THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

the eighth of the Henrys
in England he ruled
nobody's lackey
and nobody's fool

took him a wife
to bear him a son
one two three wives
he had only begun

one queen two queens three queens he wedded
four five six queens two he beheaded

Catherine of Aragon
the first queen to win
died alone in Kimbolton
next Anne Boleyn

mother of Elizabeth
first to be killed
victim of Jane Seymour
and the king's will

Anne of Cleves
the luckiest by far
divorced from the Henry
and outlived them all

Catherine Howard
overplayed her hand
she lost her head
by the king's own command

last but not least was
Catherine Parr
a life without blemish
a soul without tar

these were the women
the strangers at court
their loves were too tragic
their lives were too short

if you must learn a lesson from this
power is too dangerous for just a kiss
a king without scruples will do what he wants
and those in his way are the ones who will haunt

one queen two queens three queens he wedded
four five six queens two he beheaded

six queens of England
and six lives for Britain
watching forever
and so it is written

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