In the first verse of the nursery rhyme 'Old King Cole', what did he call for besides his pipe and bowl?
Old King Cole is: <poem> 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.</poem> The song is first attested in William King in his "Useful Transactions in Philosophy" in 1708–9. King's version has the following lyrics: <poem> Good King Cole, And he call'd for his Bowle, And he call'd for Fidler's
Old King Cole Old King Cole "Old King Cole" is a British nursery rhyme first attested in 1708. Though there is much speculation about the identity of King Cole, it is unlikely that he can be identified reliably as any historical figure. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1164. The poem describes a merry king who called for his pipe, bowl, and musicians, with the details varying among versions. The "bowl" is a drinking vessel, while the "pipe" may refer either to a musical instrument or to a pipe for smoking tobacco. The most common modern version of the rhyme