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The House That Jack Built

Aretha Franklin

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The House That Jack Built

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This is the house that Jack built, y'allRemember this house!This was the land that he worked by handIt was the dream of an upright manThere was the room that was filled with loveIt was a love that I was proud ofThis is the life, the life that he plannedOn the love, the same old lovedOf the house that Jack builtRemember this house!There was the fence that held our loveThere was the gate that he walked out ofThis is the heart it has turned to stoneThis was the house, it ain't no homeThis is the love that I destroyedOn the day that I toyed with loveThis is the house that Jack builtI'm gonn' remember this house!Oh-ohh wha-a-at's the use of crying?You know I brought it on myselfThere's no denyingBut it see-e-ee-ems awful funnyThat I didn't understandUntil I lost my upright manUp on the hillEverything stands stillIn the house that Jack builtI'm gonna remember this houseListen!I got the houseI got the carI got the rugAnd I got the rackBut I ain't got JackAnd I want my Jack back!I turned my back on JackHe said he wasn't coming backI turned my back on JackHe said he wasn't coming backOhhh, JackYou oughta come on backOhh JackYou oughta come on backTo the that you builtIt's the same one that you builtI didn't understandUntil I lost a upright manCome on back Jack

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