Tom he was a piper’s son,

He learnt to play when he was young;

But all the tune 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;

And they stopped to hear him play

“Over the hills and far away.”

Over the hills and a great way off

The wind shall blow my top-knot off.