CHILDREN SONG

O JESSIE MACK, MACK, MACK, ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, BLACK, BLACK,
WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS, ALL DOWN HIS BACK, BACK, BACK,
ASKED HIS MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER, FOR 15 CENTS, CENTS, CENTS
TO SEE THE ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT GO JUMP THE FENCE, FENCE,
FENCE, HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH, UP IN THE SKY, SKY, SKY,
THAT HE DIDN'T COME BACK, BACK, BACK TO THE 4TH OF JULY.

Submitter comment: WE SUNG THIS SONG WHILE PLAYING JUMP ROPE AND HAND PATTING GAMES.

Where learned: DETROIT