![]() ![]() The quest and boots are a reference to the mythical Spring-heeled Jack, whereas the character is a reference to both Spring-heeled Jack and "Jack Be Nimble". The owner of said boots is, in keeping with the popular image, a vampire by the name of "Jakben, Earl of Imbel". ![]() The video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion contains a quest called "Boots of Springheel Jak" in which the player must retrieve a pair of boots with the same name. Jack, be nimble, Jack be quick Please don't make too much of it The lyric appears in Shark in the Water by V V Brown. Jack, be nimble, Jack be quick Jill's a little whore and her alibis are dirty tricks The group Set It Off also uses it in their song Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. ![]() It also features in the song Limbo Rock, by Chubby Checker: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jacked up the spoon on the candlestick. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick, Ouch, said Jack as he touched the lighted wick, My God, you know that fire burns. It is used in Welcome To The Void by the psychedelic rock band Morgen on their album Morgen in 1969: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Take a ride on the West Coast kick. It is also a line in Lindsey Buckingham's song Holiday Road, featured in National Lampoon's Vacation: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, 'Cause fire's the devil's only friend. In other media Ī variation of this rhyme is featured in the song " American Pie", by Don McLean in 1971, with a play on the title of the Rolling Stones song, " Jumpin' Jack Flash": Good luck was said to be signalled by clearing a candle without extinguishing the flame. Jumping candlesticks was a form of fortune telling and a sport. Images in this set show a candlestick and Jack in different positions. and was collected by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-nineteenth century. This is a set of images to go along with the nursery rhyme of Jack Be Nimble. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.The rhyme is first recorded in a manuscript of around 1815 A.D. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Type of Resource Still image Identifiers Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c223b90-c5bc-012f-de18-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Physical Description Extent: 1 print : b 13 x 18 cm. 1930s Jack Be Nimble Francesca Villa ring set with four reverse-set citrines totalling 1.5ct (1,299). Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection Shelf locator: PC-CHI NURSE-(I-J) Topics Nursery rhymes Boys Candles Jumping Genres Illustrations Notes Source note: The little Mother Goose : with numerous illustrations in full color and black and white (New York Dodd, Mead Company 1918) Smith, Jessie Willcox (1863-1935), Illustrator. Includes a free YouTube video and free, downloadable PDF file. Nursery rhymes - I-J Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1918 Library locations The Miriam and Ira D. A brief look at the nautical origins of the English language nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick, Jack Jump Over the Candlestick. Names Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935 (Artist) Collection TitleJack be nimble, Jack be quick, and Jack jump over the candlestick. ![]()
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