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Who was it who said "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."

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If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride.
If turnips were watches,
I would wear one by my side.

http://www.rhymes.org.uk/a43-if-wishes-were-horses.htm

Just discovered, the missing verses [at a McDonald's Restaurant in Birmingham, Alabam]:

If wishes were horses
Beggars would ride
If turnips were watches
I'd wear one by my side.

Nowadays horses
Are ridden by flies
And kids get their watches
At McDonald's with fries.

Revised