Saturday 21 October 2017

Hamlet's Rap (in 3/4 time)



Verse 1

Brother tried to shut my ride
Trifle is what he said
Toy in blood, said I lied
He wished the romance dead
Weigh the cost, your honour lost
Lose your heart, your bed
Desire will kill with one shot
Fear dear sis he said.                          (No More)
Now you dread, reps are smear’d
No hat upon my head
Hell-boy now, see us here
You laying on the bed
Blood all round, children live
You roast my wrath instead
Our parents gone we share this cheer
Take arms and meet the dead.               (No More)

Chorus (female)


How should I true love know?
Dead and gone, still a maid
Up he rose, with no clothes
By cock he is to blame.
Promised me rings of gold
Young men they lie for shame
Words be breath, breath be bold
My lust bleeds through my pain.
No More

Verse 2


Sleep in death, dreams may come
When shuffling off this world
Whips and scorn the fair doth strum
I did so love you. Word!
Don’t believe when I speak
“I love you not” I hurl
Why would you breed to cheat?
An arrant knave I churl.                         (No More)

Play the fool in my house
I give a plague, the price
Chaste as ice, pure as louse
The payment comes up thrice
Monsters mate while passion burns
My madness will suffice
Wed you not on my return
Though bleeding love entice.                  (No More)

Chorus

Verse 3


Mother smiles, father gone
Mischief plays the devil
Poison laughs, deed is done
Puppet strings are evil
Start murder, cry revenge
Hell breathes out dry weavils
Drink hot blood, reprehend
I will be cruel and revel                            (No More)

Daggers speak using none
Incest’ous fun ‘tween legs
Death becomes your wicked tongue
Our bloody deeds leave dregs
Wretched fool wring your heart
As falseness rots your weds
Claim your fire at the start 
Stewed your own misteps.                      (No More)

Chorus

Verse 4


Heat and flame, ulc’rous place
Corruption lies inbred
Infects unseen ev’ry face
Confess or you’ll be dead
Repent the past, do it now
Avoid what lies ahead
Assume virtue somehow
I must be cruel, blood red.                       (No More)

Bad begins, worse remains
Wanton cheeks show your mouse
Break your neck, use your brains
I cannot trust this house
Trust, it wears adders fangs
My own petard is hoist
Lugging guts, bodies hang
Our future’s no rejoice                             (No More)

Chorus

Coda


Loved you mum. I’m your son
You left dad when he died
To bro’s bed you did run
This sin you cannot hide
Lia dear, your chasteness fast
Can no more you rely
And your dad too is past
It’s time for you to die.