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Jack Sprat could eat no fat

His wife could eat no lean.

And so between the two of them,

They licked the platter clean!


The word ''between'' in the third line is alternatively seen as the word ''betwixt''; other variations include "''And so betwixt them both between''" and "''And so between them both, you see''".

It has been suggested that the rhyme pokes fun at and 17th Century (see {Link without Title} ).