Dear Theodosia
26 Jul 2017 · 3 min
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Rob Bagley and his father perform Hamilton's "Dear Theodosia," a duet where two fathers sing to their newborn children about love, protection, and the future they hope to build for them.
Rob Bagley and his father perform Hamilton's "Dear Theodosia," a duet where two fathers sing to their newborn children about love, protection, and the future they hope to build for them.
So while he's finding the track and everything, um, this is my dad. We're gonna be doing a song called Dear Theodosia. Um, it's basically two fathers singing to their newborns. So, so that's it, I guess. Yeah, it's from Hamilton. Okay. Oh yeah.
To say to you. You have my eyes, you have your mother's name. When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart. I'm dedicating every day to you. Domestic life was never quite my style. When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart. And I thought I was so smart, You will come of age with our young nation. We'll bleed and fight for you. We'll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you. We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away. Someday, someday. Yeah, you'll blow us all away someday. Someday.
Oh, Philip, when you smile, I am undone. My son, look at my son. Pride is not the word I'm looking for. There is so much more inside me now. Oh, Philip, you outshine the morning sun. My son, When you smile, I fall apart. And I thought I was so smart. My father wasn't around.
My father wasn't around.
I swear that I'll be around for you. I'll do whatever it takes.
I'll make a million mistakes.
I'll make the world safe and sound for you. We'll come of age with our young. We'll bleed and fight for you. We'll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you. We'll give the world to you, and you'll blow us all away. Someday, someday. Yeah, you'll blow us all away.
Someday, someday.
