The House that Jack...and Jill Built!

1. This is the house that Jack built.

2. This is the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

3. This is the rat that ate the cheese, that lay in the house that Jack built.

4. This is the cat that chased the rat, that ate the cheese, that lay in the house that Jack built.

5. This is the dog that worried the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

6. This is the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

7. This is the maiden all forlorn, who milked the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

8. This is the farmer who planted his corn and loved the maiden all forlorn, who milked the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built.

9. This is the priest all shaven and shorn who married the couple early next morn, who owned the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the cheese that lay in the house that Jack and Jill built!

10. So this is our story, we've counted to ten, Can you name them before we must end?

House, Cheese, Rat, Cat, Dog, Cow, Jill, Jack, Priest, Family.

I have taught/tutored this many times to primary/elementary students as a Choral Verse. It has rhythm. It has rhyme. Wasn't "life" simpler back then? Bob!