![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A person was supposed to jump over a burning candle so that the flame was not extinguished. It originated from an ancient pagan tradition of jumping over fires. and was collected by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-nineteenth century. 1 Origins and meaning Jack is a dog, in Denslow's version The rhyme is first recorded in a manuscript of around 1815 A.D. Jumping over the candlestick was an old medieval game. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jumped over the candlestick But then, as you know, Jack caught his bum on fire Kinda takes the wind out of your sails. Lyrics The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Black Jack lived on Jamaica, in Port Royal, which during the Golden Age of Piracy was known as “The Wickedest City on Earth.” Black Jack was one of the most famous pirates of the Caribbean, particularly for the reason of being notoriously smart (and quick and nimble) to escape from authorities, who in his later pirate years wanted to capture and hang him. Jack Smatt was portrayed in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies as Jack Sparrow, played by talented and famous Johnny Depp. The nursery rhyme Jack be Nimble refers to an English privateer (later pirate) named Black Jack Smatt. The name Jack used to be only a nickname for John, but is now more and more frequently used as a stand-alone name. Jack be nimble! Even today this phrase expresses a suggestion to be quick and agile. ![]()
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