Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Modern versions of the rhyme include: 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. Another version of the rhyme is: This rhyme is often conflated with a separate and longer rhyme: Both rhymes were first printed separately in a "Tom the Piper's Son", a chapbook produced around 1795 in London, England. The
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John 9' TV episode with the same name Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19709. The most commonly used modern version is: Alternate versions include: The rhyme is first recorded in "The Newest Christmas Box" published in London around 1797. It may be derived from 'Diddle, diddle, diddle Dumpling', a traditional street cry of hot dumpling sellers. The rhyme was used in the refrain of the song "Nursery Rhyme," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, from The Archies' 1969