{"id":3379,"date":"2012-08-24T19:44:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T00:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2012-09-02T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T20:54:45","slug":"shakespeare-song-parody-call-me-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/archives\/3379","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare Song Parody: Call Me Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the fourth of a series<\/a> of parodies, where I change the lyrics to a popular song to make it about Shakespeare. <\/p>\n

I guess we all knew this one was coming, so let’s just get it out of the way.<\/p>\n

\nCall Me Lady<\/strong>
\nsung to the tune of “Call Me Maybe”<\/p>\n

(With apologies to Carly Rae Jepsen and to former fans of this once-proud blog…)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s such a wonderful thing,
\nJust what some prophecies bring;
\nThey said that you would be king,
\nBut he is in your way.<\/p>\n

I got your note from the heath;
\nLook like a flowering wreath,
\nBut be the snake underneath,
\n\u2018Cause he is in your way.<\/p>\n

Your choice affects me;
\nYet thy nature doth perplex me.
\nCome spirits, here unsex me.
\nNo one will suspect thee, baby!<\/p>\n

Hey, you just got home,
\nAnd this is crazy!
\nBut be a man and
\nYou\u2019ll call me Lady.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s good to know what
\nWill your fate be.
\nSo make it happen,
\nThen call me Lady.<\/p>\n

Hey, you just got home,
\nAnd this is crazy!
\nBut be a man and
\nYou\u2019ll call me Lady.<\/p>\n

And all the other Thanes,
\nWill kneel and praise me,
\nWhen I\u2019m their Queen and
\nNot just a Lady.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nYou took your time with the kill;
\nIt takes more courage than skill;
\nIf you won\u2019t do it, I will,
\n\u2018Cause he is in your way.<\/p>\n

Just take your cue from the witch;
\nDon\u2019t tell me you have no itch;
\nDon\u2019t mean to be such a bitch,
\nBut he is in your way.<\/p>\n

Your choice affects me;
\nYet thy nature doth perplex me.
\nCome spirits, here unsex me.
\nNo one will suspect thee, baby!<\/p>\n

Hey, you just got home,
\nAnd this is crazy!
\nBut be a man and
\nYou\u2019ll call me Lady.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s good to know what
\nWill your fate be.
\nSo make it happen,
\nThen call me Lady.<\/p>\n

Hey, you just got home,
\nAnd this is crazy!
\nBut be a man and
\nYou\u2019ll call me Lady.<\/p>\n

And all the other Thanes,
\nWill kneel and praise me,
\nWhen I\u2019m their Queen and
\nNot just a Lady.<\/p>\n

Before resorting to the knife, I never went mad.
\nI never went mad. And now I\u2019m so, so mad.
\nBefore resorting to the knife, I never went mad.
\nLook at that blood splat.<\/p>\n

So call me Lady!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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