Spring it is Cheery
Thomas Hood
1799 to 1845
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Green leaves hang, but the brown must fly;
Winter is dreary,
A dancing leg and a laughing eye;
Maud and Marian pass him by;
Wisdom is chilly,—
Youth it is sunny,
June it was jolly,
Oh for its folly!
What can an old man do but die?
What can an old man do but die?
Gold's in his clutches,
Youth may be silly,
Friends, they are scanty,
Spring it is cheery,
Wither'd and shaken,
(Buying him crutches!)
Maids will not lip him,
What can an old man do but die?
Age has no honey,—
What can an old man do but die?
Beggars are plenty,
Love will not clip him,
When he's forsaken,
If he has followers, I know why;
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