I knew a man named Jack who built a little shack A house he could call his home Love came a calling soon he was falling He didn't have to live alone Well her name was Jill and she made Jack feel Like a king in a mansion on a hill And for a while they loved in style Living in the house that Jack built It was a red bricked shack on a country acre Flower boxes in the window sill Picket fences picture perfect Every room was filled with love love sweet sweet love Living in the house that Jack built Well along came Joe he had a lot of dough He made from a moonshine still He caught Jill's eye he made Jack cry Now Joe's living in the house that Jack built It was a red bricked shack on a country acre Flower boxes in the window sill Picket fences picture perfect Every room was filled with love love sweet sweet love Living in the house that Jack built Love love sweet sweet love living in the house that Jack built It was a red bricked shack on a country acre Flower boxes in the window sill Picket fences picture perfect Every room was filled with love love sweet sweet love Living in the house that Jack built Now who's that guy in love with the girl? Living in the house that Jack built