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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jack_Be_NimbleJack Be Nimble - Wikipedia

    "Jack Be Nimble" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902. Lyrics. The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Origins and meaning Jack is a dog, in Denslow's version

  2. www.youtube.com › watchJack Be Nimble - Mother Goose Club Rhymes for Kids - YouTube

    Aug 15, 2014 · Lyrics: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Jack be nimble, Jack be spry, Jack jump over the apple pie. Jack be nimble, Jack jump high! Jack fly up into the sky...

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  4. americansongwriter.com › behind-the-weird-nurseryThe Meaning Behind the "Weird" Nursery Rhyme "Jack Be Nimble"

    • Jumping Candlesticks?
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    In the 1800s, jumping candlesticks was a form of sport-premonition, often at weddings or other ceremonies. If the athlete (or groom) could leap over a lit candle and keep the flame alight, then that meant a rich future and good luck ahead. If one extinguished the flame, perhaps because one had too much to drink, that meant bad luck ahead, according...

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    Today, the most common version of the rhyme, which was first recorded in 1815 and later collected in nursery rhyme books, goes, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick The name Jack, of course, is a simple placeholder, just a common male first name. But that’s when the excitement comes in. Jack is ready to show off. Will he ma...

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    The nursery rhyme is so brief and so recognizable that it finds itself, at least in part, in plenty of pop culture places. In Don McLean’s 1971 hit, “American Pie,” he sings, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, ‘Cause fire’s the devil’s only friend. There, McLean is also riffing on The Rolling Stones’ song, “Jumpin’ Jack...

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  5. allnurseryrhymes.com › jack-be-nimbleJack Be Nimble ♬ Nursery Rhymes

    “Jack Be Nimble” is traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. The song was printed in James Orchard Halliwell’s English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collection in the middle of the 19th century.

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  7. www.youtube.com › watchJack Be Nimble | CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs

    Jan 6, 2017 · Jack Be Nimble | CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs. Subscribe for new videos every week: https://www.youtube.com/c/cocomelon?s... 'Sound Effects by http://audiomicro.com/sound-effects'...

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  8. www.youtube.com › watchJack Be Nimble + More | Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose Club

    Aug 13, 2015 · Jack Be Nimble and More Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose Club! Sing along with your favorite Mother Goose Club characters to the classic nursery rhyme “Jack ...

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  10. www.poetryfoundation.org › poems › 46975"Jack be nimble," by Mother Goose | Poetry Foundation

    Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over. The candlestick. Source: The Dorling Kindersley Book of Nursery Rhymes (2000)

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