Jack Be Nimble

created by nuage

(idea) by nuage (3.1 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sun May 28 2000 at 6:06:35

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

(idea) by Tlachtga (1 d) (print) ? (I like it!) Wed Jun 13 2001 at 20:09:38

It has been suggested that this may refer to the old Beltane/May Day practice of jumping through the bonfires for good luck, once a popular practice in the Isles

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The Window Song	nursery rhyme	I said to my soul, be cool.	Rolling An Egg
Repetition is a form of change	Axeman's Jazz	Nimble	Jack and Jill
Dot's Poetry Corner	London Bridge

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