All You Wanna Do

* London
* Broadway

"**All You Wanna Do**" is the ninth song in *Six the Musical*. It is the seventh track on the London cast recording and the twelfth track on the Broadway cast recording. It is Katherine Howard's solo.

## Theme

The song is a depiction of Katherine's life beginning at the age of 13, leading up to her time as queen and her beheading. It tells of how she was taken advantage of and sexually abused by several men at a young age when all she ever wanted was a friend.

## Videos

SIX the Musical (featuring Aimie Atkinson) - All You Wanna Do (from the Studio Cast Recording)London version.SIX (featuring Samantha Pauly) - All You Wanna DoBroadway version.SIX (feat Aimie Atkinson) - All You Wanna Do (Sing-A-Long)Sing along version.
## Lyrics

* Current version
* Original version

**[ENSEMBLE]**

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, baby

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

(spoken)

I think we can all agree

I'm the ten amongst these threes

**[ENSEMBLE]**

(sung)

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, baby

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

(spoken)

And ever since I was a child

I'd make the boys go wild

**[ENSEMBLE]**

(sung)

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, baby

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

(spoken)

Take my first music teacher, Henry Mannox

(sung)

I was young, it's true, but even then I knew

The only thing you wanna do is

Broad, dark, sexy Mannox

Taught me all about dynamics

He was twenty-three

And I was thirteen, going on thirty

We spent hours strumming the lute

Striking the chords and blowing the flute

He plucked my strings all the way to G

Went from major to minor, C to D

Tell me what you need

What you want, you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

Like I get you and you get me

And maybe this is it

He just cares so much, it feels legit

We have a connection

I think this guy is different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

Run your fingers through my hair

Tell me I'm the fairest of the fair

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

But then there was another guy

Francis Dereham

(sung)

Serious, stern, and slow

Gets what he wants and he won't take no

Passion in all that he touches

The sexy secretary to the dowager duchess

Helped him in his office, had a duty to fulfill

He even let me use his favourite quill

Spilled ink all over the parchment, my wrist was so tired

Still, I came back the next day as he required

You say I'm all you need

All you want, you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

Like I get you and you get me

And I know this is it

He just cares so much, this one's legit

We have a real connection

I'm sure this time is different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

You can't wait a second more

To get my corset on the floor

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

Yeah, that didn't work out

So I decided to have a break from boys

And you'll never guess who I met

(sung)

Tall, large, Henry VIII

Supreme head of the Church of England

Globally revered

Although you wouldn't know it from the look of that beard

Made me a lady in waiting, hurled

Me and my family up in the world

Gave me duties in court and he swears it's true

That without me, he doesn't know what he'd do

You say I'm what you need

All you want, we both agree

This is the place for me

I'm finally where I'm meant to be

Then he starts saying all this stuff

He cares so much, he calls me "love"

He says we have this connection

I guess it's not so different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Seize me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

There's no time for when or how

'Cause you just got to have me now

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

So we got married

Woo

(sung)

With Henry, it isn't easy

His temper's short and his mates are sleazy

Except for this one courtier

He's a really nice guy, just so sincere

The royal life isn't what I planned

But Thomas is there to lend a helping hand

So sweet, makes sure that I'm okay

And we hang out loads when the king's away

This guy, finally

Is what I want, the friend I need

Just mates, no chemistry

I get him and he gets me

And there's nothing more to it

He just cares so much, he's devoted

He says we have a connection

I thought this time was different

Why did I think he'd be different?

But it's never, ever different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, when will enough be enough, see?

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Squeeze me, don't care if you don't please me

Bite my lip and pull my hair

As you tell me I'm the fairest of the fair

**[ENSEMBLE]**

Playtime's over

Playtime's over

**[KATHERINE AND ENSEMBLE]**

Playtime's over

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

The only thing

The only thing

The only thing you wanna do is

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

(spoken)

I think we can all agree

I'm the ten amongst these threes

(sung)

I know that all you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

Run your fingers through my hair

Tell me I'm the fairest of the fair

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

So if you're wondering where my amazing musicality comes from

I had this music teacher, Henry Mannox

And I really learned a lot from him

(sung)

