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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. Whilst her career did not immediate...
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