How Many Miles to Babylon? How Many Miles to Babylon? "How Many Miles to Babylon" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 8148. The accepted modern lyrics are: <poem>How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.. If your heels are nimble and your toes are light, You may get there by candle-light.</poem> A longer Scottish version has the lyrics: <poem>King and Queen of Cantelon, How many miles to Babylon? Eight and eight, and other eight. Will I get there by candle-light? If your horse be
Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics 2. 6 teams of 5, for a total of 30 athletes, competed. The host team had four teams, and two other nations each sent one. Patrick Flanagan <br> Sidney Johnson <br> Oscar Olson <br> Conrad Magnusson <br> Henry Seiling Max Braun <br> August Rodenberg <br> Charles Rose <br> William Seiling <br> Orrin Upshaw Oscar Friede <br> Charles Haberkorn <br> Harry Jacobs <br> Frank Kugler <br> Charles Thias Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Six teams from three nations competing, with a total of 30 athletes involved.