Hamlet's Blues

My daddy is dead and my momma's remarried.
O my daddy is dead and my momma's remarried.
I say my daddy is dead and my momma's remarried.
I want t'go back to school.

I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
O I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
I say I got them old t'be or not t'be blues.
I feel like such a fool.

My daddy's ghost done told me.
O my daddy's ghost he done told me.
I say my daddy's old ghost he done told me
My Uncle Claude done him kill to rule.

I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
O I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
I say I got them old t'be or not t'be blues.
I want t'go back to school.

I love a sweet gal named Ophelia.
O I love a sweet gal named Ophelia.
I say I love a sweet gal and her name's Ophelia.
But she's just her daddy's tool.

I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
O I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
I say I got them old t'be or not t'be blues.
I feel like such a fool.

I got a bosom friend named Horatio.
O I got a bosom friend named Horatio.
I say I got a bosom friend and his name's Horatio.
Damn, I think I love him too.

I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
O I got them t'be or not t'be blues.
I say I got them old t'be or not t'be blues.
I got t'go back to school.

by J.R. Solonche