this is the house that jack built y’all
remember this house
this was the land that he worked by hand
it was the dream of an upright man
there was the room that was filled with love
it was a love that i was proud of
this was a life of a love that he planned
on the love the same old love
in the house that jack built
the house that jack built
remember this house
there was the fence that held our love yes it was
there was the gate that he walked out of
this is the heart that is turned to stone yes it is
this was the house but it ain’t no home
this is the love that i once had
in a dream that i thought was love
in the house that jack built
the house that jack built
i’m gon’ remember this house
oh what’s the use of crying
you know i brought it on myself
there’s no denying
but it seems awful funny
that i didn’t understand
was it a house of an upright man y’all
up on the hill there’s a big plan still
in the house that jack built
the house that jack built
i’m gon’ remember this house
the house that jack built
listen
i got the house
i got the car
i got the rug
and i got the rack
but i ain’t got jack
i ain’t got jack jack jack
and i want my jack back
i ain’t got jack jack jack
i turned my back on jack
he said he wasn’t coming back
i turned my back on jack
he said he wasn’t coming back
oh jack
you oughta come on back
come on come on come on
oh jack
come on back jack
you oughta come on back
come on back jack
to the one that you built
come on back jack
it’s the same one that you built
come on back jack
you oughta come on back jack
come on come on come on
oh come back
i didn’t understand
come on back jack
until i lost my upright man
come on back jack
come on back jack
come on back jack
you oughta come on home now
come on back jack
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Year: 1968
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 190