I wear the cap and he the crown;- What of that? I sleep on straw and he on down;- What of that? And he's the king and I'm the clown;- What of that? If happy I, - and wretched he, - Perhaps the king would change with me! (Charles Mackay)

I wear the cap and he the crown;- What of that? I sleep on straw and he on down;- What of that? And he's the king and I'm the clown;- What of that? If happy I, - and wretched he, - Perhaps the king would change with me!

Charles Mackay

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