo!

Aaa-ooo!

[WEASLEY]

France is helping to put down Death Eaters

There are still some remaining threats

But the sun comes up and the world still spins

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[WEASLEY]

I helped Kingsley organize his Aurors

Then I said, 'I gotta go

I gotta be back in London.'

Now the work at home begins...

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[WEASLEY]

So what'd I miss?

What'd I miss?

England, my home sweet home, 

I wanna give you a kiss

I've been in Paris 

meeting lots of different ladies...

I guess I basic'lly missed 

the late nineties...

I traveled the wide, wide world 

and came back to this...

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[WEASLEY]

There's a letter on my desk from the Minister

Haven't even put my bag down yet

Mum, be a lamb, dear, 

Won't cha open it?

It says the Minister's assembling new heads

And that I am to be the 

Head of International Relations

Great!

And that I'm already 

Wizengamot-approved...

I just got home and 

now I'm headed up to London

[ENSEMBLE]

Headin' to London!

Headin' to London!

[WEASLEY]

Lookin' at the rolling fields

I can't-

[WEASLEY/ENSEMBLE]

-believe that we are free 

[WEASLEY]

Ready to face

Whatever's awaiting- 

[WEASLEY/ENSEMBLE]

-me in Lon-don.

[WEASLEY]

But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?

My friend, Hermione Granger, red in the face

She grabs my arm and I respond

"What's goin' on?"

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[GRANGER]

Ronald, we are engaged in 

a battle for our nation's very soul

Can you get us out of the mess we're in?

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[GRANGER]

Malfoy's new financial plan is nothing 

less than Death Eater forgiveness

I've been fighting for muggleborns alone 

Where have you been?

[ENSEMBLE]

Aaa-ooo!

[WEASLEY]

Uh... France.

[GRANGER]

We have to win

[WEASLEY]

What'd I miss?

[ENSEMBLE]

Wha? Wha? What'd I miss?

What'd I miss?

I've come home to this?

Headfirst into a political abyss!

Headfirst, into the abyss!

I have my first cabinet meeting today

Chik-a-pow!

I guess I better think of something to say

I'm already-

[WEASLEY/ENSEMBLE]

-on my way-

[WEASLEY]

-to the bottom of this...

What did I miss?

Ahhh ah!

[McGONAGALL]

Mr. Weasley, welcome home

[MALFOY]

Mr. Weasley? 

Draco Malfoy

[MCGONAGALL AND ENSEMBLE]

Mr. Weasley, welcome home

[COMPANY]

Mr. Weasley, welcome home

Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!

[WEASLEY]

So what did I miss?

FUN FACT #3 - I ripped the CD (how retro, right?) into my computer/phone and, for some reason, this song didn't rip. So, it is the song I've listened to the least amount of times. But I've heard it watching the play and listening to the youtube soundtrack. Maybe I'll fix it... when I get ambitious.