My kingdom for a horse
Meanings of "My kingdom for a horse"
The speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/my_kingdom_for_a_horse
"A horse" can be swapped for other things: "My kingdom for a good night's sleep," for example (i.e. "I would give anything to have a good night's sleep.").
eeeden"My kingdom for a ..." in lyrics
I lie and wait with open eyes
I carry on throught stormy skies
I follow every course my kingdom for a horse
But each time I grow old
At clocks that have sat for half a century,
At a flag that's been kissed to tatters,
I'd give half a kingdom for a horse.
Noël Coward - Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun?
To drive them back with skill and armoured force
He realised his army should be mechanised, of course
But somewhere inside, experience cried "My Kingdom for a horse"
Sparklehorse - Homecoming Queen
A horse, a horse
My kingdom for a horse
Rattling on magnetic fields
Horrible Histories - Richard III Song
In a massive vat of wine
Never said 'a horse!
My kingdom for a horse! '
Who made that up?
All of a sudden I've got Shakespeare on my mind
All of a sudden Richard goes
Horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse
Spiritual Front - My Kingdom For A Horse
Who lost freedom and power
My kingdom for a horse, my love
My kingdom for your last breath
