Biography:
Four Jacks & A Jill is one of few South African groups to score a Stateside hit. Their folksy tale "Master Jack," made the Top 20, nesting at #18, June 8, 1968. The members were Glenys Lynne (Jill), Clive Harding (bass), Till Hanamann (guitar), Bruce Barks (guitar), and Tony Hughes (drums). Glenys sung lead and had a voice that was undeniably folksy, rather she tried to sing that style or not, everything came out that way. Their second single "Mr.
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Master Jack:Four Jacks And A Jill.
#1 in Canada and #5 in USA in '68.
***(Check it out on YouTube)***
CHORUS:(Capo 2 for original.)
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
You taught me all I know and I'll..never look back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#1.
D A
You took a coloured ribbon from out of the sky,
D A
and taught me how to use it as the years went by,
D A
To tie up all your problems and to make them look neat,
D E
And then to sell them to the people in the street.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
You taught me all I know and I'll..never look back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#2.
D A
I saw right through the way you started teaching me, now.
D A
So, someday soon you could get to use me somehow.
D A
I thank you very much, you know, you've been very kind.
D E
But, I'd better move along before you change my mind.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
No hard feelings if I..never come back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#3.
D A
You taught me all those things the way you'd like them to be.
D A
But I'd like to see if other people agree.
D A
It's all very interesting the way you describe,
D E
But I'd like to see the world through my own eyes.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
No hard feelings if I..never come back.
D E A G A
You're a very strange man and I thank you, Master Jack.
D E A G A
You're a very strange man...aren't you?...Master Jack.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 in Canada and #5 in USA in '68.
***(Check it out on YouTube)***
CHORUS:(Capo 2 for original.)
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
You taught me all I know and I'll..never look back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#1.
D A
You took a coloured ribbon from out of the sky,
D A
and taught me how to use it as the years went by,
D A
To tie up all your problems and to make them look neat,
D E
And then to sell them to the people in the street.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
You taught me all I know and I'll..never look back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#2.
D A
I saw right through the way you started teaching me, now.
D A
So, someday soon you could get to use me somehow.
D A
I thank you very much, you know, you've been very kind.
D E
But, I'd better move along before you change my mind.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
No hard feelings if I..never come back.
D E A G A
It's a very strange world and I thank you, Master Jack.
#3.
D A
You taught me all those things the way you'd like them to be.
D A
But I'd like to see if other people agree.
D A
It's all very interesting the way you describe,
D E
But I'd like to see the world through my own eyes.
CHORUS:
A D A G A
It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack.
A D A G A
No hard feelings if I..never come back.
D E A G A
You're a very strange man and I thank you, Master Jack.
D E A G A
You're a very strange man...aren't you?...Master Jack.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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