Horrible Histories - Henry VII Lyrics
Of all the kings called Henry, I'm the one you've rarely heard.Shakespeare wrote four, five, six, eight but seven not a word.People think I'm dreary, to some extent I am.But look a little closer, glam, bam, thank you mam!I didn't agree with King Richard three,So I fought him at Bosworth field and won, victory!How cool does it sound, that I'm the king who found,Richards crown in a hedge on the winning battle ground.The only way to end war and avert further disaster,There's got to be a way to unite York and Lancaster.I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor,Founder of that dynasty.The man who closes, the wars of the roses,That's right, that's right, that's me!I launched attacks on lords who earned stacks,Mine was a noble cause to tap them all for tax.They paid their share, was only fair,To making good rich and be a millionaire.Elizabeth York became my wife for life, that make me a bore?Joined our family seats, that's neat, made my rule secure.I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor,Returning power to the state.It seemed quite toothless but actually ruthless,I made the monarchy great.Spent a long time fighting, pretenders to the throne,Lambert Simnel, Perkin Warbeck said my throne was their own.They claimed they'd been the princes, in the tower their rule delayed,I said 'this crown aint big enough for the three of us' and had one slayed.I'm the original ch-ch-ch Tudor,King of foreign policy.Doing hostile relations with enemy nations,I asked them a-make friends with me.Yeh, the original ch-ch-ch Tudor,They say dullness my main trait.Well that's a sad endightment, cause if you're looking for excitement,My son was Henry the Eighth.
