Source: Horntip Collection - Half-Mind Hymnal 2011

Lyrics

(Take turns leading verses)

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his wife in the middle of the night, And he called for his fiddlers three. Now every fiddler had a very fine fiddle, And a very fine fiddle had he. Fiddle-diddle-dee, diddle-dee, said the fiddlers, Merry, merry men are we, There’s none so fair that can compare, With the boys of the HHH.

Leader: How’s your father? Pack: ALL RIGHT! Leader: How’s your mother? Pack: SHE’S TIGHT! Leader: How’s your sister? Pack: SHE MIGHT! Leader: When was the last time? Pack: LAST NIGHT! Leader: When is the next time? Pack: TONIGHT! Leader: How’s your arsehole? Pack: FULL OF SHITE!

Old King Cole, etc … And he called for his tailors three, Now every tailor had a very fine needle, And a very fine needle had he. Stick it in and out, in and out, said the tailors, Fiddle-diddle-dee, diddle-dee, said the fiddlers, Merry, merry men are we, etc …

Jugglers three - two very fine balls. Throw your balls in the air, said the jugglers.

Butchers three - a very fine chopper. Put it on the block, chop it off, said the butchers.

Barmaids three - a very fine candle. Pull it out, pull it out, said the barmaids.

Cyclists three - two very fine pedals. Round and round, round and round, said the cyclists.

Flutists three - a very fine flute. Root diddly-oot, diddly-oot, said the flutists.

Painters three - a very fine brush. Wop it up and down, up and down, said the painters.

Horsemen three - a very fine saddle. Ride it up and down, up and down, said the horsemen.

Carpenters three - a very fine hammer. Bang away, bang away, bang away, said the carpenters.

Surgeons three - a very fine scalpel. Cut it round the knob, make it throb, said thesurgeons.

Fishermen three - a very fine rod. Mine is two feet long, two feet long, said the fishermen.

Huntsmen three - a very fine horn. Wake up in the morn with a horn, said the huntsmen.

Coalmen three - a very fine sack. Want it in the front or the back, said the coalmen.

Durmmers three - a very fine drum. Thump it right up to the stump, said the drummers.

Axemen three - a very fine axe. Chop it right back to the stump, said the axemen.

Parsons three - a very fine book. Goodness, gracious me, said the parsons.

Ladies three - a very fine cat. Come and pet my pussy, said the ladies.

Hashmen three - a very fine backcheck. Run it back and forth, said the Hashmen.