| Song | Welcome To The Renaissance |
| Artist | Michael James Scott |
| Album | Something Rotten! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
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| [00:08.82] | War of the roses, Chaucer’s tales |
| [00:13.04] | The brutal feudal system |
| [00:17.00] | Holy crusades |
| [00:18.94] | Bubonic plague |
| [00:21.61] | Can’t say that we’ve really missed them |
| [00:25.86] | So dark and barbaric |
| [00:28.18] | So dull and mundane |
| [00:30.11] | That was so Middle Ages |
| [00:33.31] | That was so Charlemagne |
| [00:38.33] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:41.25] | With poets, painters and bon vivants |
| [00:44.91] | And merry minstrels, who |
| [00:47.21] | Stroll the streets of london |
| [00:48.94] | A-strumming their lutes |
| [00:50.41] | In puffy pants and pointy leather boots |
| [00:53.03] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:55.49] | Where we ooh and aah you |
| [00:57.68] | With ambiance |
| [00:59.54] | We’re so progressive |
| [01:01.61] | The latest and the greatest |
| [01:03.41] | We bring it to you |
| [01:05.00] | With much ado |
| [01:07.11] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:10.37] | Where everything is new |
| [01:14.53] | Here we’ve made advances in the sciences |
| [01:17.84] | We have the latest gadgets and appliances |
| [01:21.52] | Our mugs are made of pewter |
| [01:23.51] | Our houses all are Tudor |
| [01:25.28] | Decorated with a modern flair |
| [01:28.99] | See us in our petticoats and farthingales |
| [01:32.41] | Our trendy beards we trim to look like swallow tails |
| [01:36.11] | We’re called Elizabethans |
| [01:38.23] | They’re all a bunch of heathens |
| [01:39.79] | Heathens heading straight for you-know-where |
| [01:43.17] | While witches are burning and wars tend to start |
| [01:46.22] | We bring you moments of culture and art |
| [01:51.18] | (culture and art) ( |
| [01:55.74] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:58.44] | Where our printing press has the fancy fonts |
| [02:02.29] | That’s right we’re fancy |
| [02:04.24] | And very literary |
| [02:06.08] | Theatrical too |
| [02:07.69] | It’s what we do |
| [02:09.85] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [02:13.23] | Where everything is new |
| [02:22.49] | Hey look it’s Francis Bacon with a chicken |
| [02:24.69] | What’s he makin’? |
| [02:25.72] | Well i think he’s found a way of freezing meat |
| [02:28.04] | That’s new |
| [02:29.23] | Hey look it’s Walter Raleigh |
| [02:30.61] | Found a new world, by golly, |
| [02:32.03] | And he’s brought us all tobacco, what a treat |
| [02:34.39] | Also new |
| [02:35.41] | And we have a list of writers who |
| [02:37.34] | Are always writing something new |
| [02:40.63] | It’s true we do |
| [02:41.98] | Like who? |
| [02:43.14] | Like who?! |
| [02:43.89] | Like Dekker |
| [02:44.63] | (whoo) |
| [02:45.50] | John Webster |
| [02:46.11] | (whoo) |
| [02:46.91] | Ben Jonson |
| [02:47.72] | (uh huh) |
| [02:48.72] | And Christopher Marlowe |
| [02:50.58] | Thomas Kyd |
| [02:51.60] | Thomas Middleton |
| [02:52.51] | Thomas More |
| [02:54.94] | And our brightest star yo |
| [02:56.76] | He’s the bomb |
| [02:58.42] | The soul of the age |
| [03:00.28] | The wiz of the Elizabethan stage |
| [03:02.69] | He’s incredible |
| [03:05.38] | Unforgettable |
| [03:08.62] | He’s just so freakin’awesome |
| [03:13.05] | Shakespeare |
| [03:16.24] | Shakespeare |
| [03:25.76] | We love him (x8) |
| [03:33.91] | His plays are so brilliant |
| [03:35.52] | His writing’s first rate |
| [03:37.25] | His acting’s incredible |
| [03:39.06] | Isn’t he great |
| [03:40.58] | We love him (x4) |
| [03:42.58] | (isn’t he great) |
| [03:44.27] | We love him (x2) |
| [03:45.84] | We love him |
| [03:48.25] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [03:51.26] | Not the one in Italy or in France |
| [03:54.95] | No the one in England |
| [03:57.00] | The one where William Shakespeare |
| [03:58.89] | Is cream of the crop |
| [04:00.55] | The one where William Shakespeare is the top |
| [04:03.34] | Welcome to the renaissance |
| [04:05.74] | To a 16th century experience |
| [04:09.83] | In the age that’s golden |
| [04:11.95] | The olden days are over |
| [04:14.00] | We bid them adieu |
| [04:15.62] | Well hallelu |
| [04:17.48] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:20.87] | Where everything is new |
| [04:28.34] | Everything is new |
