=* A Distributed Proofreaders Canada eBook *= This ebook is made available at no cost and with very few restrictions. These restrictions apply only if (1) you make a change in the ebook (other than alteration for different display devices), or (2) you are making commercial use of the ebook. If either of these conditions applies, please contact a FP administrator before proceeding. This work is in the Canadian public domain, but may be under copyright in some countries. If you live outside Canada, check your country's copyright laws. IF THE BOOK IS UNDER COPYRIGHT IN YOUR COUNTRY, DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR REDISTRIBUTE THIS FILE. _Title:_ Jack Sprat _Date of first publication:_ _Author:_ Anonymous _Date first posted:_ March 2, 2014 _Date last updated:_ March 2, 2014 Faded Page eBook #20140301 This ebook was produced by: De2164, kappa28 & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net [Illustration] JACK SPRAT. R. March, 18, St. James' Walk, London, E.C. [Illustration] HIS WIFE AND CAT Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so between them both, They lick'd the platter clean. When Jack Sprat was young He dressed very smart, He courted Joan Cole And he gained her heart. [Illustration] Jack Sprat was the bridegroom, Joan Cole was the bride, Jack said from the church His Joan home should ride; But no coach could take her, The lane was so narrow, Said Jack then I'll take her Home in a wheelbarrow. [Illustration] Jack brought home his Joan, And she sat in a chair, When in came his cat, That had got but one ear. Then Joan went to market To buy her some fowls, She bought a jackdaw, And a couple of owls. [Illustration] Jack Sprat bought a cow, His Joan for to please, For Joan she could make Both butter and cheese; Or pancakes or puddings, Without any fat, A notable housewife Was little Joan Sprat. [Illustration] Joan Sprat went to brewing A barrel of ale, She put in some hops, So it might not turn stale; But as for the malt, She forgot to put that: This is brave sober liquor, Said little Jack Sprat. [Illustration] Jack Sprat went to market, And bought him a mare, She was lame of three legs, And blind I declare; Her ribs they were bare, For the mare had no fat; She looks like a racer, Says little Jack Sprat. [Illustration] [The end of _Jack Sprat_ by Anonymous]