A song for voice and piano, text by Charles Kingsley. Performed by Sarah Stone, mezzo-soprano, and Martha Krasnican, piano
Lyrics
Young and Old
Charles Kingsley
When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen;
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away;
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown;
And all the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down;
Return and take your place there,
The spent and maimed among:
God grant you find one face there
You loved when all was young.