Tall, dark, sexy Mannox

Taught me all about dynamics

He was twenty-three

And I was thirteen, going on thirty

We spent hours strumming the lute

Striking the chords and blowing the flute

He plucked my strings all the way to G

Went from major to minor, C to D

Tell me what you need

What you want, you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

I get you and you get me

And maybe this is it

He just cares so much, it feels legit

We have a connection

I think this guy is different

And all you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

There's no time for when or how, 'Cause you

Just got to have me now, and

Playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

So then there was another guy, Francis Dereham

He worked with my aunt

And I was his little piece of ass-istant

(sung)

Serious, stern, and slow

Gets what he wants and he won't take no

Passion in all that he touches

The sexy secretary to the dowager duchess

I helped him in his office, had a duty to fulfill

He even let me use his favourite quill

Spilled ink all over the parchment, my wrist was so tired

Still, I came back the next day as he required

And you say I'm all you need

All you want, you don't need to plead

'Cause I feel the chemistry

I get you and you get me

And I know this is it

He just cares so much, this one's legit

We have a real connection

I'm sure this time is different

And all you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

Rip off my lacy garms

Hold me tight inside your arms

And playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

So yeah, that didn't work out

And I decided to have a break from guys and focus on my career

And you’ll never guess who I met

(sung)

Tall, large, Henry the VIII

Supreme head of the Church of England

Globally revered

And I guess he's got a pretty nice beard

Made me a lady in waiting, hurled

Me and my family up in the world

Gave me duties in court, yeah, only a few

But without me, he doesn't know what he'd do

And you say I'm what you need

All you want, yeah, we both agree

That this is the place for me

I'm finally where I'm meant to be

Then he starts saying all this stuff

He just cares so much, he calls me "love"

He says we have a connection

I guess it's not so different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, love me

Can't get enough, see

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Please me, squeeze me

Birds and the bees me

You can't wait a second more

To get my corset on the floor

And playtime's over

The only thing you wanna do is

(spoken)

So we got married

Woo

(sung)

With Henry, it isn't easy

His temper's short and his mates are sleazy

Except for this one courtier

He's a really nice guy, just so sincere

The royal life isn't what I planned

But I know he's there to lend a helping hand

So sweet, makes sure that I'm okay

Then we hang out loads when the king's away

This guy, finally

Is what I want, the friend I need

Just mates, no chemistry

I get him and he gets me

And there's nothing more to it

He just cares so much, he's devoted

He says we have a connection

I thought this time would be different

Why did I think he'd be different?

But it's never, ever different, 'cause

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Touch me, when will enough be enough, see?

All you wanna do

All you wanna do, babe, is

Squeeze me, don't care if you don't please me

Bite my lip and pull my hair

As you tell me I'm the fairest of the fair, and

Playtime's over

**[KATHERINE AND ENSEMBLE]**

Playtime's over

Playtime's over

**[KATHERINE HOWARD]**

The only thing

The only thing

The only thing you wanna do is

## Trivia

* The four verses in order are about Henry Mannox, Francis Dereham, Henry VIII, and Thomas Culpeper respectively.
* The line, "Spilled ink all over the parchment" is an indirect reference to both *Get Down*, as well as the phrase, "I'm the king of the castle, and you're the dirty rascal", which is popularly used in children's games. The line is sung in the same tune as the phrase.
* In live performances, there is dialogue leading into each verse, temporarily pausing the song each time.
	+ While some of these bits are present in the cast recording, they are shortened and therefore do not contain the full lines.
* In the 2017 Arts Theatre production, the other actresses wore masks while the song was being sung.
* While Katherine says during the song that Mannox was 23 when he became involved with her, his actual age is unknown, with estimates ranging from 21 to 36; it is likely that 23 was only chosen to rhyme with thirty. Likewise, as Katherine's exact date of birth is unknown, it is possible that she was younger than 13 when the "relationship" began.
* The line, “And I was thirteen, going on thirty” is a reference to the 2004 film *13 Going on 30*. It is also likely a reference to how Katherine was forced to grow up at such a young age.
	+ Coincidentally, the film features a clique known as the “Six Chicks”.
* In the second chorus of the song, Katherine mentions wearing a corset; this is anachronistic as the corset did not become a common article of clothing until roughly 50 years after her death.
* Musically, the song resembles the Britney Spears songs *Toxic*, *Womanizer*, and *If U Seek Amy*.
* In most productions, the performer who plays Anna of Cleves is not present for half of the song because they are putting their costume back on after the reveal in *Get Down*. They usually return during the Francis Dereham verse.