This is the house that Jack built. This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. ... This is the dog, That worried the cat, That kill'd the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. ... This is the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. ... This is the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the farmer sowing the corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Songs from Mother Goose
by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953)
The house that Jack built See original
Language: English
Composition:
- Set to music by Sidney Homer (1864 - 1953), "The house that Jack built", op. 36 (Songs from Mother Goose), published 1920, copyright © 1920, stanzas 1-2, 5, 7-8, 10-11 [ voice and piano ], from Songs from Mother Goose
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , as Folk songs, "The house that Jack built"
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