All Manner of Foolish Things (Remastered)

[Spoken Intro] Oyez! Step close! For I present to you a ballad most cautionary — the tale of a man who saw every pitfall, heeded not a one, and lived to sing of it. Barely. [Verse 1] Well-met, ye strangers, to this our humble show, Yet 'tis I who shouldst have lingered in the shadow. I perceived the bared daggers, yet turned my back upon the foe, Heard the thunder of the carriage, yet from the rutted track refused to go. [Chorus] In the midst, the very midst, In the midst of a fleeting vision, I have forfeited my doublet, and pawned my finest rings, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things. [Verse 2] I caught the raging ague, and hearkened to her melody, Deemed that I loved her, and hung my heart upon the moon's high canopy. I fell to howling, bereft of all wit and sense, Believing my companions wouldst hasten to my defense. [Chorus] In the midst, the very midst, In the midst of a fleeting vision, I have forfeited my doublet, and pawned my finest rings, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things. [Bridge] And though I receive the weight of your counsel so sage, It stayeth me not from repeating my folly upon life's stage. Still I see the bared daggers, yet I turn my back upon the foe, Still I hear the thundering carriage, yet from the track I refuse to go. [Chorus] In the midst, the very midst, In the midst of a fleeting vision, I have forfeited my doublet, and pawned my finest rings, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things. [Outro] I melted wax to mend my broken wings, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things. Aye, I cast my bonnet into the ring to see what fortune brings, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things. I fancied my soul was born to sing, Alas, I have committed all manner of foolish things.