Laughing Song

When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy And the dimpling stream runs laughing by When the air does laugh with our merry wit And the green hill laughs with the noise of it Ha ha he, come laugh with me Sing with joy, wild and free Ha ha he, so merrily Nature's song in harmony When the meadows laugh with lively green And the grasshopper joins the merry scene When Mary, Susan, and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing 'Ha ha he!' Ha ha he, come laugh with me Sing with joy, wild and free Ha ha he, so merrily Nature's song in harmony Birds in the shade, with colors so bright Our table set in the soft moonlight Come live and be merry, join with me And sing the sweet chorus of 'Ha ha he!' Ha ha he, come laugh with me Sing with joy, wild and free Ha ha he, so merrily Nature's song in harmony **"Adapted from William Blake's 'Laughing Song'"*