Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross is a nursery rhyme connected with the English town Banbury. The cross of the title was destroyed by Puritans in 1602 but was replaced in 1858. An unproven legend holds that the "fine lady" was Lady Godiva. Another suggestion links her with the wealthy Feinnes family who lived in Banbury around that time. The "cock horse" is usually identified as a hobby-horse.

Rhyme

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross

To see a fine lady upon a white horse.

With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,

She shall have music wherever she goes.