err . . I know this thread is so old it's smelly but I still haven't found the version I have been singing for years . . . help! searched everywhere I know so far . . .

mine goes:
"There once was Old King Cole,
and he was a jolly old king
and he had three sons and he sent them out of doors all
bacuse they would not sing
(because they would not sing x 2, and he had 3 sons and he sent them out of doors all because they would not sing . . )

And the first one, he was a Miller
and the second one, he was a Weaver
and the third one, he was a little Tailor
and there's three jolly rogues together (repeat as before)

And the Miller, he stole corn
and the weaver, he stole yarn
and the little Tailor, he stole broadcloth
to keep those three rogues warm (repeat etc)

And the Miller was drowned in his dam
and the weaver was hung by his yarn
and the little Tailor, he skipped through hell
with a broadcloth under his arm (repeat etc)

And the Miller stills drowns in his dam
and the Weaver still hangs from his yarn
and the litlle Tailor still skips through hell
with a broadcloth under his arm (repeat etc)