nursery rhyme "Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross"

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The nursery rhyme "Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross" is a traditional English children's song featuring a rider on a fanciful horse traveling to the town of Banbury, often associated with imagery of fine clothes and bells.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nursery rhyme
children's song
nursery rhyme
associatedWithPlace Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
associatedWithTown Banbury NERFINISHED
commonlyIncludedIn children's songbooks
nursery rhyme collections
countryOfOrigin England
culturalAssociation British children's culture
traditional English folklore
featuresCharacter cock-horse
rider
featuresObject bells
fine clothes
music
rings
firstKnownIn 18th century
genre children's music
nursery rhyme
hasForm short stanza
hasImagery bells on toes
continuous music
fine lady
rings on fingers
white horse
hasLine Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross
She shall have music wherever she goes
To see a fine lady upon a white horse
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
hasMeter simple duple meter
hasPerformancePractice often sung to young children
sometimes accompanied by actions or gestures
hasRhymeScheme rhymed couplets
hasRoudNumber Roud 2104
hasSetting Banbury NERFINISHED
Banbury Cross NERFINISHED
hasTheme fine clothing
music
pageantry
travel
hasVariant regional text variations in Britain
influenced later children's adaptations and picture books
language English
usedFor children's entertainment
early childhood education
language development in children

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Banbury Cross associatedWith nursery rhyme "Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross"