<P> `` I 'm Henery the Eighth , I Am '' ( also `` I 'm Henery the VIII , I Am '' or `` I 'm Henry VIII , I Am '' ; spelled `` Henery '' but pronounced `` ' Enery '' in the Cockney style normally used to sing it ) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston . It was a signature song of the music hall star Harry Champion . In 1965 , it became the fastest - selling song in history to that point when it was revived by Herman 's Hermits , becoming the group 's second number - one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The lead solo on the Hermits ' version was played by the group 's lead guitarist Derek `` Lek '' Leckenby . </P>
<P> `` I 'm Henery the Eighth , I Am '' ( also `` I 'm Henery the VIII , I Am '' or `` I 'm Henry VIII , I Am '' ; spelled `` Henery '' but pronounced `` ' Enery '' in the Cockney style normally used to sing it ) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston . It was a signature song of the music hall star Harry Champion . In 1965 , it became the fastest - selling song in history to that point when it was revived by Herman 's Hermits , becoming the group 's second number - one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The lead solo on the Hermits ' version was played by the group 's lead guitarist Derek `` Lek '' Leckenby . </P>
who wrote i henry the eighth i am
who wrote i henry the eighth i am
Fred Murray R. P. Weston
Fred Murray R. P. Weston