On the night before Christmas.
© David Morrow
King Henry was wishing he still had a spouse.
His stocking was hung by the chimney with care
And he hoped that on Christmas a queen would be there.
He snuggled his pillow when he went to bed
And he dreamed of a woman who still had a head
She put on a kerchief, and he wore a cap
As they settled down for a long winter's nap.
When out on the green there arose such a clatter
He sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window he flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!
The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to his wondering eyes should appear
But all of his wives, and he trembled with fear!
His memories came back, they were lively and quick
He knew in a moment that he would be sick!
More rabid than canines the former queens came
And Henry remembered and called them by name:
Now Cathy! Now Annie! Now Janey and Anne!
Cate Howard! Forgive me! I'm only a man!
Don't spook me no more! You get off of my lawn!,
Now dash away! Dash away! All of you gone!
The wives didn't listen! The King, with a sigh,
Said, "Come on in ladies, Let's give peace a try."
So up to the castle, the queens, they all flew,
And Annie and Cathy had on their heads, too.
And then, with a giggle, the queens they all sat
And Hank said "I'm sorry for being a rat!
You all did your best! You were wonderful wives
And I am a bum cuz I messed up your lives!
I know that I broke up your Aragon heart
When I sent you away and your health fell apart.
And Annie! Poor Annie! You shouldn't be dead!
I cannot believe that I cut off your head.
Jane Seymour, I know that you'd still be alive
But I knocked you up and you didn't survive!
And I shouldn't have said that Anne looked like a horse
Or said I'd behead her without a divorce.
And I don't blame you Cathy, for being a slut.
With me for a husband, you were in a rut!
You'd still have a head if it wasn't for me,
And I am as sorry as sorry can be!"
The queens were amazed! They thought Henry changed!
And none of them said that they thought it was strange!
They forgave him and said that he was a good king
They'd find him a woman to wear his gold ring.
Go To Page: 1 2
| Here's the follow-up discussion on this article: | View all related messages |
For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to David Morrow's Tudor History topic, please visit the Discussions page.