I Am A Young Man

I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure
Inclined to seek pleasure, inclined to seek pride
Flashing my finery, flashing my treasure
Swaggering out in my livery tie

But still I remember the things that you taught me
A man will be armed, and will wear the King's crest
And the weakness of the head is the jewel of a woman
So she shall repose with a babe at her breast

And I gave myself up to a governing passion
Strutting around like some lord of misrule
Taking delight in my rifle reporting
Fighting and sporting and playing the fool

I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure
Inclined to seek pleasure wherever I can
So Polly, my dear, don't come any nearer
You could not convincingly call me a man

And I gave myself up to a governing passion
Strutting around like a lord of misrule
Taking delight in my rifle reporting
Fighting and sporting and playing the fool
I am a young man that's inclined to seek pleasure