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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
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Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo
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Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
This song, framed as a letter from King George to the colonists, is a kind of extended double entendre. It addresses the grievances of the colonists and asserts George’s authority, but in form and wording it echos any number of other songs which have a similarly creepy “you want to leave me, but you...
[Verse 1: KING GEORGE]
You say
The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay
You cry
In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
Why so sad?
Remember we made an arrangement when you went away
Now you're making me mad
Remember, despite our estrangement, I'm your man
You'll be back, soon you'll see
You'll remember you belong to me
You'll be back, time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall
We have seen each other through it all
And when push comes to shove
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!
[Chorus: KING GEORGE ]
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da…
[Verse 2: KING GEORGE]
You say our love is draining and you can't go on
You'll be the one complaining when I am gone...
And no, don't change the subject
'Cause you're my favorite subject
My sweet, submissive subject
My loyal, royal subject
Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever…
[Verse 3: KING GEORGE]
You'll be back like before
I will fight the fight and win the war
For your love, for your praise
And I'll love you till my dying days
When you're gone, I'll go mad
So don't throw away this thing we had
'Cause when push comes to shove
I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love
[Chorus: KING GEORGE ]
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat—
Everybody!
[Chorus: FULL ENSEMBLE]
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da da da da
Dat dat da ya da!
You’ll Be Back was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
You’ll Be Back was produced by Bill Sherman & Lin-Manuel Miranda & ?uestlove & Black Thought & Alex Lacamoire.
Jonathan Groff & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton” released You’ll Be Back on Fri Sep 25 2015.
In the book ‘Hamilton: The Revolution’, Lin reveals that the title of the song was inspired by a discussion with Hugh Laurie:
I told him I wanted to write a breakup letter from King George to the colonies. Without blinking, he improv’d at me, ‘Awwww, you’ll be back,’ wagging his finger. I laughed a...
The great thing about this song is that it’s bulletproof. It’s always hilarious. Literally anyone could walk onstage and get laughs. You can mess with it and you still won’t mess with the whole train.
–via Hamilton: The Revolution
Yes, “You’ll Be Back” was certified platinum by the RIAA on December 10, 2020.