UNRELIABLE FACT OF THE DAY
From the Brains Trust
16 June 2004
NURSERY RHYME
The nursery rhyme "Old King Cole" originated during the time of Cromwell's Republic and was a satirical text against the Puritans. 'Old King Cole' referred to the strait-laced Cromwell and the 'fiddlers three' were the three forms of God (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) to whom Cromwell repeatedly called for help.