This is the house that Jack built, y'all Remember this house This was the land that he worked by hand It was the dream of an upright man There was a room that was filled with love It was the love that I was proud of This is the life, the life that he planned On the love, the same old love In the house that Jack built The house that Jack built Remember this house There was a fence that held our love There was a gate that he walked out of This is my heart and it's turned to stone This is a house, it ain't no home This is the love that I destroyed on the day that I toyed with love In the house that Jack built The house that Jack built Remember this house Oh, what was the use of crying You know I brought it on myself that you know it now But it's all for money That I didn't understand Until I lost my upright man, y'all Up on the hill there the things stood still In the house that Jack built The house that Jack built Remember this house The house that Jack built Listen, I got the house I got the house I got the car I got the rug I got the rack But I ain't got Jack And I won't put my Jack back I ain't got Jack Jack, Jack 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 Oh, Jack You oughta come on down Oh, Jack You oughta come on down To the one that you built It's the same one that you built You oughta come on back, Jack Oh, now, Jack I didn't understand Until I lost my upright man Come on back, Jack