Hard To Be The Bard
Christian Borle, 'Something Rotten' Ensemble, Wayne Kirkpatrick, And Karey Kirkpatrick
3:59Christian Borle, 'Something Rotten' Ensemble, Wayne Kirkpatrick, And Karey Kirkpatrick
We want Will! We want Will! Ladies and gentlemen (we want Will!) All the way from Stratford-upon-Avon (we want Will!) The king of couplets (we want Will!) The sultan of sonnets (we want Will!) The man who put the "I am" in Iambic Pentameter (we want Will!) Please put your hands together (we want Will!) For the one, the only (we want Will!) William Shakespeare! (we want Will!) Thank you! Is it good to see me or what? (Do Sonnet 18!) (Do "Kingdom for a horse!") (I love you, Will!) Okay, okay Here's one for all you beautiful Tudors out there A little sonnet that's been very good to me Let's see if you know it! Shall I compare thee To a summer's day Yeah! Thou art more lovely and more temperate And the rough winds shake the darling buds of May, yeah And summer's lease Hath all too short a date I adore the adoration (ah, ah, ah, ah) Though others may abhor it (ah, ah, ah) It's quite a new sensation What shall we call it? Will Power I am the will of the people now (He is the will of the people now) Will Power I am the will of the people now (He is the will) Can you feel it? (Yeah, woo) I can feel it too In fact, I'd like to feel you a little bit later Do you want more? (Yeah) When do you want it? Tomorrow? (No) Later (no) Let me hear you say now! (Now!) Very nice Let me hear you say now is! (Now is!) That scans Let me hear you say now is the! (Now is the!) Oh, do it with me Now is the winter of our discontent (Now is the winter of our discontent) Made glorious summer by this sun of York (Made glorious summer by this sun of York) Let me hear you say glorious (glorious) Do you mean me? (Glorious) Well, I can't be (glorious) Now let me see G-L-O-R-I-O-U-S Who fits that bill? It's Will! I guess There's a fever going round (ah, ah, ah, ah) Has anybody caught it? We're shaking it with Shakespeare! Me thinks you got it Will Power I am the will of the people now (He is the will of the people now) Will Power I am the will of the people now (He is the will) Huzzah! (Huzzah!) Oh, that is music to my ears And if music be the food of love, play on (ooh) That's a new one, don't even know where to put it yet Speaking of love, here's one for all you lovers out there But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? Thank you It is the east and Juliet is the sun Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, ah, the moon Who is already sick and pale So sick and so pale with grief That thou her maid (yeah, thou) art far more fair than she Than she (ah!) Thank you, I like that one too Will Power Will Power I am the Will with the skill to thrill you with my quill I am the hardworking bard you regard (yeah!) I am the Will (He is the Will) I am the Will (He is the Will) I am the man you wanna see up on the bill (bill, bill) I am the swan (beautiful swan) Of the Avon (the one in Stratford) The chosen one that God in heaven smiled upon (thank You, God) If you wanna see perfection on any given day You know what they say When there's a will, there's a way (Will Power) When there's a will, there's a way (Will Power) Will Power (Will Power!) Good night Good night Parting is such sweet sorrow