He loves to make another laugh
And laugh himself as well,
Nor any one around one-half
So good a joke can tell.
The less of pain a man can give,
The more of joy he scatters;
The more excuse for him to live--
Apart from weightier matters.
Then emulate the men who laugh,
Good health and mirth are catching,
The wine of joy is ours to quaff,
Life's duties while despatching.