Little Tommy Tucker

Details

Instance of

nursery rhyme, bagatelle, musical work/composition

Inception

18th century

Publication date

1744

Composer

James Hook, Samuel Arnold

Main subject

orphan, singing, supper, white bread, butter, marriage

copyright status

public domain, public domain, public domain

country of origin

Kingdom of Great Britain

described by source

The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes

first line

Little Tommy Tucker, / Sings for his supper:

form of creative work

song

has characteristic

traditional folk song

has edition or translation

Little Tommy Tucker

illustrator

George Bickham the Younger, Thomas Bewick

language of work or name

English

last line

How will he be married / Without a wife?

published in

Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, Gammer Gurton’s Garland, Mother Goose’s Melody, Christmas Box, Juvenile Amuſement

quotation or excerpt

Little Tommy Tucker, / Sings for his supper: / What shall we give him? / White bread and butter. / How shall he cut it / Without a knife? / How will he be married / Without a wife?, Little Tom Tucker / Sings for his Supper / What ſhall he Eat / White bread and Butter / How will he Cut it, / Without e’re a Knife, / And how will he be married, / Without e’re a Wife., Little Tom Tucker / Sings for his Supper ; / What ſhall he eat ? / White Bread and Butter : / How will he cut it, / Without e’re a Knife ? / How will he be married, / Without e’er a Wife ?

tempo marking

andantino

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