What Is A Youth

	  		          
  
          F#m 
What is a youth? 
          G9 
Impetuous fire 
          F#m 
What is a maid? 
        Em 
Ice and desire 
               Bm 
The world wags on 

            F#m 
A rose will bloom 
             G9 
It then will fade 
   Em       F#m 
So does the youth 
   Bm       F#m     Bm 
So does the fairest maid 

Bm                G 
Comes a time when one sweet smile 
F#m            Em 
Has its season for a while 
G                        F#m 
Then love's in love with me 

D                      G  D 
Some may think only to marry 
Em          G         D  A 
Others will tease and tarry 
D                     G  D 
Mine is the very best parry 
Em       G        F#7 
Cupid he rules us all 

Bm        F#7    Bm          F#7 
Caper the caper; sing me the song 
D               A       D        A 
Death will come soon to hush us along 
Bm           F#7       Bm        A 
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall 
D         A            Bm         F#7 
Love is a pastime that never will pall 
Bm           F#7       Bm        A 
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall 
D        F#7      Bm 
Cupid he rules us all 

            F#m 
A rose will bloom 
             G9 
It then will fade 
   Em     F#m 
So does the youth 
   Bm       F#m     Bm 
So does the fairest maid