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 do-o-o-oes the fairest maid. [bad word] a time
when one sweet smile
Has its season for a while...
Then love's in love with me.
Some they think only to marry,
Others will tease and tarry,
Mine is the very best parry.
Cupid [bad word] us all.
Caper the cape,
but 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 do-o-o-oes the fairest maid...