![]() ![]() Back in England, the public would have regarded these pirates more as heros than as villains, so rhymes and songs of their adventures were popular. Spain was shipping huge quantities of Gold back from 'the New World' and these made rich pickings for opportunists like Black Jack. ![]() ![]() It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902. Whilst publicly denouncing piracy the English crown would privately support or ignore attacks against England's enemies. ' Jack Be Nimble ' is an English language nursery rhyme. There was a fine line for English pirates. He was said to have lived in late 16th Century Port Royal in Jamaica, originally arriving as a legitimate merchant trader but later crossing the line into piracy. Black Jack was said to be able to escape from capture whenever under threat ('nimble' and 'quick'). There are also theories that the rhyme was based on an English pirate, 'Black Jack Smatt'. Jack be Nimble Be Quick Jack be nimble Even today this phrase expresses a suggestion to be quick and agile. It would be a sign of good luck to leap over the candle without putting it out. The rhyme was first documented by James Halliwell-Phillipps, a 19th Century English Nursery Rhyme collector and literary scholar.Īt that time people would jump over candle sticks as a fair-trick. realise that the killer is emulating the gruesome, grisly murders of the worlds most famous and elusive serial killer, Jack the Ripper. ![]()
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