Jack be nimble, Jack be quick (3x) Print Free Beginner Guitar Sheet Music (TABs) Jack Be Nimble is rich in cultural and historical origins so it is more than just a kids’ song for English people. It suggests that the fever should jump over the candle or the fire to make the ill person feel better and to completely ward off the disease. People believe that “Jack” came from the name “Yellow Jack” and the song was the Yellow Fever itself. The lit candle placed close to the person’s bed was believed to draw the infection out. To get rid of the fever, which is one of the symptoms of the disease one should light a fire in the room of the ill person. During the time where this disease was common, its treatment was mostly based on superstition and presumptions. While the story of Black Jack and the candle leaping tradition are convincing origins of “Jack Be Nimble,” some people associate it to Yellow Fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic disease also known as Yellow Jack. In the song, there’s a line that says, “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick.” This line suggests that one has to be nimble like Jack to achieve good luck and success in life. It was said to bring good luck and success to the player’s life. The player should jump over the candlestick without extinguishing or smothering the flame. Candle leaping was a traditional sport in England which was done by jumping over a candlestick. Apparently, the Jack in the song portrays Black Jack, the pirate who was always “nimble.”Īnother way to interpret the meaning of the song is in terms of the English tradition associated with it called ‘candle leaping’. He was one of the most popular pirates in the Caribbean because of his ability to always escape from authorities. Black Jack lived in Jamaica and was a very quick and smart pirate. The song is believed to be inspired by an English pirate named Black Jack Smatt. Jack Be Nimble has always been an interesting nursery song, not only for kids but also for adults because of its historical origin. It was one of the kids’ songs to complete James Orchard Halliwell’s English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collection which was published in the mid-nineteenth century. This traditional nursery song has been popular since 1815 when it was published in an old manuscript. Jack Be Nimble is a famous English kids’ song which is often used as a skipping rhyme.
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