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The House Jack Jazz Built

Joel D Canfield

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Liner Notes:

Hadn't really given the week on 'Jobs' challenge much thought (partly because I'm not an Apple groupie, so I thought Steve could write his own song.)

Once that was sorted out I still didn't think about it much.

In other news, something I heard made me think about doowop and a capella stuff, and then the Little One's favorite book put these traditional words in my head, and lo and behold, look at all those jobs. We've got

a farmer
a judge
a man who we presume wouldn't marry if he was unemployed
a maiden working on a dairy farm
and, of course, the world's most famous construction worker.

Someday I will remember to start with a click track. This is not that day.

Lyrics:

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 judge 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 rooster that crowed in the morn
That waked the judge 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 sowing his corn
That kept the rooster that crowed in the morn
That waked the judge 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 horse and the hound and the horn
That belonged to the farmer sowing his corn
That kept the rooster that crowed in the morn
That waked the judge 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.

Feedback:

•  Joel D Canfield 1 month ago

  Like, eleventy-leven. Maybe I should do a straight kids' version. Or not.

• sunnyrose 1 month ago

  For Fiona, I can listen to this and smile. How many times have we checked that book out of the library now?

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  Man, I've tried to do some acapella kinda like this but it never comes out so I say screw it and plunk my guitar instead.
  
  Fun one

•  Joel D Canfield 1 month ago

  Thank you! Yup; nothing there but me and my voice (6 or 7 tracks.)
  
  My 5-year-old loves this version

• stolie 1 month ago

  Hi! I'm a children's musician and this is like one of the building songs I do... of course, not quite appropriate for children, I suppose... Love it nonetheless. And how cool -- a cappella. Did you do all the vocal parts?