Be quite at home to make your guests at home—
Singing Lard-dardy day!
This changeable world to our joys is unjust,
All treasure’s uncertain, so down with your dust,
Merry-ton-ton-ton ta-lay!”
“It is the custom here,” the King replied,
“For only one to cover at a time;
This is the courtly way.”
“Then you should have more covers,” warbled Penn.
“Warm people’s heads to make them merry men—