THE IN ORANGE
The prince in orange
and the prince in blue
And the prince whose raiment
was of lavender hue
They sighed, they suffered,
they tossed at night
For the neighboring princess
of pure delight
Who was secretly in
love with a minstrel
A father of the king
didn't know which to choose
There were two charming suitors
he'd have to refuse
So he called for the Dean
of his Sorcerer's Hand
Inquired which one
was to win her hand
He was sort of the voice
of experience
My King, here's a riddle,
you test them tonight
What word of five letters
is never spelt right?
What word of five letters
is al ways spelt wrong?
The one who can answer
will be wedded ere long
The king called the three
and he told them the test
And while his fair daughter
kept beating her breast
He put them the riddle,
they failed as he feared
Then all of a sudden,
the minstrel appeared
Jack Dalton of the U .S. Marines!
I'll answer that riddle,
cried the singer of song
What's never spelt right
in five letters is wrong
An d it's right to spell wrong,
W -R -O -N -G
Your highness, the princess
Belongeth to me
And I love her anyway
Yes, I do
Be off with you, villain
The king cried in rage
For my princess a prince
Not a man from the stage
But sire said the minstrel
Tis love makes me save
No king who's a real king
Treats lovers this way
What would Emily Post think?
if you're no real king,
no princess is she.
And if she's no princess,
then she can wed me.
By gad, cried his highness,
you handsome young knave.
I fear me all right,
and his blessing he gave.
As the trumpet man yelled,
send me Jackson.
Oh, the princess
quickly came out of her swoon.
She looked at her swain,
and the world was in tune.
The castle soon rang with cheer
and with laughter
And of course, as you suspected,
they were very,
very happy ever after