What is a Youth?

Music by Nino Rota
words by Eugene Walter

What is a Youth?

Impetuous fire...

What is a maid?

Ice and desire...

The world wags on...

A rose will bloom

It then will fade

So does a youth.

So do-o-o-oes

the fairest maid.

Comes 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 he rules us all.

Caper the cape,

but sing me the song,

Death will come 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 he rules us all