Though if I should look with a frown your way
The gold of your hair might be changed to grey!
Or, if your gold is a counterfeit crime,
You may cheat the world, but you can’t cheat Time!
The wealth I bring is a golden chance
For making the best of your circumstance;
But if too freely you spend what I give
I shorten your days, as sure as you live!
So you, the neighbours, the world and his wife
Must come to me for the time of your life!