House That Jack Built

	  		
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Brother Nigel paints the stairs with the signs of the Zodiac 
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Throws mink in the mirror as he stands in his plastic bag 
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My sister emma rises ever round and round the garden 
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spends the whole day saying, "I beg your pardon" 
         

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Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry 
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This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it reaches up into the sky 


Uncle Joe cracks walnuts in between his toes for fun 

And looks through coloured glass at the dark spots on the sun 

And Mary she believes that her mother was a queen 

Keep saying you just missed him, King Solomon's just been 

 
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry 

This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it reaches up into the sky 


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Cousin Festus writes a letter each and every single day 

He believes that writing letters keep the Asian flew away 

I got a reservation, now it's given it for free 'cause I killed all the flies in the State of Tennessee 

Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my, it makes you wanna cry 

This is the house that Jack built, baby, and it reaches up into the sky 


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I'm coming 
I'm coming 
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Please save a place for me 
Oh, I'm coming babe 
Oh, I'm coming babe 
Oh, I'm coming babe