little jack horner lyrics
Listen to “little jack horner nursery rhyme” and watch the video below.
Modern Version:
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner,
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said ‘What a good boy am I.
“Little Jack Horner” Original Lyrics
“Now he sings of Jacky Horner
Sitting in the Chimney-corner
Eating of a Christmas pie,
Putting in his thumb, Oh Fie
Putting in, Oh Fie! his Thumb
Pulling out, Oh Strange! a Plum.”
what was little jack horner eating in the corner?
What we do know is that he was eating some type of meat – most likely chicken – and that he may have been fed other items as well. As far as what he was actually eating, it’s impossible to say for certain.
what is the little jack horner poem
The little jack horner poem is a humorous poem about a small, insignificant man who is constantly being confounded by the big, powerful people around him. The speaker jokes that little jack horner is so small and insignificant that he can’t even see the big, powerful people, let alone understand what they’re doing. The poem ends with the little jack horner wondering why he bothers trying to understand anything when it’s clear that he’ll always be at a disadvantage.
