Trivia Overload

The House that Jack Built

This the house that Jack built.

This is the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the man all tattered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the priest all shaven and shorn
that married the man all tattered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cock that crowed in the morn
that waked the priest all shaven and shorn
that married the man all tattered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the farmer sowing the corn
that kept the cock that crowed in the morn
that waked the priest all shaven and shorn
that married the man all tattered and torn
that kissed the maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumbled horn
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat
that chased the rat
that ate the malt
that lay in the house that Jack built.

NOTE: Alternate versions contain "carrot" in lieu of "malt."

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