The Othello Rap

by the Reduced Shakespeare Company



Here's the story of a brother by the name of
Othello.

He liked white women and he liked green Jell-O.

And a punk named Iago who made himself a menace

Because he didn't like Othello, the Moor of Venice.

Now Othello got married to a chick named Desdemona.

But he went off to the wars and he left her alona.

It was a mona--

A groana--

He left her alona.

He didn't write a letter and didn't telefona.

Desdemona she was fearful, she was chastity-tight.

She was the daughter of the Duke. Yeah, she was
totally white.

Now Othello loved Desi like Adonis loved Venus.

And Desi loved Othello --

'Cuz he had a big sword.

He said, I'm gonna shaft the Moor.

How're you gonna do it? Tell us.

Well, I know his tragic flaw: He's too damn jealous.

I need a dupe, I need a dope, I need a kind of a
schmo.

So he found himself a chump sucker by the name of
Cassio.

So he plants on him Desdemona's handkerchiefs.

So Othello starts to wondering just maybe if

while he's been out fighting, Commanding an army.

Desi and Cass were playing hide the salami.

Salami, salami, s-s-salami.

So he comes back home and stuck a pillow on her
face.

Kills her and soliloquizes 'bout his disgrace.

But there's Amelia at the door who we met in Act IV.

Who says, "You big dummy. She weren't no
ho."

She was pure, clean, virginal too.

So why'd you have to go and make her face turn blue?

It's true.

It's you.

Now what you gonna do?

And Othello says, Damn, this is getting pretty
scary.

So he pulled out a blade and committed hara-kiri.

Do that funky Moor thing, white boy.

Iago got caught but he probably copped a plea.

Loaded up his bags

And moved to Beverly.

Hills, that is.

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