Old King Cole is a murderous soul and a murderous soul is he.

He curved up his wife with his hunting knife and called for his fiddlers three.

To dispose of the body and toss it in the river with the other three.

He wanted to marry this fair young maiden with long locks of golden hair.

She knew of the plot of his four wives then came up with a plan that would kill this old man and his fiddler's three.

To his delight, he had no idea of his plight, that his new wife cooked him up a delicious meal with pudding on the side, and arsenic laced.

Old King Cole was a merry old soul but a dead soul is he.