God, I Hate Shakespeare

God, I Hate Shakespeare (《Something Rotten!》音樂劇歌曲) - Brian D'Arcy James/John Cariani/Rotten Ensemble

Nick：

God I hate Shakespeare

That's right I said it

Nigel：

No

Nick：

I do I hate Shakespeare

Nigel：

Why

Nick：

I just don't get it

How a mediocre actor from a measly little town

Is suddenly the brightest jewel in England s royal crown

Oh God I hate Shakespeare

His plays are wordy but oh no

The great Shakespeare

That little turd

He has no sense about the audience he makes them feel so dumb

The bastard doesn't care that my poor *** is getting numb

How can you say that

How can you say that

Nick：

It's easy I can say it cause it's absolutely true

The troupe don't be a ***** the man is a genius

Nick：

His genius is he's fooling all of you

Nigel：

But He's brilliant

What majesty flows from his pen

His poetry soars like a sweet violin

God's own inspiration like lightning doth strike him

And he captures my soul

Nick：

You sound just like him

Nigel：

Really thanks

Nick ：

You should hate Shakespeare

Nigel：

Well no I don't I try to emulate Shakespeare

Nick：

Well there is your problem you're so blinded by

The bard who s such a pompous little man

Nigel：

Why is it a problem to admit that I'm a fan

Nick：

Cause He's a hack

With a knack

For stealing anything he can

The troupe：

How can you say that

How can you say that

The man really knows how to write a *****in play

You wish you could pen one

We wish we were in one

Nick：

I just wish that he would go away

Nigel：

Well that's not gonna happen

Because everyone I know says that He's the greatest writer

That England's ever known

Nick：

And that's another thing I hate about Shakespeare

Is all the twits who bloviate about Shakespeare

And how they prattle on about his great accomplishments well la di da di dah

And once they start their gushing there's no stopping them

And then it's blah blah blah blah blah Shakespeare

And he walks in it's dum da dum ta da Shakespeare

He's holding court and they say will you're such a genius

And your writing is divine

A rose by any other name is such a clever line

And they re all ooh and He's all stop

And they re all yay and I'm all ugh

And I'm really getting sick of it

And oh oh oh oh I hate Shakespeare

The troupe：

I think by now we sort of know you hate Shakespeare

Nick：

Shmakespeare

The way he feigns humility when all he does is gloat

The way he wears that silly frilly collar round his throat

The poster child for why no one should ever procreate

Let me make a shorter list so I can give it to you straight

Every little thing about Shakespeare

Is what I hate

The troupe：

Overlapping he hates he hates he clearly surely really truly hates Shakespeare

Nigel：

Don't hate