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The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

Year: 2021
Duration: 2:20
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[00:01.91] This is the house that Jack built, y'all, remember this house
[00:09.95] This was the land that he worked by hand, it was the dream of an upright man
[00:15.14] This was the room that was filled with love, it was a love that he was proud of
[00:20.39] This was a life of a love he planned on a love, the same old love
[00:24.65] In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)
[00:27.39] Remember this house
[00:30.72] There was the fence that held our love (yes it was)
[00:33.48] There was the gate that he walked out of
[00:36.03] This is the heart that is turned to stone (yes it is)
[00:38.68] This was the house, but it ain't no home
[00:41.25] This is the love that I once had
[00:43.43] In a dream that I thought was love
[00:45.57] In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)
[00:48.07] I'm gon' remember this house
[00:51.15] Oh-oh wha-at's the use of crying?
[00:56.46] You know, I brought it on myself, there's no denying
[01:01.66] But it seems awful funny that I didn't understand
[01:09.56] Was it a house of an upright man? Yeah
[01:13.56] Up on the hill, there's a big plan still
[01:17.03] In the house that Jack built (the house that Jack built)
[01:19.69] I'm gon' remember this house (the house that Jack built)
[01:22.63] Listen!
[01:23.35] I got the house, I got the car
[01:25.94] I got the rug, and I got the rack
[01:28.28] But I ain't got Jack (Jack, Jack, I ain't got Jack, Jack)
[01:30.53] And I want my Jack back!
[01:35.14] 
[01:44.32] I turned my back on Jack
[01:45.64] He said he wasn't coming back
[01:46.90] I turned my back on Jack
[01:48.28] He said he wasn't coming back
[01:49.57] Oh, Jack, oh, come on back
[01:52.72] Oh, Jack, oh, come on back (why don't you come on back Jack?)
[01:56.63] You oughtta' come on back (come on back, Jack)
[01:58.62] To the one that you built (come on back, Jack)
[02:01.31] It's the same one you built (come on back, Jack)
[02:03.79] You oughtta' come on back (come on back, Jack)
[02:06.71] Oh, now then...
[02:10.53] I didn't understand
[02:12.37] Until that upright man, come on back Jack (come on back, Jack)
[02:16.85] You oughtta' come on home
[02:18.02] 

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🇺🇸United States·soul, jazz
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all time. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was a minister. At the age of 18 she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediatel...
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