Jack Sprat

Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean, And so betwixt the two of them, They licked the platter clean

Jack ate all the lean, Joan ate all the fat. The bone they picked it clean, Then gave it to the cat

Jack Sprat was wheeling, His wife by the ditch. The barrow turned over, And in she did pitch.

Says Jack, "She'll be drowned!" But Joan did reply, "I don't think I shall, For the ditch is quite dry.".

King Charles (Jack Sprat) declared war on Spain, parliament refused to finance him (leaving him lean!) So his wife imposed an illegal war tax (to get some fat!) after the angered King (Jack Sprat) dissolved Parliament.

Personally I believe that Jack Sprat was in fact King John !

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