Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son the Hills and Far Away", in which the hero is called Tom. 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
Peter Piper of Mauritius, who once investigated the Seychelles' potential for spice cultivation. Numerous allusions have been made to Peter Piper in popular culture. Peter Piper "Peter Piper" is an English-language nursery rhyme and well-known alliteration tongue-twister. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1945. Common modern versions include: The earliest version of this tongue twister was published in "Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation" by John Harris (1756–1846) in London in 1813, which includes a one name tongue-twister for each letter of the alphabet in the same style. However, the rhyme was apparently known at least