In the war of the roses, the tragedy source   King Edward was bound to die   Richard III the new "lord protector"   Ruled with "loyalty me lie"   A vigilant guardian to the sons of the king   As sure as an eagle will fly   He died in a battle in 1485   And Henry defamed Richard with lies      Richard was charged in the "act of attainder"   With tyranny, murder and gain   Henry revoked the "titulus regulas"   With the smile of the vicious insane   Henry (8th?)that rotten bastard   Executed the whole house of York   Elizabeth Woodville was (injured?)for life   And Tyrrel the liar was aquitted by court      The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose   Red venom of deepest dye   Henry the traitor, the victor by sin   Soiled Richard's blood with a grin      While Richard was ruling, the boys were alive   When he died the boys disappeared   Henry killed them to get onto the throne   But the book of truth was sealed   Henry paid Tyrrel to say that he had murdered   In the name of Sir Richard the brave   Henry killed Tyrrel without any trial   So Tyrrel took the truth to his grave      The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose   Red venom of deepest dye   Henry the traitor, the victor by sin   Soiled Richard's blood with a grin   The poisoned thorns of the bloody red rose   Red venom of deepest dye   Henry the traitor, the victor by sin   Soiled Richard's blood with a grin.