SHAKESPEARE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

[Written for the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare,
May 3, 2016]

Shakespeare was a friend of mine
he signed right on the dotted line
he took the bait he took the fall
he drove my car into a wall
he took the blame he paid the fine
Shakespeare was a friend of mine

John Donne was a pal to me
he taught me hard theology
he took me up and slapped me down
and buried me in cold cold ground
he played the trick of memory
John Donne was a pal to me

Francis Bacon was a man
a mighty man was he
he sat on Queen Elizabeth
and made a monarchy

Ben Johnson was my bestest bud
he dragged my name right thru the mud
Fletcher paid the asking price
Beaumont wasn't very nice
water aint as thick as blood
Ben J was my bestest bud

Christopher Marlowe where have you gone?
did you know that it was wrong ?

The Earl of Oxford was a card
the Knave of Hearts but not the Bard
400 years to fool the fools
they even teach him in the schools
oh night so cloudless and so starred
Earl of Oxford what a card !

Shakespeare was a friend of mine
all the world's a stage in time
one man may play many parts
one girl may break many hearts
every cat has lives of nine
Shakespeare was a friend of mine.

O death, where is thy sting?


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