These were penned on a recent trip to Hampton Court when the event on that day was the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Parr (for the tune think London Bridge).
Henery’s
getting married today
Married
today, married today
Henery’s
getting married today
Come
and see it
Catherine
Parr he will wed
He
will wed, he will wed
Catherine
Parr he will wed
He’s
decreed it
Cath’rine
Parr loves someone else
Someone
else, someone else
Cath’rine
Parr loves someone else
Can’t
you see it
Thomas
Seymour is her love
Is
her love, is her love
Thomas
Seymour is her love
Can’t
deny it
Thomas
Seymour she must leave
She
must leave, she must leave
Thomas
Seymour she must leave
Must
realise it
Henery
is fading fast
Fading
fast, fading fast
Henery
is fading fast
Won’t
survive it
Henery
has passed away
Passed
away, passed away
Henery
has passed away
We’re
glad of it
Cath’rine
Parr is free once more
Free
once more, free once more
Cath’rine
Parr is free once more
She
survived it
Thomas
Seymour she will wed
She
will wed, she will wed
Thomas
Seymour she will wed
Won’t
be denied it
Cath’rine
Parr is expecting
Expecting,
expecting
Cath’rine
Parr is expecting
She
can’t hide it
Thomas
Seymour he wants Liz
He
wants Liz, he wants Liz
Thomas
Seymour he wants Liz
He
can’t fight it
Catherine
sent Liz away
Liz
away, Liz away
Catherine
sent Liz away
Couldn’t
stand it
Cath’rine
Parr gives birth today
Gives
birth today, gives birth today
Cath’rine
Parr gives birth today
She
can’t fight it
Cath’rine
Parr has passed away
Passed
away, passed away
Cath’rine
Parr has passed away
We
decry it
What
becomes of her fair child
Her
fair child, her fair child
What
becomes of her fair child
We don’t know it(No-one knows for sure what happened to Catherine and Thomas' daughter Mary although there are theories ranging from grew up and got married to died in infancy. Personally I believe the fact she disappears from historical record after the age of about 2 or 3 is very telling)
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