Hamlet Was A Melancholy Dane 1902

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 Apr 2010
2010

I went to see a Shakespeare show
on the op'ra house two weeks ago
and since that night
I never felt the same.
'Twas a dreamy, dopey, sad affair
of a gent' with disappointed hair,
the programme stated
Hamlet was his name.
He seemed to be asleep
and looking for a cot,
when he said to be or not to be
I felt like saying not.

Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
I tried to laugh a little
but there wasn't any chance,
He didn't sing a song
or even do a funny dance.
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
who wouldn't give Omega oil a pain,
He was icy and frapped
as a Boston college maid
for Hamlet was a melancholy Dane.

Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
He looked just like a fellow
who had trouble with his wife,
Or a Brooklyn man that pushed
a baby carriage all his life.
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
No wonder poor Ophelia went insane,
perhaps 'twas salary
and he didn't get his pay
for Hamlet was a melancholy Dane.

He had the greatest chance you see
to introduce a specialty,
I felt like yelling
"Ham" it's up to you.
For instance in the graveyard scene
to keep poor Yorick's mem'ry green
A verse of MisterDooleyooleyoo
He picked up Yorrick's skull
and said I well knew thee,
just then the band began to play
I'm tired.

Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
I tried to laugh a little
but there wasn't any chance,
He didn't sing a song
or even do a funny dance.
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
who wouldn't give Omega oil a pain,
He was icy and frapped
as a Boston college maid
for Hamlet was a melancholy Dane.

Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
He looked just like a fellow
who had trouble with his wife,
Or a Brooklyn man that pushed
a baby carriage all his life.
Hamlet was a melancholy Dane,
No wonder poor Ophelia went insane,
perhaps 'twas salary
and he didn't get his pay
for Hamlet was a melancholy Dane.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hamlet Was A Melancholy Dane 1902
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by William Jerome
© 1902 by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 9 April 2010 at 15.46
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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