What do the,
Simple folk do,
To help them,
Escape when they're,
Blue?
The shepherd who,
Is ailing?
The milkmaid who,
Is glum?
The cobbler who is,
Wailing from nailing,
His thumb?
When they're beset
And besieged
The folk not
Nobless'ly obliged
However do they
Manage to shed
Their weary lot
Oh, what,
Do simple folk do,
We do not?
I have been informed
By those who
Know them well
They find relief
In quite a
Clever way
When they're sorely
Pressed, they whistle
For a spell
And whistling seems
To brighten up
Their day
And that's
What simple folk
Do, so they say
They whistle?
So they say
What else do the,
Simple folk do,
To perk up the,
Heart and
Get through?
The wee folk and
The grown folk
Who wander
To and fro
Have ways known
To their own folk
We throne folk
Don't know
When all the,
Doldrums begin?
What keeps each of,
Them in his skin?
What ancient native,
Custom provides the,
Needed glow?
Oh, what do,
Simple folk do?
Do you know?
Once along the road
I came upon a lad
Singing in a voice
Three times his size
When I asked him
Why, he told me
He was sad
And singing always
Made his spirits rise
So that's what
Simple folk do
I surmise
They sing?
I surmise
Arise, my love
Arise, my love
Apollo's lighting the
Skies, my love
The meadows
Shine with columbine
And daffodils
Blossom away
Hear Venus call
To one and all,
"Come taste delight,
While you may"
The world is bright
And all is right
And life is
Merry and gay!
What else do the,
Simple folk do?
They must have
A system or two
They obviously
Outshine
Us at turning
Tears to mirth
Have tricks a
Royal Highness is
Minus from birth
What then, I wonder
Do they to chase,
All the goblins away?
They have some
Tribal sorc'ry you
Haven't mentioned
Yet
Oh, what,
Do simple folk do,
To forget?
Often I am told
They dance a
Fiery dance
And whirl till they're
Completely
Uncontrolled
Soon the mind is
Blank! and all are
In a trance
A violent trance
Astounding to
Behold
And that's what
Simple folk do
So I'm told
What else do the,
Simple folk do,
To help them escape
When they're blue?
They sit around and
Wonder what
Royal folk would do
And that's what
Simple folk do!
Really?
I have it on the
Best authority!
Yes, that's what
Simple folk do...!