TOM, he was a piper's son, He learned to play when he was young, But all the tunes that he could play 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; They all danced while he did play, '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 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 pigs on their hind legs would after him prance. Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. As Dolly was milking her cow one day, Tom took his pipe and began for to play; So Doll and the cow danced 'The Cheshire Round', Till the pail was broken and the milk ran on the ground. Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. 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. Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. 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 the poor donkey's load was lightened full soon. Over the hills and a great way off, The wind shall blow my top-knot off. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR THE FALLEN (SEPTEMBER 1914) by LAURENCE BINYON NON SUM QUALIS ERAM BONAE SUB REGNO CYNARAE by ERNEST CHRISTOPHER DOWSON THE BROKEN FIELD by SARA TEASDALE ADMONITION [TO A TRAVELLER] by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH VERSES WRITTEN IN THE LEAVES OF AN IVORY POCKET-BOOK by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE FEAST OF THE GODS by WILLIAM ROSE BENET PSALM 24 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 34. REMINDING HER OF A PROMISE (1) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |