✦ The Rhyme ✦
Jack and Jill
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.
✦ A Nursery Rhyme ✦
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.
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✦ The Rhyme ✦
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.
✦ About the Rhyme ✦
“Jack and Jill” has been printed since the 1760s and is one of the best-known rhymes in English. Here “crown” means the top of Jack’s head, not a king’s crown.
It is a little odd to climb a hill to find water, since wells and streams are usually at the bottom, and people have long joked about it. Later verses, added over the years, tell how Jack got home and had his head mended with vinegar and brown paper.
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