Old King Cole
/ˌəʊld kɪŋ ˈkəʊl/
/ˌəʊld kɪŋ ˈkəʊl/
- a nursery rhyme which may refer to a legendary king of England in ancient times, or to an old man who enjoyed drinking, smoking and music. The full rhyme is: “Old King Cole was a merry old soul,And a merry old soul was he.He called for his pipeAnd he called for his bowlAnd he called for his fiddlers three.”
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Old King Cole