Ex-Wives

* London
* Broadway

### Sung By

Renée Lamb, Christina Modestou, Natalie Paris, Genesis Lynea, Aimie Atkinson, & Izuka Hoyle (London)
Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Abby Mueller, Brittney Mack, Samantha Pauly, & Anna Uzele (Broadway)

### As

Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard, & Catherine Parr

### Writer(s)

Toby Marlow
Lucy Moss

## Chronology

### Next

No Way (London)
Ex-Wives (Reprise) (Broadway)

"**Ex-Wives**" is the first song featured in *Six the Musical*. It is the first track on both the London and Broadway cast recordings. It introduces the queens and opens the show.

## Videos

SIX the Musical - Ex Wives (from the Studio Cast Recording)London version.SIX - Ex-WivesBroadway version.SIX - Ex Wives (Sing-A-Long)Sing along version.
## Lyrics

* Broadway version
* London Version
* Original version

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

(spoken)

And tonight, New York City, we are

**[ALL]**

Live!

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Listen up, let me tell you a story

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

A story that you think you've heard before

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

We know you know our names and our fame and our faces

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Know all about the glories and the disgraces

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

I'm done, 'cause all this time

I've been just one word in a stupid rhyme

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

So I picked up a pen and a microphone

**[ALL]**

History's about to get overthrown

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

(spoken)

New York, make some noise!

(sung)

All you ever hear and read about

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Is our ex and the way it ended

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

But a pair doesn't beat a royal flush

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

You're gonna find out how he got unfriended

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Tonight we're gonna do ourselves justice

'Cause we're taking you to court

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

And every Tudor Rose has its' thorns

And you're gonna hear 'em live

In consort

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

(spoken)

Remember us from PBS?

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

My name's Catherine of Aragon

Was married twenty-four 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

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

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

**[ALL]**

Died

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Jane Seymour

The only one he truly loved

**[ALL]**

Rude

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

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

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Ich bin Anna of Cleves

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

When he saw my portrait

He was like

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic

Funny how we all discuss that

But never Henry's little-

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Prick up your ears

I'm the Katherine

Who lost her head

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

For my promiscuity

Outside of wed-

Lock up your husbands

Lock up your sons

K Howard is here

And the fun's begun

**[ALL]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

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

**[ALL]**

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

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

(spoken)

Come on! Come on! Come on!

**[ALL]**

Turn the beat 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

But now we're ex-wives

One, two, three, four, five

SIX!

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

(spoken)

And tonight, we are

**[ALL]**

Live!

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Listen up, let me tell you a story

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

A story that you think you've heard before

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

We know you know our names and our fame and our faces

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Know all about the glories and the disgraces

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

I'm done, 'cause all this time

I've been just one word in a stupid rhyme

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

So I picked up a pen and a microphone

**[ALL]**

History's about to get overthrown

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

All you ever hear and read about

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Is our ex and the way it ended

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

But a pair doesn't beat a royal flush

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

You're gonna find out how we got unfriended

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Tonight we're gonna do ourselves justice

'Cause we're taking you to court

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

And every Tudor Rose has its' thorns

And you're gonna hear 'em live in consort

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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 to the beat '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

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Ex-wives

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

My name's Catherine of Aragon

Was married twenty-four 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

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

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

**[ALL]**

Died

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved

**[ALL]**

Rude

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

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

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Ich bin Anna of Cleves

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

When he saw my portrait, he was like

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic

Funny how we all discuss that, but never Henry's little-

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Prick up your ears

I'm the Katherine who lost her head

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

For my promiscuity

Outside of wed-

Lock up your husbands

Lock up your sons

K Howard is here

And the fun's begun

**[ALL]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

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 we got this far

**[ALL]**

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

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

But now we're ex-wives

One, two, three, four, five

SIX!

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

(spoken)

And tonight, we are

**[ALL]**

Live!

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Listen up, let me tell you a story

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

A story that you think you've heard before

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

We know you know our names and our fame and our faces

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Know all about the glories and the disgraces

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

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

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

History's about to get overthrown

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

All you ever hear and read about

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Is our ex and the way it ended

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

But a pair doesn't beat a royal flush

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

You're gonna find out how we got unfriended

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Tonight we're gonna do ourselves justice

'Cause we're taking you to court

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

And every Tudor Rose has its' thorns

And you're gonna hear 'em live in consort

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

Divorced

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

Beheaded

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Died

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Divorced

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Beheaded

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Survived

**[ALL]**

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

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[CATHERINE OF ARAGON]**

My name's Catherine of Aragon

Been married twenty-four years

I'm a paragon of loyalty

And even though I'm a strict Catholic

When you try to dump me

You forget that I can ass-kick

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[ANNE BOLEYN]**

I'm that Boleyn girl, you've heard of me

I broke England from the Church

Yeah, I'm that sexy

I may have cheated and lost my head

Yeah, my sleeves may be green

But my lipstick's red

**[ALL]**

Died

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved

**[ALL]**

Rude

**[JANE SEYMOUR]**

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

**[ALL]**

Divorced

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

Ich bin Anna of Cleves

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

When he saw my portrait, he was like

**[ALL]**

Ja

**[ANNA OF CLEVES]**

But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic

Funny how we all discuss that, but never Henry's little-

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

Prick up your ears

I'm the Katherine who lost her head

**[ALL]**

Beheaded

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

For my promiscuity

Outside of wed-

Lock up your husbands

Lock up your sons

K Howard is here

And the fun's begun

**[ALL]**

Survived

**[CATHERINE PARR]**

Five down, I'm the final wife

I saw him 'til 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

**[ALL]**

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

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

One, two, three, four, five

SIX!

## Trivia

* The instrumental breaks in the song are a techno version of *Greensleeves*, an English folk song which was rumoured to have been written by Henry VIII for Anne Boleyn.
	+ Anne also makes a direct reference to this song in her verse when she sings, "My sleeves may be green/But my lipstick's red".
* The line, "I'm the survivor, Catherine Parr" is a direct reference to Destiny's Child's song *Survivor*.