Jack and Jill

Went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water;

Jack fell down,

And broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Up Jack got,

And home did trot,

As fast as he could caper;

Now Jack bled,

To patch his head:

Now went Jack,

To hit the sack

He staggered to the bedroom;

Fell into bed,

Covered his head,

And on kept the day's costume.

Jill came in,

And she did grin,

To see Jack's paper plaster;

Now Jack vexed,

Railed on her next,

For causing his disaster.

Jack gave eye,

As Jill did cry,

But her tears did soon abate;

Jill yet pout,

And then ran out,

To the hill across the gate.

The old pail

Was on the dale

So, Jack did quickly follow;

Water still

The pail must fill

From yonder dank deep hollow.

Up again

To now attain

The needed pail of water;

This their fate

Co-operate

Jack and his mother's daughter.

The next thing,

They both fell in,

And Jill set up a big cry,

All was seen,

Like flash of green,

Topsy-turvy to the eye.

If you heard

Like Wind-up Bird

In book by Murakami;

Where they fell

Was no mere well

But Alice-tear Tsunami.

Jack unhurt,

was all over dirt,

righted himself and then sat,

all he saw

was far well's maw

like a great smiling bobcat.

In light pale

They saw the pail

A pestle and mortar dour;

A mini-hat

A wooden bat

Black hare and silver flower.

Jill did moan

How to get home

They may as well ask the hare;

To the shop

Munchausen hop

Buy a balloon for a fare.

Where is that

Jill eyed the hat

How can we now find our way;

Jack did stare

A talking hare

And with what funds can we pay?

You will find

If you use mind

Before you are things to trade;

Off you go

I must pound zo

Before you wish you had stayed.

A venture

In adventure

A strange home-coming quest;

Jack and Jill

To reach the hill

Took one friend and left the rest.

Now all three

Went home to see

And to put the place to right;

When done sup

Then drink a cup

And to you all a good night.

-Jack and Jill, adapted from traditional nursery rhyme and the 1806 "Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill" by unknown author

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verse 1 - traditional 1st verse

verse 2 - traditional 2nd verse

verse 3 - new verse using 5th line from a traditional verse

verse 4 - edited version of traditional 3rd verse

verse 5 - new verse using 3rd line and partial rhyme scheme from traditional 4th or 7th verse

verse 6 - new verse

verse 7 - new verse

verse 8 - new verse using 3rd line and partial rhyme scheme from 1806 verse

verse 9 - new verse

verse 10 - new verse using partial 1st and 2nd lines from 1806 verse

verse 11 - new verse

verse 12 - new verse

verse 13 - new verse

verse 14 - new verse

verse 15 - new verse

verse 16 - edited version of 1806 verse