Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack jumped right over the candle stick See that flame he jumped had a name called hell Where the Devil's child drank blood from his old man's well Jack lived simple with his lady Jill Till he come on home his heart she stole He caught her messing with another man So he got his gun and shot them down The ghost of Jill lying there all alone He lost his mind beneath the stairs All alone Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack jumped right over the candle stick The ghost of Jill his broken crown All alone See the crows stalk the ground All alone We were young