I FEAR NO FOE
(Words by Edward Oxenford, Music by Ciro Pinsuti)

I fear no foe in shining armour,
Tho' his lance be swift and keen;
But I fear and love the glamour,
Thro' thy drooping lashes seen!

Be I clad in casque and tasses,
Do I perfect cuirass wear,
Love thro' all my armour passes,
To the heart that's hidden there!
Love thro' all my armour passes,
To the heart that's hidden there!

I fear no foe in shining armour,
Tho' his lance be swift and keen;
But I fear and love the glamour,
Thro' thy drooping lashes seen!

Would I fend a blow so given?
Would I raise a hand to stay?
Tho' my heart in twain be riven,
And I perish in the fray.

I fear no foe except the glamour,
Of the eyes I long to see,
I am here, love, without armour,
Strike and captive make of me,
Strike and captive make of me!

Columbia Record 5799

from The phono-bretto: (phonograph libretto) The indispensible companion of the phonograph, and faithful interpreter of about seven hundred sung and spoken phonograph selections (Google eBook) (1919)

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