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  • -The musical "Hamilton" is a story about

  • hope, revolution, and love,

  • a story as relevant now as it was back then.

  • Here is me and The Roots performing "Helpless"

  • with some instruments around the house,

  • plus Lin-Manuel Miranda

  • and the original Broadway cast of "Hamilton."

  • Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • ♪ I do, I do, I do, I dooo

  • Hey ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh

  • ♪ I do, I do, I do, I dooo

  • -♪ Hey ♪ -♪ Boy, you got me helpless

  • Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm helpless

  • Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • -♪ I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight

  • We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night

  • Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room

  • Then you walked in, and my heart went

  • -"Boom!"

  • -♪ Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom

  • Everybody's dancin', and the band's top volume

  • -♪ Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine

  • -♪ Grab my sister and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine" ♪

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ My sister made her way across the room to you

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ And I got nervous, thinking, "What's she gonna do?" ♪

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ She grabs you by the arm, I'm thinkin', "I'm through" ♪

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ Then you look back at me, and, suddenly, I'm helpless! ♪

  • Oh, look at those eyes

  • -♪ Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm helpless ♪ -♪ I know

  • -♪ Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • Helpless ♪ -♪ I am so into you

  • -♪ Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm helpless

  • -♪ I know I'm ♪

  • -♪ Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • -♪ One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly

  • Now my life gets better every letter that you write me

  • Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem

  • -I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him.

  • -Ha!

  • -♪ Two weeks later, in the living room stressin' ♪

  • My father's stone-faced

  • while you're asking for his blessin' ♪

  • -♪ I'm dying inside as you wine and dine

  • And I'm tryin' not to cry

  • 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ My father makes his way across the room to you

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ I panic for a second, thinking, "We're through" ♪

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ But then he shakes your hand and says, "Be true" ♪

  • -♪ Ooh, ooh

  • -♪ And you turn back to me, smiling

  • -♪ Helpless

  • Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm helpless

  • Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • Helpless ♪ -♪ That boy is mine

  • That boy is mine

  • -♪ Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm helpless ♪ -♪ Helpless

  • -♪ Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • -♪ Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name

  • An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame

  • All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain

  • ♪ A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain

  • Insane, your family brings out a different side of me

  • Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me

  • No stress, my love for you is never in doubt

  • We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out

  • ♪ I've been livin' without a family since I was a child

  • My father left, my mother died, I grew up buck-wild

  • But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real

  • And long as I'm alive, Eliza,

  • swear to God, you'll never feel so

  • -♪ Helpless ♪ -♪ I do, I do, I do, I dooo

  • -♪ Eliza ♪ -♪ Helpless

  • -♪ I never felt so

  • -♪ Helpless ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah, ♪

  • -♪ Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • -♪ My life is only fine 'cause Eliza's in it

  • -♪ I look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit

  • ♪ I'm ♪ -♪ Helpless

  • Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -Hey. -Hey.

  • -♪ Boy, you got me helpless

-The musical "Hamilton" is a story about

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