Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pall of water ...
Jack fell down and brock his crown,
and Jill came fumbling after.
这首歌的两个主人公都很有来头，Jack和Jill暗指18世纪国王路易十六和他美丽的皇后玛丽。"hill"指的是权力之巅（top power)，"water"指国王贪污的不义之财（gains from corruption）。他们被法国大革命推翻失去了王位。后来"Jack"和"Jill"在英语文化中泛指男生和女生，而不指具体的某个人，已经演变为英语语言的约定俗成，很多英语谚语都有引用。All shall be well, and Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属
A good Jack makes a good Jill. 夫善使妻贤
If Jack is in love, he is no judge of Jill's beauty. 情人眼里出西施
