Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Knaves all three

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack jump over the candlestick.

Jack be be rapid, Jack be fleet,
Jack jump over the slab of meat.

Jack be hastened, Jack be sped,
Jack jump over the loaf of bread.

1 comment:

Francis Berger said...

This was my favorite version when I was a kid:

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick.
Jack was slow and burned his d__k.

Upon every hill

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