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
A Gallon of Gas so that "the air smells unnaturally clean." "Rolling Stone Album Guide" critic Rob Sheffield calls it an "embarrassing novelty." Critic Johnny Rogan commented on the song's comedy and wryness. A Gallon of Gas "A Gallon of Gas" is the ninth track from The Kinks' album, "Low Budget." It was written by Ray Davies. "A Gallon of Gas", like many songs by The Kinks from this period, tells of economic problems of the time, in this case the gas shortage. The singer laments about how he "can't buy a gallon of gas", even "for any amount of cash". Author Nick Hasted