I managed to find a songbook of tunes composed for the various verses and poems in both Alice in Wonderland and through the looking glass. This includes the melody of the song that the white knight sings to Alice, "A-Sitting on a Gate" which is called "Ways and Means," named "The Aged, Aged Man," and name-called (in an entirely different sense than what name-calling usually means) "Haddock's Eyes". Alice recognizes the tune as "I Give Thee All, I Can No More" but that's actually just the first line of the song, which is actually titled "My Heart and Lute". You can download the midi to listen to the melody.
If you're interested, the lyrics to the original song are here.
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