| [04:31.38] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:35.43] | Everything is new |
| [04:37.84] | 'Cause renaissance means rebirth! |
| ti: | |
| ar: | |
| al: | |
| [00:08.82] | War of the roses, Chaucer' s tales |
| [00:13.04] | The brutal feudal system |
| [00:17.00] | Holy crusades |
| [00:18.94] | Bubonic plague |
| [00:21.61] | Can' t say that we' ve really missed them |
| [00:25.86] | So dark and barbaric |
| [00:28.18] | So dull and mundane |
| [00:30.11] | That was so Middle Ages |
| [00:33.31] | That was so Charlemagne |
| [00:38.33] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:41.25] | With poets, painters and bon vivants |
| [00:44.91] | And merry minstrels, who |
| [00:47.21] | Stroll the streets of london |
| [00:48.94] | Astrumming their lutes |
| [00:50.41] | In puffy pants and pointy leather boots |
| [00:53.03] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:55.49] | Where we ooh and aah you |
| [00:57.68] | With ambiance |
| [00:59.54] | We' re so progressive |
| [01:01.61] | The latest and the greatest |
| [01:03.41] | We bring it to you |
| [01:05.00] | With much ado |
| [01:07.11] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:10.37] | Where everything is new |
| [01:14.53] | Here we' ve made advances in the sciences |
| [01:17.84] | We have the latest gadgets and appliances |
| [01:21.52] | Our mugs are made of pewter |
| [01:23.51] | Our houses all are Tudor |
| [01:25.28] | Decorated with a modern flair |
| [01:28.99] | See us in our petticoats and farthingales |
| [01:32.41] | Our trendy beards we trim to look like swallow tails |
| [01:36.11] | We' re called Elizabethans |
| [01:38.23] | They' re all a bunch of heathens |
| [01:39.79] | Heathens heading straight for youknowwhere |
| [01:43.17] | While witches are burning and wars tend to start |
| [01:46.22] | We bring you moments of culture and art |
| [01:51.18] | culture and art |
| [01:55.74] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:58.44] | Where our printing press has the fancy fonts |
| [02:02.29] | That' s right we' re fancy |
| [02:04.24] | And very literary |
| [02:06.08] | Theatrical too |
| [02:07.69] | It' s what we do |
| [02:09.85] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [02:13.23] | Where everything is new |
| [02:22.49] | Hey look it' s Francis Bacon with a chicken |
| [02:24.69] | What' s he makin'? |
| [02:25.72] | Well i think he' s found a way of freezing meat |
| [02:28.04] | That' s new |
| [02:29.23] | Hey look it' s Walter Raleigh |
| [02:30.61] | Found a new world, by golly, |
| [02:32.03] | And he' s brought us all tobacco, what a treat |
| [02:34.39] | Also new |
| [02:35.41] | And we have a list of writers who |
| [02:37.34] | Are always writing something new |
| [02:40.63] | It' s true we do |
| [02:41.98] | Like who? |
| [02:43.14] | Like who?! |
| [02:43.89] | Like Dekker |
| [02:44.63] | whoo |
| [02:45.50] | John Webster |
| [02:46.11] | whoo |
| [02:46.91] | Ben Jonson |
| [02:47.72] | uh huh |
| [02:48.72] | And Christopher Marlowe |
| [02:50.58] | Thomas Kyd |
| [02:51.60] | Thomas Middleton |
| [02:52.51] | Thomas More |
| [02:54.94] | And our brightest star yo |
| [02:56.76] | He' s the bomb |
| [02:58.42] | The soul of the age |
| [03:00.28] | The wiz of the Elizabethan stage |
| [03:02.69] | He' s incredible |
| [03:05.38] | Unforgettable |
| [03:08.62] | He' s just so freakin' awesome |
| [03:13.05] | Shakespeare |
| [03:16.24] | Shakespeare |
| [03:25.76] | We love him x8 |
| [03:33.91] | His plays are so brilliant |
| [03:35.52] | His writing' s first rate |
| [03:37.25] | His acting' s incredible |
| [03:39.06] | Isn' t he great |
| [03:40.58] | We love him x4 |
| [03:42.58] | isn' t he great |
| [03:44.27] | We love him x2 |
| [03:45.84] | We love him |
| [03:48.25] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [03:51.26] | Not the one in Italy or in France |
| [03:54.95] | No the one in England |
| [03:57.00] | The one where William Shakespeare |
| [03:58.89] | Is cream of the crop |
| [04:00.55] | The one where William Shakespeare is the top |
| [04:03.34] | Welcome to the renaissance |
| [04:05.74] | To a 16th century experience |
| [04:09.83] | In the age that' s golden |
| [04:11.95] | The olden days are over |
| [04:14.00] | We bid them adieu |
| [04:15.62] | Well hallelu |
| [04:17.48] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:20.87] | Where everything is new |
| [04:28.34] | Everything is new |
| [04:31.38] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:35.43] | Everything is new |
