
The Three Minute Hamlet, by Séamus Kennedy, buy the track by following this link www.last.fm Three Minute Hamlet Lyrics There was a king nodding in his garden all alone When his brother in his ear poured a little bit of henbane Stole his brother's crown and his money and his widow But the dead king walked and got his son and said, " Now listen, kiddo I've been killed and it's your duty to take revenge on Claudius, Kill him quick and clean and tell the nation what a fraud he is." The kid said, "Right, I'll do it, but I'll have to play it crafty So no one will suspect me I'll let on that I'm a daffty." So for all except Horatio, and he counts him as a friend, Hamlet, that's the kid who's letting on he's round the bend Because he's not yet willing for obligatory killing He tries to make his uncle think he's tuppence off the shilling Takes a rise out of Polonius, treats poor Ophelia vile Tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern that Denmark's bloody vile And a troop of traveling actors (line 784) Arrived to do a special one night gig at Elsinore. Hamlet, Hamlet, acting balmy, Hamlet, Hamlet, loves his mommy, Hamlet, Hamlet, hesitating. He wonder's if the ghost's a fake and that is why he's waiting. So Hamlet writes a scene for the players to enact, So Horatio and he could watch and see if Claudius cracked The play was called "The Mousetrap" (not the one that's running now) And sure enough the king walked out before the scene was through. Now Hamlet's got to prove his uncle gave his <b>...</b>
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