Listen to The happy life (My friends, the thing I smile to see) online. The happy life (My friends, the thing I smile to see) is an English language song and is sung by The Deller Consort and Alfred Deller. The happy life (My friends, the thing I smile to see), from the album Little Big Box :: English Folk Songs and Madrigals :: English Folk Songs and Madrigals, was released in the year 2014. The duration of the song is 2:21. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.