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William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for Jack Be Nimble, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose
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| 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]
