by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Jack and Jill
Language: English
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper; Went to bed to mind his head, With vinegar and brown paper.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Jack and Jill", op. 7 no. 1 (c1918-22) [low voice and piano], from the collection Nursery Songs, or Mother Goose Rhymes Set to Music, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 50