[Vocabulary] Meaning of "to give what goes"

[Yovo]

Hello everyone,

I am reading the children's poem Sneezles (https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/sneezles-by-a-a-milne) but I do not understand the following part of it:

"They gave him what goes With a cold in the nose," What does "to give what goes" mean? Does it mean that he was given the first medicine that was found? I could not find any explanation for it online, it would be great if you could help me. Thanks.

 

[Rover_KE]

They gave him suitable medicine for treating a cold in the nose.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you read it as one line, you might see more clearly that the actual collocation is "goes with". The line has been split like that because it's a poem so the two lines have the right rhythm and so that "goes" and "nose" rhyme.