—Belfast (W. H. Patterson).

VII.

How many miles to Gandigo?
Eighty-eight almost, or quite.
Can I [we] get there by candle-light?
Yes, if your legs are long and light.
Open the gate as high as the sky,
And let the king and his queen go by.

—Dorsetshire (Folk-lore Journal, vii. 230, 231).

VIII.

How many miles to Banbury?
Three score and ten.
Can I get there by candle-light?
Yes, and back again.
But mind the old witch doesn’t catch you.

—London (Miss Dendy).

IX.

How many miles to Barley Bridge?
Three score and ten.
Can I get there by candle-light?
Yes, if your legs be long.
A courtesy to you, and a courtesy to you,
If you please will you let the king’s horses through?
Through and through shall they go,
For the king’s sake;
But the one that is the hindmost
Will meet with a great mistake.

—Halliwell’s Popular Rhymes, p. 217.