Project Gutenberg's The House That Jack Built, by Randolph Caldecott This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The House That Jack Built One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books Author: Randolph Caldecott Release Date: April 22, 2004 [EBook #12109] Last updated: January 16, 2009 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Ltd. 1878 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT This is the House that Jack built. This is the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Priest, all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Cock that crowed in the morn That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built. This is the Farmer who sowed the corn, That fed the Cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.