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Wives' Song”
Henry VIII The Musical
www.henryviiithemusical.com
© Paul Harris and Eddie Copeland 2017
This dramatic piece involves each of Henry’s queens - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn,
Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard and Katherine Parr - returning to haunt the
King in his dreams as an old man. The song is performed in rounds with each successive
wife singing a verse in turn, until all six verses are gradually layered on top of each other to
create a six-part harmony.
ARAGON HENRY MY DEAR LOVE LONG TIME NO SEE LOVE
I COULD NOT FORGET THE DREADFUL WAY YOU TREATED ME
YOU HAVE SHOWN NO REMORSE NO GUILT OF COURSE
HOW YOU SLEEP SO WELL AT NIGHT I’LL NEVER KNOW
BOLEYN HENRY YOU YOU DISGUST ME
YOU SPREAD FALSE RUMOURS OF MY ADULTERY
YOU CAN’T TALK YOU WERE WORSE THAN ME
YOU WON HANDS DOWN WITH YOUR INFIDELITY
SEYMOUR A BABY BOY TO YOU I GAVE
SOME SAY A SACRIFICE I MADE
YOU TREATED MARY OH SO GRAVE
FOR THAT I NEVER FORGAVE
CLEVES WHEN YOU FIRST LAID EYES ON ME
YOU DIDN’T LIKE WHAT YOU COULD SEE
THE BOOT IS NOW ON THE OTHER FOOT
FROM HERE TO ME YOU DON’T LOOK TOO GOOD
HOWARD A NEW LEASE OF LIFE I GAVE TO YOU
BUT IN RETURN ALL YOU COULD DO
WAS MAKE ME PROMISES WITH EMPTY WORDS
THAT WAS NO WAY TO TREAT THIS WIFE
Henry VIII The Musical - © Paul Harris and Eddie Copeland 2017
PARR A NURSE TO YOU I MAY SEEM
I HEAR YOU CURSE, I HEAR YOU SCREAM
IN YOUR REIGN OF TERROR MANY PEOPLE YOU HURT
THEY SAY YOUR PAIN IS YOUR JUST DESSERT
Sing at the same time:
ARAGON I HATE YOU, LOATHE YOU, DESPISE YOU
YOU ARE A NASTY OLD MAN
HATE LOATHE DESPISE
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
BOLEYN YOU'RE THOUGHTLESS, UNFAITHFUL, OBNOXIOUS
YOU WERE NOT WORTHY OF ME
THOUGHTLESS, UNFAITHFUL
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
SEYMOUR WHY DID YOU TREAT YOUR DAUGHTER SO BAD?
NASTY CRUEL MAN
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
CLEVES YOU UGLY SELF-CENTRED BIG FAT OLD
AGGRESSIVE DISGUSTING OLD FOOL
YOU UGLY SELF-CENTRED OLD FOOL
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
HOWARD YOU GREEDY IMPATIENT AVARICIOUS DESPICABLE
CANTANKEROUS OLD MAN
YOU GREEDY IMPATIENT OLD MAN
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
I WISH THAT YOU WERE DEAD YOU WERE DEAD
PARR I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU
YOU POOR MAN
THEY WISH YOU WERE DEAD
THEY WISH YOU WERE DEAD
Henry VIII The Musical - © Paul Harris and Eddie Copeland 2017