HONEST JACK
Jack Sheppard was locked in a cell.
His mind, cogitating, did dwell
on making a break,
so a rope he did take
and he clambered away down the side of the prison wall.
Jack Sheppard was banged up once more.
He sliced through his bars with a saw.
Leaping over the gate
and defying his fate,
he promptly absconded for a second time.
Jack Sheppard, imprisoned anew,
was certain of what he should do.
Distracting the guard,
he crept into the yard
and he sauntered out of the jail, dressed in women’s clothing.
When faced with unwanted restriction,
Jack always escapes this affliction.
You can cuff him, detain him,
confine and constrain him,
but he’ll always break loose of whatever limitations you put upon his freedom.
Joshua Seigal