...the 175th, formerly the 5th Maryland Infantry, rewrote the words to an old British army tune: Now Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul...and he called for his bowl, And he called for his generals three. "The Army's shot to hell," said the generals, "What's my next command?" said the colonels,...

...himself warm, And hide his head under his wing. Poor thing. Songs for the Nursery 1 1 So s I 17 Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul...And he called for his bowl, And he called for his tiddlers three. William King Useful Transactions in Philosophy 1 1 708-9) 18 Old Mother Hubbard Went...

...formula of word reversals in roughly equal phrasing. It appears in everything from nursery rhymes, "Old King Cole was a merry old soul / And a merry old soul was he," to advertising copy, "Our Flex is back, so we're back to Flex [a shampoo]," to the most frequently...

...noting the shape of the jewels. Invite the children to look over an assortment of faux jewelry. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul...he. He called for his pipe, And he called for his drum, And he called for his fiddlers three. 2. Distribute yellow sentence strips and markers. 3. Ask...

...the pri - vates, jjuu J For no one there could com - pare with the field ar - til - ler - ee. r Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, he called for his bowl, He called for his privates three. "Beer, beer, beer," said the privates, For...

...Thursday, Worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday, That was the end O/ Solomon Grundy. Old King Cole, Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called /or his pipe, And he called /or his bowl, And he called /or his fiddlers three. There was a crooked...

...that inversion used to occur in English, and see if your students can come up with any examples ('Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he'; 'What say you, Little John?', etc.). * When students have understood the general concept, you could...

...what can you do when orange kangaroos jump up and down on your bed eating carrots and singing "Old King Cole Was a Merry Old Soul and a Merry Old Soul was He" at the top of their kangaroo voices? You can't simply tell them to stop and go home now, can you?"...

...like a man in agony. She hugged the diary to her chest, and the words popped out of nothingness: "Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul...for his bowl, and he called for his fiddlers three." She wiped away an errant tear coursing down her cheek. When she returned to her bed and breakfast just...

...mare, she Ain't what she used to be, Many long years ago. Theme Connections Horses Old King Cole Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul...for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. Each fiddler he had a fiddle, And the fiddles went tweedle-dee. Oh, there's none so rare as can compare...