Shakespeare's Bloomers
Shakespeare was rather handy
At plays, it's true enough
But was the Bard a dandy
Or just another scruff?
You see, no one is certain
What he wore at The Globe,
Behind the rising curtain
What came from his wardrobe?
According to the rumours
On tights Shakespeare was keen,
Along with baggy bloomers
In black or Lincoln green.
Did he say 'I've made my mark,
They like Hamlet round here'
Then hit a Tudor Primark
To buy some cut-price gear?
Perhaps the thought of shopping
For clothes bored him to death,
I can't imagine swapping
One fashion for Macbeth.
Did William's favourite codpiece
Go with a matching hat
And did it look an odd piece
Sticking out like that?
Did he sleep in pyjamas
Or spend nights in the raw?
We know of Shakespeare's dramas
But not what togs he wore.
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Shakespeare was rather handy
At plays, it's true enough
But was the Bard a dandy
Or just another scruff?
You see, no one is certain
What he wore at The Globe,
Behind the rising curtain
What came from his wardrobe?
According to the rumours
On tights Shakespeare was keen,
Along with baggy bloomers
In black or Lincoln green.
Did he say 'I've made my mark,
They like Hamlet round here'
Then hit a Tudor Primark
To buy some cut-price gear?
Perhaps the thought of shopping
For clothes bored him to death,
I can't imagine swapping
One fashion for Macbeth.
Did William's favourite codpiece
Go with a matching hat
And did it look an odd piece
Sticking out like that?
Did he sleep in pyjamas
Or spend nights in the raw?
We know of Shakespeare's dramas
But not what togs he wore.
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A five-star write
I saw a robin the other day, I reckon his compass was wrong
