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20 Jun 07 - 06:52 AM (#2081975) Subject: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,shawna Hello, Does anyone have the lyrics for a song about the 6 wives of henry the 8th? It is sung to the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas" Thank you! |
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20 Jun 07 - 07:18 AM (#2081990) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,Young Buchan Rather than reproduce it here again can I recommend you go to the thread Lyr/Origins: The Keeper which is (possibly) about Henry and his six wives. |
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20 Jun 07 - 08:28 AM (#2082053) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: Mr Happy Try here: @displaysong.cfm?SongID=6522 |
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21 Jun 07 - 07:42 AM (#2082959) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Correct me if I'm wrong, but it does not sound as if Shawna is asking for "The Keeper," but a different song that's a parody of the 12 Days of Christmas. Anyone ever heard it? Bob |
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21 Jun 07 - 07:45 AM (#2082962) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Wikipedia has the following entry: "A mnemonic for the fates of Henry's wives is "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived". An alternative version is "King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded: One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded". (Or, more succinctly, "Two beheaded, one died, two divorced, one survived.")" I doubt this is what Shawna was after, though.. |
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21 Jun 07 - 08:07 AM (#2082979) Subject: Lyr Add: ODE TO HENRY VIII and HENRY From: GUEST,Bob Coltman There is, of course, the old music hall fave "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (re-popularized in a truncated version in the 60s by Herman's Hermits), but this doesn't fit the description either. I should emphasize that I don't think I've found what Shawna's looking for. Nevertheless, a short search has turned up the following, which are interesting in this connection: From http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/traditional1154.shtml "Ode To Henry VIII" Parody by Lucy Branston's Great-Granddaughter I've always had a soft spot for Tudor history, so this is dedicated to that most famous of kings from that era. Henry the eighth was a ruthless guy He dispatched with axe two of his six wives Henceforth no one could cook tea at night Henry's temper made him so short-sighted Queen Jane - maybe favourite wife Birthing Henry's boy ended her short life No sane girl would date this king For old Henry six was final score The following filksong is from: http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/songs-msg.html HENRY (to the tune of "The First Noel") By Mark S. Harris AKA: Lord Stefan li Rous mark.s.harris@motorola.com stefan@florilegium.org The first good wife that King Henry won Was his brother's queen, Cath'rine of Aragon, 'Til thoughts of incest caused him strife And he dumped her to marry a second wife... CHORUS Six wives he had, six wives had he-e, With never a thought for al-i-mon-y! The second wife that King Henry did win Was a well-endowed lady named Anne Boleyn, He loved her true, she had his good word, 'Til he cut her off to marry a third... The third good wife of King Henry was fair, Gentle Jane Seymour who gave him an heir. She expired soon after, King Henry was sore, So to sooth his sad soreness he sought number four... Lady Anne of Cleves to Henry's court went, Though their bond was dis-sol-ved by common consent. Lady Anne was no-o dummy, she came out alive, Though the same can't be said for good wife number five... Lady Cath'rine Howard was a "generous" queen, She had "very close" friendships, if you know what I mean, But those kinds of friendships and Henry don't mix, So it's, "Good-bye, Sweet Cath'rine" - hello number six... Lady Cath'rine Parr was not par for the course. She avoided annulment, beheading, divorce... Not because she was smart or especially fine, It was just that King Henry dropped dead just in time... CHORUS Six wives he had, six wives had he-e, With never a thought for al-i-mon-y! Six wives he had, six wives had he-e, A Renaissance gentleman - real royalty! |
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21 Jun 07 - 08:12 AM (#2082983) Subject: Lyr Add: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TUDORS From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Still no luck in finding the "12 Days of Christmas" Henry VIII six wives parody. The only other thing I've been able to find is the following two versions of "The Truth About the Tudors" from http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:KaeypAoLbHgJ:www.acblack.com/songsheets/pdfs/tudors/TudorsTT.pdf+lyrics+%22six+wives%22+Henry+the+Eighth&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TUDORS Verses co-written by 5AD, Rhodes Avenue Primary School Cho: On the twenty second of August, fourteen eighty five, Out went the House of York; the Tudors had arrived. They fought the Battle of Bosworth with courage and with pride, Out went the House of York; the Tudors had arrived. Henry the Seventh was first in the Tudor line, He took the crown from Richard the Third with a swish of his sword so fine. The monarchy was strapped for cash when Henry reached the throne, With good financial strategy, he brought the bacon home. When he wrote his will he made it very clear, That monks should sing his praises year after year, after year, after year. Henry the Eighth was six feet tall, and almost just as wide, He fathered lots of children, but only three survived. Hunting, sport and music were pastimes he enjoyed, But if you disagreed with him, he really got annoyed! He had six wives – Catherine of Aragon – divorced Anne Boleyn – beheaded Jane Seymour – died Ann of Cleves – divorced Katherine Howard – beheaded Catherine Parr – survived! Before Anne Boleyn was beheaded one healthy child she bore, Elizabeth the Virgin Queen was really good at war. She beat the Spanish Armada with power on her mind, And good old Walter Raleigh at the helm of the Golden Hind. She ruled for over forty years, was never seen to blush, She had a clever relative who invented the toilet flush! THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TUDORS, alternative version Verses co- written by Sapphire Class, Year 4, Muswell Hill Primary School Cho: On the twenty second of August, fourteen eighty five, Out went the House of York; the Tudors had arrived. They fought the Battle of Bosworth with courage and with pride, Out went the House of York; the Tudors had arrived. Do you know about Henry the Eighth? Luckily we do, We'd like to tell you about him and his six wives too. When he found he couldn't divorce he thought the problem through Then he got rid of the Catholic Church and took all its money too. Ooh Henry! Catherine of Aragon, divorced; Anne Boleyn, beheaded; Jane Seymour, died; Ann of Cleves, divorced; Katherine Howard, beheaded;Catherine Parr, survived. Don't complain about your school, 'cos Tudor ones were worse Kids were whipped with canes and sticks, the blisters must have hurt! Ouch! After Tudor tutoring when lessons all were done They found some time for fun and games in the sizzling Tudor sun They played cards, cricket, hopscotch, chess,tennis, marbles, Hoop and stick, cup and ball, football with a pig's bladder! Yuck! They used to wear enormous ruffs, much wider than their heads They must have been quite glad to take them off to go to bed They smeared on their make-up to make themselves look young Instead of brushes or powder-puffs, they used a cow's tongue! Urgh! Elizabeth the First was never seen to blush, She had a clever relative who invented the toilet flush! |
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21 Jun 07 - 10:48 AM (#2083101) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: Mr Happy .........as Shawna never came back, guess she found the words....? |
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21 Jun 07 - 10:49 AM (#2083102) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: MMario *grin* some people don't live on the internet the way others of us do. On some boards I frequent once a week checking is the norm. |
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26 Jun 07 - 03:21 PM (#2087607) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,emine hi im going to hatfield house on the 27th of june and i hope i have a good time i hate king henry the 8th kill him i loved jane seymour she was beautiful |
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26 Jun 07 - 06:40 PM (#2087782) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: Malcolm Douglas 'The Keeper' has nothing whatever to do with Henry VIII. What odd ideas some people have. The old thread referred to above contains real information to begin with, but degenerates into bizarre speculation after a while. It has nothing at all to do with the song 'shawna' asked for, anyway. |
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26 Jun 07 - 11:16 PM (#2087914) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: alanabit I wonder which history teacher taught the kids that Sir Walter Raleigh was on The Golden Hind, as is stated in one of the songs above! |
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30 Sep 21 - 07:48 AM (#4121418) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: wives of henry the 8th From: GUEST,MoniK Years ago I worked in a Medieval style dinner theater, psst King Henry's favorite tavern - Rosie Rumpe's Regal Dumpe The 6 wives of Henry Was one of our opening songs! Over the years I'd sing them randomly during tedious tasks or whatever well couple of weeks ago i started like always but completely forgot how it started .. oh no no not cool. Google no help yet,, Not an easy thing to find evidently. Ended up here then suddenly remembered, almost just drawing a blank on part of 5th wife eh.. maybe some one else will pop up that knows. Well here it is mostly" anyway :) Oh the 1st wife of Henry let us start this song The 1st was Kate of Aragon. But the 1st wife of Henry found that in due course Kate's fate divorce Oh the 1st was kate of Aragon Oh the 2nd wife of Henry started talk of sin Ann Bolyn , Kate's fate divorce oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon Now the 2nd wife of 3 years after wedded Ann was beheaded Ann Bolyn, Kate's fate divorce, Oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon Oh the 3rd wife of Henry, I'll bear a son she swore! > Kind Jane Seymour < (as the 5 golden rings part) Ann was beheaded Ann Bolyn Kate's fate divorce Oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon Oh the 4th wife of Henry was ugly one could see Sober Ann of Cleaves, > Kind Jane Seymour < Ann was beheaded Ann Bolyn Kate's fate divorce Oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon Now the 4th wife of Henry ... (blah blah something sorry) Sober Ann of Cleaves > Kind Jane Seymour < Etc. *Katherine Howard can't remember all just that "Howard was depowered" but hopefully will soon Oh the 6th wife of Henry was destined to go far, tender Catherine Parr, Howard was depowered, Sober Ann of Cleaves, > Kind Jane Seymour < Ann was beheaded Ann Bolyn Kate's fate divorce Oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon Now the 6th wife of Henry oddly out survived him. (At the end Half spoken as if surprised ) *every one acts amazed* Saying "What?! Then in unison "She survived him!? " (Then all at once, hands in prayer all sing) Hallelujah Hallelujah Hal-le-lu-jah! Howard was depowered Sober Ann of Cleaves > Kind Jane Seymour < Ann was beheaded Ann Bolyn Kate's fate divorce Oh the 1st was Kate of Aragon |