No lark more blithe than he;

And this the burden of his song

Forever used to be:

“I envy nobody—no, not I—

And nobody envies me!”

“Thou’rt wrong, my friend,” said good King Hal,

“As wrong as wrong can be;

For could my heart be light as thine,

I’d gladly change with thee.

And tell me now, what makes thee sing,