Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
Once upon a time,
there was a boy whose name was Jack,
and he lived with his mother.
They were very poor,
and the old woman made
money by spinning.
But Jack was so lazy
that he would do nothing.
His mother at last told him
that if he did not begin to work,
she would kick him
out of the house.
This motivated Jack.
He went out and hired himself for a penny,
but he lost the penny
as he passed over a stream.
You stupid boy,
said his mother.
You should have put it in your pocket.
The next day, Jack went out again
and hired himself to a dairy farmer,
who gave him a gallon of milk
for his day's work.
Jack took the jug,
spilling it all long before he got home.
Oh, Jack,
said the old woman.
You should have carried
it on your head.
So the following day,
Jack hired himself again to a farmer,
who agreed to give
him a wheel of cheese
for his services.
In the evening, Jack took the cheese
and carried it home on his head.
By the time he got home,
the cheese was ruined.
You should have carried it
very carefully in your hands.
The next day, Lazy Jack went out and
hired himself to a baker,
who gave him a large tomcat.
Jack took the cat,
but the cat scratched him so much
that he was forced to let it go.
His mother said to him,
You should have tied it
with a string
and dragged it along after
you.
On the following day,
Jack hired himself to a butcher,
who rewarded him with a lamb shoulder.
Jack took the meat,
tied it to a string,
and trailed it along after
him in the dirt.
By the time he got home,
the meat was completely ruined.
His mother was this time
quite out of patience with him.
They only had cabbage for dinner.
You should have carried the meat on
your shoulder,"
she said to her son.
Lazy Jack once more had hired himself
to a dairy farmer,
who gave him a donkey for his trouble.
Now, though Jack was strong,
he found it hard to hoist the donkey
onto his shoulders.
But at last he did,
and began walking slowly home with
the prize.
It so happened that he
passed a house
where a rich man lived
with his only daughter. her.
A beautiful girl who was deaf and dumb
and had never laughed.
The doctor said she would
never speak
until someone made her laugh.
So her father had said
that any man who made her laugh
could marry her.
Now this young lady
happened to be looking out of
the window
when Jack passed by
with the donkey on his shoulders.
The sight was so silly
speech and hearing.
Her father was overjoyed
and kept his promise.
Jack became a rich gentleman.
and Jack's mother lived with them
in great happiness for many years.
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