tom tom the piper's son Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son is a nursery rhyme. The rhyme is featured in Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera, Th
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son is a nursery rhyme. The rhyme is featured in Benjamin Britten's 1954 opera, The Turn of The Screw. The two children, Miles and Flora, sing it in Act I, scene 5, at the window. The 'pig' mentioned in the song is almost certainly not a live animal but rather a kind of pastry, often made with an apple filling, smaller than a pie. Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig, and away did run. The pig was eat, And Tom was beat, And Tom went crying (or roaring, or howling, in some versions) Down the street. An alternative version of this is:; Tom, Tom, the piper's son, learned to play when he was young. The only tune that he could play was over the hills and far away. Over the hills is a long way off. The wind shall blow your top-knot off. An elongated and slightly different version of the alternate version is as follows: Tom, he was the piper's son, He learnt to play when he was young, And all the tune that he could Was, 'Over the hills and far away'; Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, And they all stopped to hear them play, 'Over the hills and far away', Tom with his pipe did play with such skill That those who heard him could never keep still; As soon as he played they began for to dance, Even the pigs on their hind legs would after him dance. As Dolly was milking her cow one day, Tom took his pipe and began to play; So Dolly and the cow danced 'The Cheshire Round', Till the pail was broken and the milk ran on the ground. He met old Dame Trot with a basket of eggs, He used his pipe and she used her legs; She danced about till the eggs were all broke, She began for to fret, but he laughed at the joke. Tom saw a cross fellow was beating an ass, Heavy laden with pots, pans, dishes, and glass; He took out his pipe and he played them a tune, And t
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