-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. -♪ 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.
-♪ Boy, you got me helpless ♪