The House That Jack Built

Brother Nigel paints the stairs with the signs of the Zodiac
Throws milk in the mirror as he stands in his plastic bag
Sister Emma rides ever round and round the garden
Spends the whole day saying: "I beg your pardon"
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 to 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
Keeps saying you just missed him, King Solomon has 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 to the sky
{Bridge}
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 to the sky
Cousin Festus writes a letter each and every single day
He believes that writing letters keeps the Asian flu away
I've got a reservation, I was 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 to the sky
I'm coming
I'm coming
Please save a place for me
Who - ohh, I'm coming, babe
Who - ohh, I'm coming, babe
Who - ohh, I'm coming, baby
{Outro}
Songwriter: Alan Price