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,