Old King Cole (III)

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, He tried to get to heaven on a telephone pole."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses)
KEYWORDS: jumprope royalty | Old King Cole telephone pole
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #148, "Ole King Cole" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #409, "Old King Cole" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Old King Cole (I)" (character, form)
cf. "Old King Cole (II)" (character)
File: AJRV148

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