Jack & Jill Lyrics
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.
Up Jack got
And home did trot
As fast as he could caper
Went to bed
And plastered his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
History:
It is widely thought the rhyme represents two boys "Jack" and "Gill".
There is no historical record of a girl. When Western Europe split
into two sectors, The Holy Roman Empire and France. Wolsey and Tarbes
attempted negotiation and peace. When they failed a full-scale war
erupted. This rhyme is thought to parody Wolsey's uphill battle for
peace and his eventual failure.
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