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9 Responses to “Does Anyone Know a Nursery Rhyme with the Line “Timothy Timm Has 10 Little Toes”?”

1. Ghislaine Says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

   Yes, it is a poem by A. A. Milne (author of Pooh) and I believe you can find it published in the book, Now We Are Six.

2. Alexandra Says:
   May 22nd, 2009 at 3:28 am

   Yes, it is by A. A. Milne. Here is the full poem:

   O Timothy Tim
   Has ten pink toes
   And ten pink toes
   Has Timothy Tim.
   They go with him
   Wherever he goes,
   And wherever he goes
   They go with him.

   O Timothy Tim
   Has two blue eyes
   And two blue eyes
   Has Timothy Tim.
   They cry with him
   Whenever he cries,
   And whenever he cries,
   They cry with him.

   O Timothy Tim
   Has one red head,
   And one red head
   Has Timothy Tim.
   It sleeps with him
   In Timothy’s bed.
   Sleep well, red head
   Of Timothy Tim.

3. anne Says:
   January 27th, 2010 at 11:36 am

   Thanks for this info! I teach adults English – esl – and one lady asked me about this ‘poem’. She’d been taught it as a child and could only remember the first two lines… She’ll be glad to learn the rest….

4. Lisa Says:
   August 13th, 2012 at 7:32 am

   Arsenio mentioned that the group The Roches used this rhyme in one of their songs.

5. Asko faré Says:
   November 21st, 2014 at 9:03 pm

   Hello,
   I am from Mali, and I am in my late sixties.
   My english teacher (in 1962) in secondary school (Collège de Diré) gave it to us to recite as practice!
   Not long ago I was “singing” it to wy wife: Tiothy time has ten pink toes and ten pink toes has Timothy tim,
   Where ever he goes they go with him….
   Not sure, but the teacher name was something like “Dondoloro”.
   He used to tell us that he speaks Kokney..
   Regards.

6. Lisa Says:
   December 2nd, 2014 at 7:52 pm

   This seems to come from “The Christopher Robin Verses” – Cradle Song by A. A. Milne (1932).

7. Desbordes Says:
   July 20th, 2015 at 7:14 am

   comme s’exprime Asko Faré dans son information du 21st Novembre 2014 “au” (???) 21h03 je suis dans ma 87ème année, et c’est quand j’étais tout jeune (environ 20 ans) que je me récitais comme un refrain sans cesse repris (mais avec d’autres thèmes aussi) quand je faisais de longues marches:

   O Timothy Tim, has two blue eyes
   and 2 blue eyes has Timothy Tim;
   they cry with him whenever he cries,
   and whenever he cries, they cry with him.

   O Timothy Tim, has two blue eyes,
   and two blue eyes has Timothy Tim;
   they smile with him whenever he smiles
   and whenever he smiles, they smile with him

   Maintenant…. vous dire où je l’avais appris…, comment…, pourquoi…? …en Angleterre? …en France? J’ai fait un an d’Angleterre (je suis un ancien Brummy)
   en 1949/50, donc effectivement à 20/21 ans, mais je n’ai aucun souvenir précis des conditions dans lesquelles Timothy Tim est entré dans ma vie: en France (à la Fac?) En Angleterre (à King Edwards Grammar School, Aston? ou ailleurs pendant mon séjour où j’ai aussi fait toute l’Angleterre en hitch hiking pendant la moindre vacance de 3 jours ou 1 ou 2 semaines, dont aussi une bonne partie de Scotland)

   …pour votre info, donc, et à tout hasard, et si cela peut vous amuser ou vous servir à quelque chose….

   Cordialement. M.D.
   
   English Translation:

   Just like Asko Fare expressed in his comment of 21st November 2014 – I am in my 87th year, and when I was very young (20 years old) I recited a chorus which was endlessly repeated (but with other subjects as well) when I was taking long walks:

   O Timothy Tim, has two blue eyes
   and 2 blue eyes has Timothy Tim;
   they cry with him whenever he cries,
   and whenever he cries, they cry with him.

   O Timothy Tim, has two blue eyes,
   and two blue eyes has Timothy Tim;
   they smile with him whenever he smiles
   and whenever he smiles, they smile with him.

   …. Now to tell you where I learned it … how … why …? … In England? … In France? I did a year in England (I’m a former Brummy) in 1949/50, but I have no clear recollection of the circumstances in which Timothy Tim came into my life in France (college?) in England (at King Edwards Grammar School, Aston?) or elsewhere during my stay when I also toured England hitchhiking during any vacation of 3 days or 1 or 2 weeks, including much of Scotland.)

   … For your info, then, and just in case, and if that will amuse you or help you with something ….

   Regards. MD

8. amale samie Says:
   December 6th, 2015 at 3:35 pm

   My father who went to school in marrakech in the forties used to tell it to me in my early years. he died on april, and one day i found myself telling just “oh timothy tim”…… I decided to find where it came from, now I know. THANKS A LOT.

9. Lisa Says:
   December 6th, 2015 at 8:02 pm

   Thanks for writing Amale. I’m sorry to hear about your Dad.

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