Misc Traditional – Old King Cole (Guitar)
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SONG: Old King Cole
HISTORY: “"Old King Cole" was originally a British nursery rhyme first attested in 1708.
This is the version sung by the Green Jackets of the Kings Royal Rifle Corps during the Napoleonic campaigns.
Taken from Scruffydan original; Old King Cole nursery rhyme.
[Intro]
E A B E x2
[Verse 1]
E Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A B E And a merry old soul was he; E He called for his wife, in the middle of the night A B E And he called for his Riflemen three. A E Beer beer beer beer beer, said the Riflemen A E Merry merry merry are we A E A E There’s none so fair, as can compare, A B E With the boys of the K R R C
[Verse 2]
E Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A B E And a merry old soul was he; E He called for his wife in the middle of the night A B E And he called for his Corporal’s three. A E Left right left right left, said the Corporal A E Beer beer beer beer beer, said the Riflemen A E Merry merry merry are we A E A E There’s none so fair, as can compare, A B E With the boys of the K R R C
[Verse 3]
E Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A B E And a merry old soul was he; E He called for his wife in the middle of the night A B E And he called for his Sergeant’s three. A E Move to the left in threes, said the Sergeant A E Left right left right left, said the Corporal A E Beer beer beer beer beer, said the Riflemen A E Merry merry merry are we A E A E There’s none so fair, as can compare, A B E With the boys of the K R R C
[Verse 4]
E Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A B E And a merry old soul was he; E He called for his wife in the middle of the night A B E And he called for his Colour Boys three. A E Sign sign sign sign sign, said the Colour Boy A E Move to the left in threes, said the Sergeant A E Left right left right left, said the Corporal A E Beer beer beer beer beer, said the Riflemen A E Merry merry merry are we A E A E There’s none so fair, as can compare, A B E With the boys of the K R R C
[Verse 5]
E Old King Cole was a merry old soul, A B E And a merry old soul was he; E He called for his wife in the middle of the night A B E And he called for his Raz Men three. A E Jail jail jail jail jail, said the Raz Man A E Sign sign sign sign sign, said the Colour Boy A E Move to the left in threes, said the Sergeant A E Left right left right left, said the Corporal A E Beer beer beer beer beer, said the Riflemen A E Merry merry merry are we A E A E There’s none so fair, as can compare, A B E With the boys of the K R R C