Mythology & Folklore
This is the way the ladies ride
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
This is the way the ladies ride;
Tri, tre, tre, tree,
Tri, tre, tre, tree!
This is the way the ladies ride,
Tri, tre, tre, tre, tri-tre-tre-tree!
This is the way the gentlemen ride;
Gallop-a-trot,
Gallop-a-trot!
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Gallop-a-gallop-a-trot!
This is the way the farmers ride;
Hobbledy-hoy,
Hobbledy-hoy!
This is the way the farmers ride,
Hobbledy hobbledy-hoy!
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “This is the way the ladies ride.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/345/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “This is the way the ladies ride.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/345/.
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