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Another notable parody was on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] portrayed Henry VIII in the episode [[Margical History Tour]]: "I'm Henry VIII I am, / Henry VIII I am I am. / I've been eating since six [[12-hour clock|AM]]. / For dessert I'll have dinner again. / My name's synonymous with gluttony / I'll always have a turkey or a ham/ And for dessert I'll have dinner again". |
Another notable parody was on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' when [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] portrayed Henry VIII in the episode [[Margical History Tour]]: "I'm Henry VIII I am, / Henry VIII I am I am. / I've been eating since six [[12-hour clock|AM]]. / For dessert I'll have dinner again. / My name's synonymous with gluttony / I'll always have a turkey or a ham/ And for dessert I'll have dinner again". |
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*[[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], British monarch known for having had six wives. (A listener to the song assumes the narrator is claiming to be [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] until the joke is explained). |
*[[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], British monarch known for having had six wives. (A listener to the song assumes the narrator is claiming to be [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] until the joke is explained). |
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An MP3 download of a 1911 recording is available at Archive.org: [http://www.archive.org/details/HarryChampion I'm Henery The Eigth] |
An MP3 download of a 1911 recording is available at Archive.org: [http://www.archive.org/details/HarryChampion I'm Henery The Eigth] |
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Revision as of 21:10, 18 March 2006
"I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am" is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston. It was a signature song of music hall star Harry Champion. In the well-known chorus, Henry explains that his wife had been married seven times before:
I'm Henry the Eighth, I am!
Henry the Eighth I am! I am!
I got married to the widow next door,
She's been married seven times before.
Every one was a Henry
She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam
I'm her eighth old man named Henry
Henry the Eighth I am.
The song is often sung with a Cockney pronunciation, "I'm 'er eyeth ol' man nymed 'Enry."
It was popularized for a new generation by Herman's Hermits in 1965 in their album, Herman's Hermits On Tour. Herman's Hermits omitted the scene-setting verses and merely repeated the chorus over and over. One story says that Hermits vocalist Peter Noone simply forgot the words to the verses and spontaneously called out "Second verse, same as the first." The song topped the US charts, but was considered too old-fashioned to release in the UK.
In the 1990 movie Ghost, Sam (Patrick Swayze) pesters medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) into doing his bidding by singing the chorus to "I'm Henry the Eighth I Am" over and over again. It was also used in the 1993 movie Look Who's Talking Now.
It has spawned many parodies; one, typical of the genre, emerged during Bill Clinton's impeachment: "I'm Henry the Hyde, I am/Henry the Hyde, I am, I am/I'm the G.O.P. prosecu-tor/After I get Clinton, I'll get Gore".
Another notable parody was on The Simpsons when Homer portrayed Henry VIII in the episode Margical History Tour: "I'm Henry VIII I am, / Henry VIII I am I am. / I've been eating since six AM. / For dessert I'll have dinner again. / My name's synonymous with gluttony / I'll always have a turkey or a ham/ And for dessert I'll have dinner again".
See also
- Henry VIII, British monarch known for having had six wives. (A listener to the song assumes the narrator is claiming to be Henry VIII until the joke is explained).
External links
An MP3 download of a 1911 recording is available at Archive.org: I'm Henery The Eigth