User:Stewy33/Variations of Jack and Jill nursery rhyme

= Jack and Jill variations =

""Jack and Jill" is a classic nursery rhyme in the English speaking world. The origin of the rhyme is obscure and there are several theories that attempt to interpret the lyrics. The rhyme is known to date back to at least the 18th century. The song is sometimes titled "Jack and Gill", particularly in early versions. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 10266. As always, variations of the classic Jack and Jill nursery rhyme has been made." 

Lyrics
Classic version of Jack and Jill:

Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper, To old Dame Dob, who patched his nob With vinegar and brown paper.

Variations include:

Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got And home did trot He did not stop, nor did he stall He ran inside And then applied Some non-prescription Tylenol.

Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. Jack got up and cursed that whore For making him fall like never before He wanted something that could work, but surely not that wretched tylenol So he darted home quick as a bee Threw open a cabinet and hoped to see He found some quick relief Advil, popped a few and the pain did stall.

Origins of variations
The prior variations on the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme were the product of the fierce rivalry between advil and tylenol. "In the mid-1900s, the last stanza to the rhyme was stealthily dropped by the pharmaceutical industry to boost the sales of over-the-counter pain killers. Within the next twenty-five years, most people had forgotten that the second stanza to Jack and Jill had ever existed. The pharmaceutical companies did try, unsuccessfully, to re-write the final stanza to the rhyme (the former variation). Shortly after, Advil saw this as a direct attack on their own sales of non-prescription drugs and made their own stanza(the latter variation)."