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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nursery rhyme
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children's song ⓘ nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTown | Banbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyIncludedIn |
children's songbooks
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nursery rhyme collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
British children's culture
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traditional English folklore ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
cock-horse
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rider ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
bells
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fine clothes ⓘ music ⓘ rings ⓘ |
| firstKnownIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
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nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| hasForm | short stanza ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
bells on toes
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continuous music ⓘ fine lady ⓘ rings on fingers ⓘ white horse ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross
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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
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sometimes accompanied by actions or gestures ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| hasRoudNumber | Roud 2104 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Banbury
NERFINISHED
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Banbury Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fine clothing
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music ⓘ pageantry ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasVariant | regional text variations in Britain ⓘ |
| influenced | later children's adaptations and picture books ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| usedFor |
children's entertainment
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early childhood education ⓘ language development in children ⓘ |
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