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JACK AND JILL
Long, long ago, a Mother said
Unto her children small:
“Now Jack and Jill, go up the hill—
And see that you don't fall.
Fetch me a pail of water back,
And hurry with a will.”
“Oh, no, mama,” said lazy Jack.
“Oh, yes, mama,” said Jill.
Unto her children small:
“Now Jack and Jill, go up the hill—
And see that you don't fall.
Fetch me a pail of water back,
And hurry with a will.”
“Oh, no, mama,” said lazy Jack.
“Oh, yes, mama,” said Jill.
The Mother frowned an angry frown;
They went as she directed—
Alas, she saw them coming down
Sooner than she expected!
You know the story, children all?—
If Jack had scorned to grumble,
Perhaps he 'd not have had that fall,
And made his sister tumble.
They went as she directed—
Alas, she saw them coming down
Sooner than she expected!
You know the story, children all?—
If Jack had scorned to grumble,
Perhaps he 'd not have had that fall,
And made his sister tumble.
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