The queen of the Nile She laid on her throne And she was drifting downstream On a barge that was burnished with gold Royal purple the sails So sweetly perfumed And poor Mark Antony's Senses were drowned And his future was doomed
He was blinded by love
The Philistines paid For Samson's blind rage The secrets that two lovers share Should never have been betrayed
He was blinded by love He was blinded by love
Now it's no use crying or weeping You better lock up your soul for safe keeping Promise me
The poor Prince of Wales He gave up his crown All for the trivial pursuit of a parvenu second-hand lady So lovers beware If you lose your heart Careful now, don't lose your mind Don't mortgage your soul to a stranger
