Ex-Wives

Divorced Beheaded Died Divorced Beheaded Survived And tonight, New York City, we are Live Listen up, let me tell you a story A story that you think you've heard before We know you know our names, and our fame, and our faces Know all about the glories and the disgraces I'm done, 'cause all this time I've been just one word in a stupid rhyme So I picked up a pen and a microphone History's about to get overthrown Divorced, beheaded, died Divorced, beheaded, survived But just for you tonight We're divorced, beheaded, live Welcome to the show, to the histo-remix Switching up the flow as we add the prefix Everybody knows that we used to be six wives Raising up the roof 'til we hit the ceiling Get ready for the truth that we'll be revealing Everybody knows that we used to be six wives But now we're ex-wives New York, make some noise! All you ever hear and read about Is our ex and the way it ended But a pair doesn't beat a royal flush You're gonna find out how he got unfriended Tonight, we're gonna do ourselves justice 'Cause we're taking you to court Every Tudor rose has its thorns And you're gonna hear 'em live In consort Divorced, beheaded, died Divorced, beheaded, survived But just for you tonight We're divorced, beheaded, live Welcome to the show, to the histo-remix Switching up the flow as we add the prefix Everybody knows that we used to be six wives Dancing through the night 'til the break of day Once we're done, we'll start again like it's the Renaissance Everybody knows that we used to be six wives But now we're ex-wives Remember us, from PBS? (Divorced) my name is Catherine of Aragon Was married 24 years, I'm a paragon of royalty My loyalty is to the Vatican So if you try to dump me, you won't try that again (Beheaded) I'm that Boleyn girl, and I'm up next See, I broke England from the Church Yeah, I'm that sexy Why did I lose my head? Well, my sleeves may be green But my lipstick's red (Died) Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved (rude) When my son was newly born, I died But I'm not what I seem, or am I? Stick around and you'll suddenly see more (Divorced) Ich bin Anna of Cleves (ja!) When he saw my portrait, he was like (ja!) But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic Funny how we all discuss that, but never Henry's little- Prick up your ears, I'm the Katherine who lost her head (beheaded) For my promiscuity outside of wed Lock up your husbands, lock up your sons K-Howard is here and the fun's begun (Survived) five down, I'm the final wife I saw him to the end of his life I'm the survivor, Catherine Parr I bet you wanna know how I got this far I said I bet you wanna know how I got this far Do you wanna know how we got this far? Then Welcome to the show, to the histo-remix Switching up the flow as we add the prefix Everybody knows that we used to be six wives Come on! Come on! Come on! Get your hands up, get this party buzzing You want a queen bee? Well, there's half a dozen Everybody knows that we used to be six wives Ah-ahh, wives But now we're ex-wives One, two, three, four, five Six!