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Peaches

Hanky Code

Release date: 7th July 2006

From Impeach My Bush
ElectronicMusic
Alternative
Indie Rock
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About This Track

'Hanky Code' by Peaches is an Electronic track from the album 'Impeach My Bush', released in 2006. The lyrics take a teasing, confrontational look at people who display a hanky code without understanding what it means, with the speaker pressing for acknowledgement and challenging the claim of ignorance. The opening sets the terms with the admonition to “Better know your hanky code” before doing anything that implies intent, and the verse continues in the same sceptical register, drawing on repeated observation to dismiss excuses.

"Hanky Code" is a track by Peaches, from the album Impeach My Bush, released 7th July 2006. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Peaches.

About the Artist

Peaches

Peaches

Lyrics

Hanky Code

[Intro]

Better know your hanky code

Before you go and shoot your load

Excuse me

What's that hanging out of your pocket?

Do you actually know what that means?

[Verse 1]

Boy, can you tell me that you don't really know?

I've seen it all too many times

You can't tell me that you never heard

'Cuz it's been all over line

[Pre-Chorus]

Are you a left? Or are you right?

Are you switching just for tonight?

I don't even know all the codes, but

Baby, you better find out before you go

And, if you wear it, you too

They're gonna come to you

[Chorus]

To the left, and to the right

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

On the left, or on the right

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

What you got in your pocket? Tell me

Do you know what that means?

What you got in your pocket, baby?

Is it yellow, blue, or green?

[Verse 2]

If you're wearing gold lamé, you better work out all day

If you're wearing black on the right, you know you're gonna hurt tonight

Red, to the wrist, pink, give it twist

Gray, you're gonna be tied up, you can't resist, but

If you're wearing blue, what shade is it, baby?

You better know what to do

[Chorus]

To the left, and to the right

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

On the left, or on the right

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

Could be red, or could be white

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

Cutting loose, or sitting tight

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

[Verse 3]

Orange on the right means not tonight, but oh-oh

On the left means anything goes

Uncut, brown lace, light blue, use your face

Olive tone, you love a man in uniform

[Chorus]

On the left, or on the right

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

Could be red, or could be white

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

Cutting loose, or sitting tight

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

Fly the flag and you'll invite

Don't you know you better know your hanky code tonight?

[Outro]

What you got in your pocket, baby?

What you got in your pocket, baby?

Better know your hanky code

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Track details

From Impeach My Bush

2006
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Album
Impeach My Bush
Impeach My Bush
Peaches
8th July 2006
Release year
2006
  1. 1Fuck or Kill
    0:50
  2. 2Tent In Your Pants
    2:52
  3. 3Hit It Hard
    3:26
  4. 4Boys Wanna Be Her
    3:55
  5. 5DownTown
    3:32
  6. 6Two Guys (For Every Girl)
    4:04
  7. 7Rock the Shocker
    3:00
  8. 8You Love It (No Sample)
    3:00
  9. 9Slippery Dick
    3:03
  10. 10Give ‘Er
    3:01
  11. 11Get It
    4:05
  12. 12Do Ya
    2:36
  13. 13Stick It to the Pimp
    3:50
  14. —Make Me
  15. —Fan Etiquette
  16. —Damage
  17. —You Love It
  18. —Hanky Code
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