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In the Mother Goose rhyme, he "was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he"

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  • A nursery rhyme's "merry old soul"
  • Some speculate that this "merry old soul" of nursery rhyme fame was based on a real king of 3rd century Britain
  • Perhaps based on a real monarch, this nursery rhyme figure called for his bowl, his pipe & his fiddlers three
  • This nursery rhyme guy knew how to party; he called for his pipe, his bowl & 3 fiddlers for some tunes
  • He "was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he"
  • Colchester, England was named for this legendary Celtic king immortalized in rhyme
  • "Fiddlers Three Now Appearing In" his "Court"
  • Nursery rhyme monarch who was a merry old soul
  • A 2nd verse to this rhyme begins "Every fiddler he had a fiddle, and a very fine fiddle had he"
  • The smallest book in the collection, 1/25 of an inch square, tells the story of this "merry old soul" in a nursery rhyme
  • Smoke from his pipe filled the room, but I wondered... were those 3 violinists packin' heat?
  • He'd "called for his pipe" & bowl. I knew his 3 fiddlers'd bolt at the sight of my .44. It was time to make my move
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