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Like many nursery rhymes, "Jack Sprat" may have originated as a satire on a public figure. History writer Linda Alchin suggests that Jack was King Charles I, who was left "lean" when parliament denied him taxation, but with his queen Henrietta Maria he was free to "lick the platter clean" after he dissolved parliament—Charles was a notably short man.
Irish artists such as Ryan's Fancy and The Dubliners recorded very faithful versions with the slightly modified title "Go to Sea No More", while other versions, such as the one recorded in the late 1960s by the American folk-rock band The Byrds on their Ballad of Easy Rider album, use the title "Jack Tarr the Sailor" while telling the same tale.
Jack Sprat; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater; There Was a Crooked Man; Little Miss Muffet; Jack and Jill; There Was a Little Girl She Had a Little Curl; Little Jack Horner; Ride a Cockhorse to Banbury Cross; Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor; Rain Rain Go Away; Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake Baker's Man; Mistress Mary Quite Contrary; Roses Are Red Violets Are Blue ...
Jack Sprat: England 1639 [54] First appearance in John Clarke's collection of sayings. Kookaburra 'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree' Australia: 1932 [55] Attributed to Marion Sinclair, who was a music teacher at Toorak College. Ladybird, Ladybird 'Ladybug Ladybug' Britain 1744 [56] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Little ...
This is a list of songs by their Roud Folk Song Index number; the full catalogue can also be found on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website. Some publishers have added Roud numbers to books and liner notes, as has also been done with Child Ballad numbers and Laws numbers.
Jack and Jill; Jack Be Nimble; Jack Sparrow (song) Jack Sprat; Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor; Jake the Peg; The Japanese Sandman; Jed the Humanoid; Jerry Was a Race Car Driver; Jim Dandy (song) Jimmy Crack Corn; Jing! Jingeling! Der Weihnachtsschnappi! John Barleycorn; John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt; John Riley (song) John the Fisherman; Johnny ...
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a postmodern children's book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. [1] Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous parodies of famous children's stories and fairy tales, such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Gingerbread Man".
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Jack Be Nimble; Jack Sprat; James Weams' Tyneside Song Book 1887;