Stan Cooper
Cartoon by Don Hunt

SHAKESPEARE WAS AMERICAN

Shakespeare was American, of that there’s little doubt
The English falsely claim him; on this they’re quite devout
He was a true New Yorker, a real proud Brookly-nite
Who never saw the Dover cliffs, that famous English site

He wrote about Miss Juliet, that lovely New York dame
Wooed on a fire escape by Romeo who knew the woo-ing game
How would the British know about fire-escape romance?
Their proximity to fire-escapes, methinks it would be France

Let’s hold Brits accountable for claiming Shakespeare as their own
Particularly since they’ve other writers who are almost as well known
Americans haven’t stole from them the likes of Byron and of Keats
So please, you envious British-ers, no more Shakespearian deceits

©Copyright January 4, 2012 by Stan Cooper
Cartoon ©Copyright by Don Hunt