"Prince of Orange" is a song by Andy Partridge. It originally appeared on Andy's 1994 A Hello Selection EP for They Might be Giants' Hello Recording club, then on Andy's Fuzzy Warbles Volume 6 in 2004.
Quotes[]
Andy: “The yellowing track sheet of this seven (?) track recording has the date 3rd August 1994 and the heading ‘Automatic Writings’. I remember starting to put to tape random chord changes and disparate sounds, e.g., Ramones guitar, jazz piano, Giorgio Moroder synth bass, etc. Really things that were stylistically far from each other. I would then write the first things that came into my head, trying not to organise or make sense of them. What did I end up with? Well, in hindsight, it was high summer, I think I'm singing about the sun, its benefits (e.g., crop growing), and the court of Louis XIV, which I was reading about at the time, all smashed together. As for the crying, where did that come from? P.S. the other fruit of the automatic writings session was ‘My Brown Guitar’.”
Lyrics[]
Look at these hands
Spokes of the Sun God delay you, spray you
Prince of Orange climb the ladder
Prince of Orange will dine
Brass robinettes
Trumpet and drums for the taking, baking
Prince of Orange climb the ladder
Prince of Orange will dine
All the food he steals is alright
For the tall and gentle poplar
Causing fanfare to those listening
Now
Drape round your head
Mischief and secrets in green kelp
All help
Prince of Orange climb the ladder
Prince of Orange will dine
Look at these lands (the very same)
You'll get no books for your dinner
Sinner
Prince of Orange climb the ladder
Prince of Orange will dine