Meet The Shakespeares

Alum, dog turd, piss, egg, lime Shakespeare's father was a glover Lambskin kid and deer he used To fashion gloves of finest leather His sister Joan lived by the shop Her husband William was a hatter His grandparents were farming stock Well skilled in ancient yeoman matters He married well, Anna Hathaway A dowry, but eight years his elder Left her at home to keep the house To raise the children. Churn the butter A London patron saw his worth And fame and fortune quickly came The Bard of Avon, playwright, poet Puts other dramatists to shame