Verse 1 – Catherine of Aragon (warm, proud, Spanish lilt) I gave you my youth, I gave you my fight, Stood by your throne through the long, cold nights. But no son came, just a daughter so fine, You broke with the church, but you won’t break mine. --- 🎵 Chorus (bouncy, snarky, all six voices together) *Six queens and a crown, oh the stories we tell, Divorced, beheaded, died — we know that rhyme too well. Survived, annulled, outlasted your reign, We’re the chorus of history, singing your shame!* --- Verse 2 – Anne Boleyn (sharp, playful, sly) I danced through the court with a spark in my eyes, Promised you glory, but you fed me lies. They called me a witch, said I played too bold, But my daughter’s the queen who turned iron to gold. --- 🎵 Chorus (bouncy, snarky, all six voices together) *Six queens and a crown, oh the stories we tell, Divorced, beheaded, died — we know that rhyme too well. Survived, annulled, outlasted your reign, We’re the chorus of history, singing your shame!* --- Verse 3 – Jane Seymour (gentle, tender, bittersweet) I whispered soft love, I gave you your heir, But the price was my life, I’m not standing there. You laid me to rest with a crown by my side, The “favorite wife” — but I still had to die. --- 🌉 Bridge (harmonies, fiddle solo under) We were more than your footnotes, more than your wives, We carved out our legacies, we lived our own lives. From castles to scaffold, from chapel to hall, It took six strong women to outshine it all. Verse 4 – Anne of Cleves (laughing, practical, German accent hint) You saw my portrait, thought I’d fit the bill, But face-to-face, you lost all your thrill. I signed the annulment, took castles and land, Honey, I walked away richer than your band. --- 🎵 Chorus (bouncy, snarky, all six voices together) *Six queens and a crown, oh the stories we tell, Divorced, beheaded, died — we know that rhyme too well. Survived, annulled, outlasted your reign, We’re the chorus of history, singing your shame!* --- Verse 5 – Catherine Howard (young, reckless, breathless) I was just a girl with a heart too fast, Loved in the shadows, but it couldn’t last. You swung that axe, said I played you wrong, But I’m still a whisper in your midnight song. --- 🎵 Chorus (bouncy, snarky, all six voices together) *Six queens and a crown, oh the stories we tell, Divorced, beheaded, died — we know that rhyme too well. Survived, annulled, outlasted your reign, We’re the chorus of history, singing your shame!* --- Verse 6 – Catherine Parr (steady, wise, maternal) I healed your wounds, kept the kingdom tight, Raised up your children, taught them to write. I outlived the tyrant, I carried the flame, The last of your queens, but I kept my name. --- 🎵 Final Chorus (repeat, stomp-clap energy) *Six queens and a crown, oh the stories we tell, Divorced, beheaded, died — we know that rhyme too well. Survived, annulled, outlasted your reign, We’re the chorus of history, singing your shame!*