| [04:37.84] | ' Cause renaissance means rebirth! |
| ti: | |
| ar: | |
| al: | |
| [00:08.82] | War of the roses, Chaucer' s tales |
| [00:13.04] | The brutal feudal system |
| [00:17.00] | Holy crusades |
| [00:18.94] | Bubonic plague |
| [00:21.61] | Can' t say that we' ve really missed them |
| [00:25.86] | So dark and barbaric |
| [00:28.18] | So dull and mundane |
| [00:30.11] | That was so Middle Ages |
| [00:33.31] | That was so Charlemagne |
| [00:38.33] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:41.25] | With poets, painters and bon vivants |
| [00:44.91] | And merry minstrels, who |
| [00:47.21] | Stroll the streets of london |
| [00:48.94] | Astrumming their lutes |
| [00:50.41] | In puffy pants and pointy leather boots |
| [00:53.03] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [00:55.49] | Where we ooh and aah you |
| [00:57.68] | With ambiance |
| [00:59.54] | We' re so progressive |
| [01:01.61] | The latest and the greatest |
| [01:03.41] | We bring it to you |
| [01:05.00] | With much ado |
| [01:07.11] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:10.37] | Where everything is new |
| [01:14.53] | Here we' ve made advances in the sciences |
| [01:17.84] | We have the latest gadgets and appliances |
| [01:21.52] | Our mugs are made of pewter |
| [01:23.51] | Our houses all are Tudor |
| [01:25.28] | Decorated with a modern flair |
| [01:28.99] | See us in our petticoats and farthingales |
| [01:32.41] | Our trendy beards we trim to look like swallow tails |
| [01:36.11] | We' re called Elizabethans |
| [01:38.23] | They' re all a bunch of heathens |
| [01:39.79] | Heathens heading straight for youknowwhere |
| [01:43.17] | While witches are burning and wars tend to start |
| [01:46.22] | We bring you moments of culture and art |
| [01:51.18] | culture and art |
| [01:55.74] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [01:58.44] | Where our printing press has the fancy fonts |
| [02:02.29] | That' s right we' re fancy |
| [02:04.24] | And very literary |
| [02:06.08] | Theatrical too |
| [02:07.69] | It' s what we do |
| [02:09.85] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [02:13.23] | Where everything is new |
| [02:22.49] | Hey look it' s Francis Bacon with a chicken |
| [02:24.69] | What' s he makin'? |
| [02:25.72] | Well i think he' s found a way of freezing meat |
| [02:28.04] | That' s new |
| [02:29.23] | Hey look it' s Walter Raleigh |
| [02:30.61] | Found a new world, by golly, |
| [02:32.03] | And he' s brought us all tobacco, what a treat |
| [02:34.39] | Also new |
| [02:35.41] | And we have a list of writers who |
| [02:37.34] | Are always writing something new |
| [02:40.63] | It' s true we do |
| [02:41.98] | Like who? |
| [02:43.14] | Like who?! |
| [02:43.89] | Like Dekker |
| [02:44.63] | whoo |
| [02:45.50] | John Webster |
| [02:46.11] | whoo |
| [02:46.91] | Ben Jonson |
| [02:47.72] | uh huh |
| [02:48.72] | And Christopher Marlowe |
| [02:50.58] | Thomas Kyd |
| [02:51.60] | Thomas Middleton |
| [02:52.51] | Thomas More |
| [02:54.94] | And our brightest star yo |
| [02:56.76] | He' s the bomb |
| [02:58.42] | The soul of the age |
| [03:00.28] | The wiz of the Elizabethan stage |
| [03:02.69] | He' s incredible |
| [03:05.38] | Unforgettable |
| [03:08.62] | He' s just so freakin' awesome |
| [03:13.05] | Shakespeare |
| [03:16.24] | Shakespeare |
| [03:25.76] | We love him x8 |
| [03:33.91] | His plays are so brilliant |
| [03:35.52] | His writing' s first rate |
| [03:37.25] | His acting' s incredible |
| [03:39.06] | Isn' t he great |
| [03:40.58] | We love him x4 |
| [03:42.58] | isn' t he great |
| [03:44.27] | We love him x2 |
| [03:45.84] | We love him |
| [03:48.25] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [03:51.26] | Not the one in Italy or in France |
| [03:54.95] | No the one in England |
| [03:57.00] | The one where William Shakespeare |
| [03:58.89] | Is cream of the crop |
| [04:00.55] | The one where William Shakespeare is the top |
| [04:03.34] | Welcome to the renaissance |
| [04:05.74] | To a 16th century experience |
| [04:09.83] | In the age that' s golden |
| [04:11.95] | The olden days are over |
| [04:14.00] | We bid them adieu |
| [04:15.62] | Well hallelu |
| [04:17.48] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:20.87] | Where everything is new |
| [04:28.34] | Everything is new |
| [04:31.38] | Welcome to the Renaissance |
| [04:35.43] | Everything is new |
| [04:37.84] | ' Cause renaissance means rebirth! |