What Is a Youth?
D
Impetuous fire.
C#m
What is a maid?
Bm
Ice and desire.
F#m
The world wags on
C#m
А rose will bloom,
D
it then will fade
Bm C#m
So dies the youth.
F#m C#m F#m
So dies the fairest maid.
F#m D
Comes a time when one sweet smile
C#m Bm
Has its season for awhile
D C#m
Then Love’s in love with me
A D A
Some may think only to mar-ry.
Bm D A E
Others will tease and tar-ry.
A D A
Mine is the very best par-ry,
Bm D C#7
Cupid he rules us all.
F#m C#7 F#m C#7
Caper the caper; sing me the song
A E A E
Death will come soon to hush us along
F#m C#7 F#m E
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
A E F#m C#7
Love is a task and it never will pall.
F#m C#7 F#m E
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall,
A C#7 F#m
Cupid he rules us all.
C#m
А rose will bloom,
D
it then will fade
Bm C#m
So dies the youth.
F#m C#m F#m
So dies the fairest maid.
