This is The Way The Ladies Ride is a traditional nursery rhyme and fingerplay passed down through generations.
The rhyme is often accompanied by hand movements or gestures imitating horseback riding, making it a fun and interactive activity for young children.
It’s believed to have originated in England, where horseback riding was a common form of transportation and leisure activity.
Like many nursery rhymes, its exact origins are unclear, but it has remained a popular choice for entertaining and teaching children about rhythm and movement.
Lyrics for This Is The Way The Ladies Ride
This is the way the ladies ride, Nimbledy-nim, Nimbledy-nim
This is the way the ladies ride, Nimbley Nimbley nim.
This the way gentlemen ride, clip clop clip clop
This is the way the gentlemen ride, clip clop clop
This is the way farmers ride clippity cloppity. clippity cloppity.
This is the way the farmers ride. Clippity cloppity clop
This is the way the cowboys ride giddyup giddyup.
This is the way the cowgirls ride giddyup giddyup
This is the way the ladies ride, Nimbledy-nim, Nimbledy-nim
This is the way the ladies ride, Nimbley Nimbley nim.
This the way gentlemen ride, clip clop clip clop
This is the way the gentlemen ride, clip clop clop
This is the way farmers ride clippity cloppity. clippity cloppity.
This is the way the farmers ride. Clippity cloppity clop
This is the way the cowboys ride giddyup giddyup.
This is the way the cowgirls ride giddyup woah! Yee Haw!