Paroles
1. There was one Little Jack,
Not very long back,
And 'tis said to his lasting disgrace
That he never was seen
With his hands at all clean,
Nor yet ever clean was his face.
2. His kind friends ware much hurt
To see so much dirt,
And often and wall did they scour.
But all was in vain,
He was dirty again
Before they had done it an hour.
3. When he wash ha was sent,
He reluctantly went
With water to splash himself o'ver.
But he left the black streaks
All over his cheeks
And made them look worse than before.
4. All the idle and bad
May much like this lad,
Be dirty and black, to be sure :
But all good boys are seen
To be decent and clean
Although thery are ever so poor.
