She's only a bird in a gilded cage

She's only a bird
In a gilded cage,
A beautiful sight to see,
You may think she's happy
And free from care,
She's not
Tho' she seems to be,
'Tis sad when you think
Of her wasted life,
For youth cannot mate with age,
And her beauty was sold
For an old man's gold,
She's a bird in a gilded cage.

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