Love Is Tyrant 1899 'The Singing Girl'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Jan 2004

Love is tyrant to all,
holding hearts in his thrall,
no King has half his pow'r,
he with a glance
makes e'en the bravest cow'r.
Woe to hearts that rebel
'gainst the rule of his spell,
he soon binds them again
in a golden chain;
so I bid you beware,
take care lest you fall in his artful snare,
he'll deceive you and will grieve you
when his fetters golden you wear;
so I bid you beware, take care
lest you fall in his artful snare;
he will always play you,
he'll dismay you,
this tyrant love take care!

Once I thought to enslave
love, that mischievous knave;
tried that King to dethrone;
rob of his crown,
make him my very own.
Thou hast ruled us too long;
done us many a wrong.
Thy slave no more I'll be;
let me now be free
but I bid you beware, take care
lest you fall in his artful snare,
he'll deceive you and will grieve you,
when his fetters golden you wear;
so I bid you beware,
take care, lest you fall in his artful snare,
he will always play you,
he'll dismay you,
this tyrant love, take care!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Love Is Tyrant 1899
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright MDCCCXCIX by M. Whitmark & Sons.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 21 January 2004 at 20.58
in association with Doug Grierson
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"The Singing Girl." -  A Comic Opera in 3 Acts.
Music by Victor Herbert. Book by Stanislaus Stange.
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith.
Stanislaus Stange Harry B. Smith Publication:
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1899.
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