Divorced, beheaded and died Divorced, beheaded, survived I'm Henry the Eigth, I had six sorry wives Some might say I ruined their lives
Catherine of Aragon was one She failed to give me a son I had to ask her for a divorce That broke her poor heart, of course
Young Anne Boleyn, she was two Had a daughter, the best she could do I said she flirted with some other man And off for the chop went dear Anne
Lovely Jane Seymour was three The love of a lifetime for me She gave me a son, little Prince Ed Then poor old Jane went and dropped dead
Divorced, beheaded and died Divorced, beheaded, survived I'm Henry the Eigth, I had six sorry wives Some might say I ruined their lives
Anne of Cleves came at four I fell for the portrait I saw Then laid eyes on her face and cried 'She's a horse! I must have another divorce! '
Catherine Howard was five A child of nineteen, so alive She flirted with others, no way to behave The axe sent young Cath to her grave
Catherine Parr she was last By then all my best days were past I lay on my deathbed, aged just fifty-five Lucky Catherine the last stayed alive (I mean, how unfair! )
Divorced, beheaded and died Divorced, beheaded, survived I'm Henry the Eigth, I had six sorry wives You could say I ruined their lives.