Aretha Franklin The House That Jack Built Lyrics

The House That Jack Built Lyrics

This is the house that Jack built, y'all
Remember this house!

This was
the land that he worked by hand
The was the dream of an upright man
This
was the room that was filled with love
This was a love that I was proud
of
This was a life of a love I planned
Of a love and a life we
loved
Of the house that Jack built.
Remember this house!

There was
the fence that held our love,
There was the gate that he walked out
of
This is the heart that is turned to stone
This was the house, but it
ain't no home
This is the love that I once had
In a dream that I thought
was love,
This is the house that Jack built,
I'm gonn' remember this
house!

Oh-ohh wha-a-at's the use of crying?
Because I brought it on
myself
There's no denying
But it see-e-ee-ems awful funny
That I
didn't understand
Was it a house of an upright man

Up on the
hill
There's a big plan still
In the house that Jack
built

Listen!
I got the house
I got the car
I got the
rug
And I got the rack
But I ain't got Jack
And I want my Jack
back!

I turned my back on Jack
He said he wasn't coming back
I
turned my back on Jack
he said he wasn't coming back
Ohhh, Jack
Ohh!
Come on back
Ohh Jack
Oh come on back
He wanted to use me

I
didn't understand
I said, I want my upright man