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Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
