What is a youth
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What is a youth?    Impetuous fire.
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What is a maid?           Ice and desire.        The world wags on
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A rose will bloom,       it then will fade
                 Dm/             Em/                   Am/            Em    Am/                  
So does   a   youth.        So does   the fairest maid.
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Comes a time when one sweet smile
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Has its season for awhile          Then Love's in love with me

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Some may think only to marry.           Others will tease and tarry.
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Mine is the very best parry,             Cupid he rules us all.

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Caper the caper; sing me the song         Death will come soon to hush us along
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Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,         Love is the pastime that never will pall.
                   Am              E/                 Am          G/                C                Em   Am/                   
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,        Cupid he rules us all.

   Am/                    Em/                                     F/            
A rose will bloom,           it then will fade.
     Dm/              Em/             Am/          Em        Am/   
So does a youth.       So does the fairest maid.