Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 3A | Old King Cole 73

Presenting the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Old King Cole

First Read

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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 had a very fine fiddle,

And a very fine fiddle had he.

Oh, there’s none so rare as can compare

With King Cole and his fiddlers three.

Second Read with Motions

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[With an exaggerated smile, swing your arms to the beat of the rhyme.]

Old King Cole was a merry old soul,

[Explain that this means that Old King Cole was a very happy person.]

And a merry old soul was he;

He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl,

[Explain that in this poem, a bowl means a cup or a goblet that the king drinks

from. Make the shape of a bowl with your hands.]

And he called for his fiddlers three.

[Remind students that a fiddler is someone who plays the fiddle, or violin.]

[For the second stanza, move your arms back and forth like your are playing the

fiddle to the beat of the rhyme.]

Every fiddler had a very fine fiddle,

And a very fine fiddle had he.