| What is a youth?
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| Impetuous fire
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| What is a maid?
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| Ice and desire
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| The world wags on
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| A rose will bloom
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| It then will fade
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| So does a youth
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| 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
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| Then Love’s in love with me
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| Some may think only to marry
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| Others will tease and tarry
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| Mine is the very best parry
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| Cupid he rules us all
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| Caper the caper; |
| sing me the song
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| Death will come soon to hush us along
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| Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall
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| Love is a task and it never will pall
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| Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall
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| Cupid he rules us all
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| (20 second flute interlude)
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| A rose will bloom, it then will fade
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| So does a youth
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| So does the fairest maid |