<P> "As I was going to St. Ives" is a traditional English - language nursery rhyme in the form of a riddle . Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 19772 . </P> <P> The most common modern version is: </P> <Dl> <Dd> As I was going to St. Ives, </Dd> <Dd> I met a man with seven wives, </Dd> <Dd> Each wife had seven sacks, </Dd> <Dd> Each sack had seven cats, </Dd> <Dd> Each cat had seven kits: </Dd> <Dd> Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, </Dd> <Dd> How many were there going to St. Ives? </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> As I was going to St. Ives, </Dd>

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