Henry Darger

From the album Motherland

Who’ll save the poor little girl? Henry Darger, Henry Darger. Who’ll save the poor little girl? Who’ll tell the story of her? Henry Darger, Henry Darger. Who’ll tell it all to the world? Who’ll buy the carbon paper now? Henry Darger, Henry Darger. Who’ll trace the lines of her mouth? Who will conquer foreign worlds searching for the stolen girls? “Princesses, you’ll never fear, the patron saint of girls is here!” Who will draw the cavalry in, risk his very own precious skin to make our Angelinia a free and peaceful land, again? Henry. Who’ll love a poor orphan child? Henry Darger, Henry Darger. Lost, growing savage and wild?

Natalie Merchant / Indian Love Bride ©2001