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;
He went to bed to mend his head,
With vinegar and brown paper.
Jill came in to see him dressed,
His face was plastered all with plaster.
“Oh, what a sight!” cried Jill so sore,
“You look as if you’d been to war!”
“I have,” quoth Jack, “I’ve been to seek
A pail of water for my leak.
But Jack’s pail it came too soon,
And Jill’s came tumbling down.”
Jack’s mother whipped her next
For laughing at Jack’s disaster.
Now Jack did laugh and Jill did cry,
But her tears did soon abate.
Then Jill did say that they should play
At seesaw across the gate.
“Jack and Jill” tells a playful and humorous tale of two children who embark on a simple task but encounter mishaps along the way. It is a popular and timeless rhyme enjoyed by children and adults alike.
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