What is a youth?
 Impetuous fire.
 What is a maid?
 Ice and desire.
 The world wags on

 rose will bloom,
 it then will fade
 So does a youth.
 So does the fairest maid.
 [bad word] a time when one sweet smile
 Has its season for awhile
 Then Love`s in love with me

 Some may think only to marry.
 Others will tease and tarry.
 Mine is the very best parry,
 Cupid [bad word] us all.

 Caper the caper; sing me the song
 Death [bad word] soon to hush us along
 Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
 Love is a task and it never will pall.
 Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
 Cupid [bad word] us all.

 rose will bloom, it then will fade.
 So does a youth.
 So does the fairest maid