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Fri, 09 Oct 2009
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 Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife was little Joan. Together they will share this rhyme so you won't need to moan. :)
 JACK SPRAT AND HIS
WIFE
Jack Sprat and his wife, we have
all read the little
verse
Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
his wife could eat no lean,
And so between
them both
they licked the platter
clean.
Well now I
have a little bit
more to tell you about Jack Sprat and his wife, get
your OJ and your PJ's then. when. you are sitting
comfortable, I'll
begin.
Jack Sprat could
eat no fat, his wife
could eat no lean,
And so between them
both, they
licked the platter clean.
Jack ate
all the lean, Joan
ate all the fat,
The bone
they both picked clean then gave it to the
cat.
When Jack Sprat was
young
he
dressed very smart,
He courted Joan
Cole, and
soon gained her
heart.
In his fine leather
doublet and an old greasy hat,
Oh, what a smart
fellow was little Jack Sprat.
Joan Cole had
a hole in her petticoat,
Jack Sprat, for a patch
to Joan Cole gave a groat.
The groat bought
a patch, which soon stopped the hole;
"I thank
you, Jack Sprat," says little Joan
Cole.
Jack Sprat was the bridegroom, Joan
Cole was the bride
Jack said from the church his
Joan home should ride.
But no coach could
take her the lane was so narrow,
Said Jack,
"then I'll take her home in a
wheelbarrow."
Jack Sprat was wheeling his
wife by the ditch
The barrow turned over and in
she did pitch.
Says Jack, "She'll be
drowned, " But Joan did reply,
"I don't think I
shall, for the ditch is quite dry."
Jack
brought home his Joan, and she sat in a
chair,
When in came the cat, that had got but
one ear.
Says Joan, "I've come puss,
pray, how do you do ?"
The cat wagged her tail,
and said nothing but "Mew."
Jack Sprat took
his gun and went to the brook,
He shot at the
drake, but he quite killed the duck.
He
brought it to Joan, who a fire did make
To roast
the fat duck whilst Jack went for the
drake.
The drake it was swimming with his
nice nice curly tail,
Jack Sprat came to shoot
him, but happened to fail.
He let off his
gun, but, missing his mark,
The drake flew
away, crying "Quack, quack, quack
quack!"
Jack Sprat to live pretty now
bought him a pig,
It was not very little , and
not very big.
It was not very lean, it was
not very fat;
"It will serve for a grunter,"
Said little Jack Sprat.
Then Joan went to
market to buy her some fowls,
She bought a
Jackdaw and a couple of owls.
The owls they
were white, the Jackdaw was black;
"They make a
fine lot," said little Joan Sprat.
Jack
Sprat bought a cow, his Joan for to please,
For
Joan she could make both butter and
cheese.
Or pancakes or puddings, without any
fat;
A notable housewife was little Joan
Sprat.
Joan Sprat went to brewing a barrel
of ale,
She put in some hops that it might not
turn stale.
But as for the malt, she forgot
to put that;
"This is brave, sober liquor," said
little Jack Sprat.
Jack Sprat went to
market, and bought him a mare,
She was lame in
three legs, and as blind as could stare.
Her
ribs were bare, for the mare had no fat;
"She
looks like a racer." Said little Jack
Sprat.
Jack and Joan went abroad, Puss took
care of the house;
She caught a large rat and a
very small mouse.
She caught a small mouse
and a very large rat.
"You're an excellent
hunter," said little Jack Sprat.
Now I've
told you the story of little Jack Sprat,
And
little Joan Cole and a poor one-eared
cat.
Now Jack loved his Joan, and good
things he taught her.
She gave him a son, and
then, after, a daughter.
Now Jack has got
rich and has plenty of pelf,
If you know any
more you may tell it
yourself.
 Knock me down
with a feather, add more myself!
Well no doubt
I could but me oh my I think I should have you all
fast asleep
instead of popping down a bit to
sing some songs.
No enough is enough I think.
Hugs Seligor xxx
Posted 20:48
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1 comment
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Jack Sprat
I have just had a thought, it's about time I added
a few new nursery rhymes, not here but over in
diddilydeedotsdreamland. I have not been very fair
of late, dashing between here and Dodiesdreamworld
so I think tomorrow I shall spend the day in
Dreamland with diddilydeedot. Yes that would be
nice. Sleep tight children everywhere.
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