A Broadway Performance of Michael McCormick \u0026 Michael Mulheren in the musical ► Kiss Me Kate ◄ of Cole Porter.Lyrics and Chords:► Brush Up Your Shakespeare ◄[Kiss Me Kate]Composer: Cole Porter-------------------------------------------------The girls today in society go for classical poetrySo to win their hearts one must quote with easeAeschylus and EuripidesOne must know Homer, and believe me, BeauSophocles, also Sappho-hoUnless you know Shelley and Keats and PopeDainty Debbies will call you a dope/ D - - A / - - / - D / - - / - A / - - / - D / But the poet of them allWho will start 'em simply ravin'Is the poet people callThe Bard of Stratford on Avon / AD A / / / E A / {Refrain}Brush up your ShakespeareStart quoting him nowBrush up your ShakespeareAnd the women you will wow/ DB7 E7 / A7 D / G D / E7 A7 / Just declaim a few lines from OthellaAnd they'll think you're a hell of a fellaIf your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'erTell her what Tony told CleopattererIf she fights when her clothes you are mussingWhat are clothes? Brush up your Shakespeare And they'll all kow-tow With the wife of the British ambessida Try a crack out of Troilus and Cressida If she says she won't buy it or tike it Make her tike it, what's more 'As You Like It' If she says your behavior is heinous Kick her right in the Coriolanus Brush up your Shakespeare And they'll all kow-tow, thinkst thou? 27 Sep. 2020. Web. If your girl is a Washington Heights dream Treat the kid to 'A Midsummer Night Dream' If she fights when her clothes you are mussing What are clothes? Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Much ado about nussing Brush up your Shakespeare And they'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 ... "Brush Up Your Shakespeare Lyrics." A Broadway Performance of Michael McCormick & Michael Mulheren in the musical Kiss Me Kate of Cole Porter. STANDS4 LLC, 2020. Lyrics.com. Much ado about nussingBrush up your ShakespeareAnd they'll all kow-tow/ \" / \" / DB7 E7 / A D / {Refrain}With the wife of the British ambessidaTry a crack out of Troilus and CressidaIf she says she won't buy it or tike itMake her tike it, what's more As You Like ItIf she says your behavior is heinousKick her right in the CoriolanusBrush up your ShakespeareAnd they'll all kow-tow{Refrain}If you can't be a ham and do HamletThey will not give a damn or a damletJust recite an occasional sonnetAnd your lap'll have honey upon itWhen your baby is pleading for pleasureLet her sample your Measure for MeasureBrush up your ShakespeareAnd they'll all kow-tow - ForsoothAnd they'll all kow-tow - I' faithAnd they'll all kow-tow... / A D / DA D / /{Refrain}Better mention \"The Merchant Of Venice\"When her sweet pound o' flesh you would menaceIf her virtue, at first, she defends---wellJust remind her that \"All's Well That Ends Well\"And if still she won't give you a bonusYou know what Venus got from AdonisBrush up your ShakespeareAnd they'll all kow-tow - Thinkst thou?And they'll all kow-tow - Odds bodkinsAnd they'll all kow-tow{Refrain}If your goil is a Washington Heights dreamTreat the kid to \"A Midsummer Night's Dream\"If she then wants an all-by-herself nightLet her rest ev'ry 'leventh or \"Twelfth Night\"If because of your heat she gets huffySimply play on and \"Lay on, Macduffy!\"Brush up your ShakespeareAnd they'll all kow-tow - ForsoothAnd they'll all kow-tow - Thinkst thou?And they'll all kow-tow - We trou'And they'll all kow-tow