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The House that Jack Built
 by: Randolph Caldecott
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The House that Jack built



This is the House that Jack built.    
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.
 
  The House that Jack built - Rat
 
This is the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that Jack built.
 
The House that Jack built - Cat
 
This is the Dog,
That worried the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that Jack built.
 
 The House that Jack built - Dog

This is 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.
 
 The House that Jack built - Cow
 


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.
 
The House that Jack built - Maiden
 
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 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.
 
 The House that Jack built - Rooster

This is 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.
 
 The House that Jack built - Farmer

This is the Farmer who sowed the corn,
That fed 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.