Lost Time

[Verse 1] Timothy took his time to school Plenty of time he took But some he lost in the tadpole pool And some in the stickleback brook Ever so much in the linnet's nest And more on the five-barred gate Timothy took his time to school But he lost it all and was late [Verse 2] Timothy has a lot to do How shall it all be done? Why he never got home 'til close on two Though he might have been back by one There's sums and writing and spelling, too And an apple tree to climb Timothy has a lot to do How shall he find the time? [Verse 3] Timothy sought it high and low He looked in the tadpole pool To see if they'd taken the time to grow That he lost on the way to school He found the nest, and he found the tree And he found the gate he'd crossed But Timothy never shall find, ah me The time that Timothy lost [Bridge] Hum, pa-pa-dum, pa-pa-dum, da-dee Hum, pa-pa-dum, da-da Hum, pa-pa-dum, pa-pa-dum, da-dee Hum, pa-pa-da-pa-dum, da Hum, um-um-um, um, um-um-um Um, pa-da-dum, pa-pa Hum, pa-pa-dum, pa-pa-dum, pa-pa A-ra, pum-pa-pa-dum, da [Verse 4] Timothy sought it high and low He looked in the tadpole pool To see if they'd taken the time to grow That he lost on the way to school He found the nest, and he found the tree And he found the gate he'd crossed But Timothy never shall find, ah me The time that Timothy lost [Outro] The time that Timothy lost The time that Timothy lost The time that Timothy lost The time that Timothy lost The time that Timothy lost The time that Timothy lost