Lin-Manuel Miranda & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
“In the Heights” Original Broadway Company & Mandy Gonzalez
Christopher Jackson & Mandy Gonzalez
Karen Olivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Robin de Jesús
Carlos Gómez
Andrea Burns, Janet Dacal, Karen Olivo & Mandy Gonzalez
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Robin de Jesús, Seth Stewart, Janet Dacal & Andrea Burns
Olga Merediz & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Eliseo Román
“In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
“In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Olga Merediz
Priscilla Lopez
Andréa Burns
Carlos Gómez
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Gonzalez & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Mandy Gonzalez
Eliseo Román
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Karen Olivo
Mandy Gonzalez & Christopher Jackson
Doreen Montalvo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Lin-Manuel Miranda & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
Karen Olivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Robin de Jesús
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, Robin de Jesús, Seth Stewart, Janet Dacal & Andrea Burns
Mandy Gonzalez, Christopher Jackson & “In the Heights” Original Broadway Company
This song wraps up the Piragua Guy’s arc with a triumphant reprise. The Mister Softee truck might not be able to handle the heat, but it won’t stop the Piragua Guy and his pushcart!
The Piragüero’s arc parallels Usnavi’s arc, reinforcing the larger theme of the show about persistence in the face of...
[PIRAGUA GUY]
It's hotter than the islands are today
And Mister Softee's truck has broken down
And here come all his customers my way
I told you, I run this town!
Piragua, piragua
One twenty-five, piragua!
Piragua, piragua
Two twenty-five, piragua!
New block of ice, hike up the price
Lai lo le lo lai, lai lo le lo lai
Blackouts are nice, blackouts are nice
Lo le lo lai
Keep scraping by
Piragua!
Piragua (Reprise) was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Piragua (Reprise) was produced by Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss & Andres Levin & Bill Sherman & Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Eliseo Román released Piragua (Reprise) on Tue Jun 03 2008.
Writer Lin-Manuel Miranda noted on Twitter that this song was a late addition to the show, written on Feb 11, 2008, just days before Broadway previews began on Feb 14.