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
Sleigh Bells (band) seven-track self-titled EP. Their EP soon gained attention from "The Guardian", "The New York Times", "Pitchfork", ABC News's Amplified, and other sources. Stereogum named them a Band to Watch on October 22, 2009. "The Guardian" named them Band of the Day in December 2009. Their song "Crown on the Ground" was named the 57th best track of 2009 by Pitchfork. Miller produced the track "Meds and Feds" with M.I.A. from the album "Maya" towards the end of 2009, and began recording "Treats" with Krauss in 2010. All but one of the tracks from "Sleigh Bells EP" have been subsequently included