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"Right Hand Man" is the eighth song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the … Wikipedia
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from the album Hamilton
Released 2015
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from the album Hamilton
Released 2015
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Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton – Right Hand Man Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
September 25, 2015 - Right Hand Man Lyrics: British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water / Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor / Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor / Thirty-two thousand troops in New
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Right Hand Man Lyrics — Hamilton (The Musical)
Right Hand Man lyrics from Hamilton (the musical): full text, notes, song meaning & annotations, history, key recordings
Published   August 6, 2025
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AZLyrics
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Original Broadway Cast Of Hamilton - Right Hand Man Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
Outmanned (What?) Outnumbered Outplanned (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) We gotta make an all out stand Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) Incoming!
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Spotify
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Right Hand Man - song and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton | Spotify
September 25, 2015 - Listen to Right Hand Man on Spotify. Song · Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton · 2015
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Can we talk about Right Hand Man?
I see it as a moral boosting song because they're in the middle of a war???? Yeah, they're in some deep shit rn, and that's EXACTLY why they can't afford some money dopey sad song about how much it sucks, because that will only make it worse in the long run. More on reddit.com
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I just realized the lyric in Right Hand Man, "Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette" has a double entendre as it also stands for Lin's initials...
LMAO I think that's just a coincidence but cool to think about Edit: then again lins brain scares me with how elaborate he thinks you could just be right More on reddit.com
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Right Hand Man
Totally agree! It’s a fantastic song! As an aside, whenever I grab a $1 bill from my wallet, I now think “Here comes the general!”, or whisper it if I’m around friends. More on reddit.com
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I Realized Something About Right Hand Man
Nice catch. The king strolls in, expecting attention and accolades, with his full narcissism on display. The general barges in, demanding attention, because there is urgent work to do and he doesn’t have time to fool around. Huge difference. More on reddit.com
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Fandom
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Right Hand Man | Hamilton Wiki | Fandom
(Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) We gotta make an all out stand Ayo, I'm gonna need a right hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) [HAMILTON] They're battering down the Battery Check the damages.
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Musixmatch
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Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom - Right Hand Man lyrics | Musixmatch
Lyrics for Right Hand Man by Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom. British Admiral Howe′s got troops on the water 32,000 troops in New York Harbor 32,000 tro...
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LETRAS
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RIGHT HAND MAN - Hamilton: An American Musical - LETRAS.COM
Hamilton: An American Musical - Right Hand Man (Letra y canción para escuchar) - British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water / Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor / Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor / When they surround our troops, they surround our troops / When they surround our troops
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SongMeanings
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Joan Osborne - Right Hand Man Lyrics & Meanings | SongMeanings
Right Hand Man Lyrics & Meanings: Let me use your toothbrush / Have you got a clean shirt? / My panties in a wad / At the bottom of my purse / I walk into the street / The air's so cool / I'm wired and I'm tired / And I'm grinnin' like a fool / I've been on the floor lookin' for a chair / I've been on a chair lookin' for a couch / And I've been on a couch lookin' for a bed...
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WhatSong
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"Right Hand Man" by Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" Lyrics | List of Movies & TV Shows
Outnumbered, outplanned (buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) We gotta make an all out stand Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!) Check it, can I be real a second?
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YouTube
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#8 Hamilton - Right Hand Man (VIDEO LYRICS) - YouTube
❤ Watch 2017 Edition Playlist here: https://goo.gl/1JzUDE ❤#8 Hamilton - Right Hand Man Video Lyrics ❤▶ Artist Credit: LancasterOnline .com▶ Stay Connected W...
Published   June 15, 2017
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Right Hand Man - song and lyrics by Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian D'Arcy James, John Cariani | Spotify
June 2, 2015 - Listen to Right Hand Man on Spotify. Song · Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian D'Arcy James, John Cariani · 2015
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Theatre Lyrics
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Something Rotten! – Right Hand Man Lyrics
November 9, 2015 - Think of me as your sidekick Helping you whenever I can I’m more than just a woman, baby When the pressure’s coming baby Let me be your right hand man
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KaraFun
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Karaoke Right Hand Man - Video with Lyrics - Hamilton
Sing Right Hand Man by Hamilton with lyrics on KaraFun. Professional quality. Try it free!
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r/hamiltonmusical on Reddit: Can we talk about Right Hand Man?
October 27, 2020 -

Don't get me wrong, I love the song, but... I have no idea what the message there is. Like the lyrics are basically "we're in hot shit right now" but the tone is "we're gonna hype up Washington for three minutes."

I've seen songs use what I can only describe as tonal dissonance to great effect for a gut punch at the end (think All You Wanna Do in Six) so I'm sure Lin was going for something there, I'm just not sure what.

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I see it as a moral boosting song because they're in the middle of a war???? Yeah, they're in some deep shit rn, and that's EXACTLY why they can't afford some money dopey sad song about how much it sucks, because that will only make it worse in the long run.
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Well the point of the song is to convey that while yes Washington was a hero to many in the revolution he knew the odds were against them. I think Lin was playing with our expectations here, usually Washington is the big bold hero in American history but oftentimes we forget they only chose Washington due to his military experience and prowess. But Washington was at times a terrible General, with more loses than wins to his name and only because of his nature to persevere in great odds is why we look at Washington in America with pride as while his win/loss record was abysmal his ability to recover and move on is what made him so good. So I think the dissonance is intentional, it's meant to make us excited to see Washington and yet the moment he speaks he tells the audience right off that they have little to no chance of beating the British. Heck historically there were many times when America was close to total defeat and collapse to the Brits it's not even funny, just a few more bad battles and the American dream could have died before it was born. American history glorifies Washington and Lin knows that, the song I think is his way of saying "hey you know that great general who was our first president? Well turns out he was a bit of a loser" thus why there is such a dissonance in the song, like most of Hamilton's characters Lin knows how to muck with expectations.
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Musixmatch
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Right Hand Man lyrics translation in Suomi | Musixmatch
Renée Elise Goldsberry & Phillipa Soo & Jasmine Cephas-Jones & Lin-Manuel Miranda ... Ladies and gentlemen! ... The moment you've been waiting for! ... The pride of Mount Vernon! ... George Washington! ... I cannot be everywhere at once, people! ... Your excellency, sir! ... I am not throwing away my shot! I am not throwing away my shot! Ayo, I'm just like my country, I′m young, scrappy and hungry! I am not throwing away my shot! ... Outnumbered, outplanned! ... And his right-hand man!
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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Right-Hand-Man.pdf
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Fandom
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Right Hand Man (Draft) | Hamilton Wiki - Fandom
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Nick Cave
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Red Right Hand - Lyrics | Nick Cave
September 19, 2019 - He’ll get you one You ain’t got no self-respect, you feel like an insect Well don’t you worry buddy, cause here he comes Through the ghetto and the barrio and the Bowery and the slum A shadow is cast wherever he stands Stacks of green paper in his red right hand · You’ll see him in your nightmares, you’ll see him in your dreams He’ll appear out of nowhere but he ain’t what he seems You’ll see him in your head, on the TV screen And hey buddy, I’m warning you to turn it off He’s a ghost, he’s a god, he’s a man, he’s a guru You’re one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand