Let’s read together: Old King Cole

Old King Cole
was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
and he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Every fiddler he had a fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he;
Oh there’s none so rare,
as can compare,
With King Cole
and his fiddlers three.

Italian translation

Il Vecchio Re Cole
era un vecchio uomo allegro.
E un allegro uomo vecchio era lui;
Chiese la sua pipa
e chiese la sua coppa.
E chiese i suoi tre violinisti.
Ogni violinista aveva un violino.
E un violino molto pregiato aveva.
Oh non c’è niente di così eccezionale,
che tu possa mettere a confronto
con il Vecchio Re Cole
e i suoi tre violinisti.

Other version:

1)
Good King Cole,
And he call’d for his Bowle,
And he call’d for Fidler’s three;
And there was Fiddle, Fiddle,
And twice Fiddle, Fiddle,
For ‘twas my Lady’s Birth-day,
Therefore we keep Holy-day
And come to be merry.

2)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl
I guess we all know about Old King Cole

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