<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1605 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <P> "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" is an English language proverb and nursery rhyme, first recorded about 1628 in a collection of Scottish proverbs., which suggests if wishing could make things happen, then even the most destitute people would have everything they wanted . It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20004 . </P> <P> Common newer versions include: </P>

Meaning of the proverb if wishes were horses beggars would ride