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Jack Be Nimble

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(idea) by nuage (3.2 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Sun May 28 2000 at 6:06:35

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

nursery rhyme


(idea) by Tlachtga (3.6 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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