The house that Jack built (video)

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1. Brother Nigel paints the stairs with the signs of the Zodiac,

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throws paint in the mirror as he stands in his plastic mac,

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sister Emma rides a zebra round and round the garden,

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spends the whole day sayin', 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,

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and it reaches up to the sky.

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2. Uncle Joe cracks walnuts in-between his toes for fun,

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and looks through coloured glass at the dark spots on the sun.

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And Mary, she believes that her mother was a queen,

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keeps saying, you just missed him, King Solomon's just been.

+ CHORUS + instrumental = verse 2

+ CHORUS

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3. Cousin Festus writes a letter each and ev'ry single day,

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he believes that writin' letters keeps the Asian Flu away.

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I’ve got a reservation, I was given it for free,

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‘cos I killed all the flies in the state of Tennessee.

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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,

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and it reaches up to the sky.

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+ I'm comin' ! I'm comin'!

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Please, save a place for me !

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Wo-oh, I'm comin !

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Wo-oh, I'm comin', babe

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Wo-oh, I'm comin', babe

+ G - C - G - C (2x) ….

(Alan Price Set)