Red or White - Horrific Histories

This is the one of the first parody songs I write and submitted to Horrible Histories - for which I got a thank you letter and a signed photo of the cast.
It uses a Michael Jackson song to detail the events of the Wars of the Roses. Enjoy!

Black Red or White not by Michael Jackson

Henry took the throne cause his dad was the king
But to rule England it just wasn’t his thing

And when he suddenly went mad
The whole country it started to fight

And, if
You're fightin’ for the kingdom
It’ll matter if you're red or white

Edward Earl of March yeah that was my name
My dad was Duke of York the throne he did claim

But the queen she didn’t like this and my dad he

Wasn’t prepared to subside

So, if
You're fighting for the kingdom
It’ll matter if you're red or white

We fought the battle of St Albans
We fought the battle of Blore Heath
We fought the battle of Wakefield
And that’s where my dad met his death
We fought at Mortimer’s Cross
We fought at St Albans again
We fought at Towton in Yorkshire
And that’s when the throne I did gain

Coronation
For Edward the fourth king
Put down revolts like they were nothing
Then in six four
Things went awry
Cos Eliz Woodville caught the king’s eye
See, cos Warwick had planned it
He’d scanned it, manned it
When Edward says no
He just won’t stand it
He’ll turn his back on Edward
He’ll then support George but he’ll overlook Richard

But Ed’ll have the last laugh
Cos he’ll beat them all in the final fight

And, if
You're fightin’ for the kingdom
It’ll matter if you're red or white

I said if
You're fightin’ for the kingdom
It’ll matter if you're red or white

I said if
You're fightin’ for the kingdom
It’ll matter if you're red or white

Ooh, Ooh Yea, Yea, Yea
Ooh, Ooh Yea, Yea, Yea

It's red, it's white
Been on since fourteen five five
It's red , it's white, Whoo

It's red, it's white
It'll end in fourteen eight five
It's red , it's white, Whoo