Ruby Paul Hey For The Wives Of King Henry
Sing Hey! For the Wives of King Henry
Ruby Paul Children’s song Original
The first fair maid my name is Catherine
For thirty long years will I wear your ring
My daughter Mary will one day be queen
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
The second fair maid is called Anne Boleyn
You had me be killed ‘cos you wanted a son
But my daughter Elizabeth will be famous
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
The third fair maid is called Jane Seymour
I bore him a son, the sickly Edward
The child king died at only sixteen
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
The fourth fair maid is called Anne of Cleves
For less than a year are these two married
When Henry grew tired of the Flander’s Mare
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
The fifth fair maid is called Catherine Howard
Once more she was killed with a chop of her head
She wished that she’d married a poor man instead
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
The sixth fair maid was called Catherine Parr
She lived a long life but no children she bore
When Henry’s reign end then followed two queens
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry
Perhaps there’s on thing you are wondering
How Henry could marry queen after queen
Well he had a big row with the catholic pope
And formed his own church as a protestant
Sing hey nonny , hey nonny , hey nonny no,
Sing hey for the wives of King Henry