A popular song from 1923.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Mighty is the sword, mighty is the pen
But there is a power mightier than the mightiest of men
Greater than the strength of a soldier’s arms
Is the spell that seems to dewll in lovely woman’s charms
Chorus
Beautiful girls you have the world at your feet
Dimples and curls enslave whomever they meet
Kings who have made the world go ’round
Humbly obeyed a jade who made them tremble when she frowned
When you command there’s none who dares to refuse
Ocean and land give you their treasures
Diamonds and pearls they gladly yield to you
Princes and earls in homage kneel to you
Beautiful girls have the whole, wide world at their feet
- Cleopatra’s kiss, Helen’s sweet embrace
Ann Boleyn’s entrancing glances
And Ninon’s beautiful face
Broke the sword of steel
Pierced the coat of mail
Histry’s page in ev’ry age
Repeats the same old tale
Sung here by Fred Feild: