What is a y outh?
Impetuous f ire
What is a m aid?
Ice and d esire
The world wags o n
A rose will b loom
It then will f ade
So d oes the y outh
So d oes the f airest m aid
C omes a time when o ne sweet smile
H as its season f or a while
T hen love's in love with m e
S ome may think only to m arry
O thers will t ease and t arry
M ine is the very best p arry
C upid he r ules us a ll
C aper the c aper; s ing me the s ong
D eath will come s oon to h ush us al ong
S weeter than h oney and b itter as g all
L ove is a p astime that n ever will p all
S weeter than h oney and b itter as g all
C upid he r ules us a ll
A rose will b loom
It then will f ade
So d oes the youth
So d oes the f airest m aid