Paul Laurence Dunbar - Retort lyrics

'THOU art a fool,' said my head to my heart, 'Indeed, the greatest of fools thou art, To be led astray by the trick of a tress, By a smiling face or a ribbon smart;' And my heart was in sore distress. Then Phyllis came by, and her face was fair, The light gleamed soft on her raven hair; And her lips were blooming a rosy red. Then my heart spoke out with a right bold air: 'Thou art worse than a fool, O head!'