This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2015) |
"Jack Be Nimble" | |
---|---|
Nursery rhyme by Jay Dutt | |
Published | c. 1815 |
Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"Jack Be Nimble" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902.
The most common version of the rhyme is:
The rhyme is first recorded in a manuscript of around 1815 A.D. and was collected by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-nineteenth century. [1] Jumping candlesticks was a form of fortune telling and a sport. Good luck was said to be signalled by clearing a candle without extinguishing the flame. [1]