The girls today in society go for classical poetry
so to win their hearts one must quote with ease
aeschylus ans euripides
one must know homer, and believe me, eau
sophocles, also sappho-ho
unless you know shelley and keats and pope
dainty debbies will call you a dope
But the poet of them all
who will start and'em simply ravinand'
is the poet people call
the bard of stratford on avon
Brush up your shakespeare
start qouting him now
brush up your shakespeare
and the women you will wow
Just declaim a few lines from othella
and theyand'll think youand're a hell of a fella
if your blonde wonand't respond when you flatter and'er
tell her what tony told cleopatterer
If she fights when her clothes you are mussing
what are clothes? much ado about nussing
brush up your shakespeare
and theyand'll all kow-tow
Brush up your shakespeare
start quoting him now
brush up your shakespeare
and the women you will wow
With the wife of the british ambassida
try a crack out of andquot;troilus and cressidaandquot;
if she says she wonand't buy it or like it
make her tike it, whatand's more as you like it
If she says your behavior is heinous
kick her right in the coriolanus
brush up your shakespeare
and theyand'll all kow-tow
Brush up your shakespeare
start quoting him now
brush up your shakespeare
and the women you will wow
If you canand't be a ham and do hamlet
they will not give a damn or a damlet
just recite an occasional sonnet
and your lapand'll have honey upon it
When your baby is pleading for pleasure
let her sample you measure for measure
brush up your shakespeare
and theyand'll all kow-tow - forsooth
and theyand'll all kow-tow
and theyand'll all kow-tow
Brush up your shakespeare
start quoting him now
brush up your shakespeare
and the women you will wow
Better mention andquot;the merchant of veniceandquot;
when her sweet pound oand' flesh you would menace
in her virtue, at first, she defends---well
just remind her that andquot;alland's well tat ends wellandquot;
And if still she wonand't give you a bonus
you know what venus did to adonis
brush up your shakespeare
and theyand'll all kow-tow - thinkist thou?
and theyand'll all kow-tow - odds bodkins
and theyand'll all kow-tow
Brush up your shakespeare
start quoting him now
brush up your shakepeare
and the women you will wow
If your girl is a washington heights dream
treat the kid to andquot;a midsummer nightand's dreamandquot;
if she then wants an all-by-herself night
let her rest evand'ry and'leventh or andquot;twelfth nightandquot;
If because of your heat she gets huffy
simply play on and andquot;lay on, macduffy!andquot;
brush up your shakespeare
and theyand'll always kow-tow - forsooth
and theyand'll always kow-tow - thinkist thou?
and theyand'll always kow-tow - we trouand'
and theyand'll always kow-tow
