1 Of Love and Bondage

            1  Of Love and Bondage


Yes, God has given me the brawn and brain
But He also gave fate, my terrible bane

I'm in love with her; keep out of it
It's none of your business, O pain, O pain

Her eyes, her nose, her mouth, her cheeks
Her brow, her hair, and its braided chain 

Her neck, her breast, her waist, her legs
Her graceful pace and her stately train

She smiles, and charms, and lures, and flirts
From hurting her lover she doesn't refrain

She hunts, and chases, and traps, and preys
She is cruel, and callous, and not humane

They say I'm crazy; I've lost my head
But I'm not detered; I'll do it again

I've tried my luck; I've loved and lost
But, SHAIDA, a lover I still remain
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