The House that Jack Built


Another tale, but I'm not sure where I learned it...


Read with a beat...

This is the house
that Jack built.

This is the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

This is the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

This is the cat
that killed the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

This is 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 cow with the crumple horns
that tossed the little dog over the barn
that worried the cat
that killed the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

This is the maiden all falorn
that milked the cow with the crumple horns
that tossed the little dog over the barn
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 married the maiden all falorn
that milked the cow with the crumple horns
that tossed the little dog over the barn
that worried the cat
that killed the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

This is the preacher all shaved and shorn
that married the man all tattered and torn
to the maiden all falorn
that milked the cow with the crumple horns
that tossed the little dog over the barn
that worried the cat
that killed the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house
that Jack built.

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