Does anybody know?

Comments

1. Matthew says:
   August 28, 2005 at 10:49 am

   Actually, they were husband and wife!

   jack and jill history
2. Becky says:
   August 28, 2005 at 2:39 pm

   It seems nobody really knows.

   Check out these links (and there are dozens more where these came from):

   http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=rhymes17&date=20040317

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28song%29

   This one includes more text to the rhyme:

   http://nurseryrhymes.allinfoabout.com/jack_and_jill.html

   And, for some odd reason, they all go back to Norway (what’s up with that?):

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidfinn

   P.S. I wish I knew how to make better links. I’m still learning this stuff.