Biographical material for
Colius of Britain I
It is likely that Colius I of Britain was the subject of the nursery rhyme "Old King Cole."
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;
Twee tweedle dee,
tweedle dee, went the fiddlers.
Oh, there's none so
rare, as can compare
With King Cole and his
fiddlers three.
Traditional Nursery Rhyme.
From "Denslow's Mother Goose" by William Wallace Denslow.
