happy jack wasn t tall but he was a man he lived in the sand at the isle of man the kids would all sing he would take the wrong key so they rode on his head in a hurry on quay the kids couldn t hurt jack they tried and tried and tried they dropped things on his back and lied and lied and lied and lied and lied but they couldn t stop jack or the waters lapping and they couldn t prevent jack from feeling happy but they couldn t stop jack or the waters lapping and they couldn t prevent jack from feeling happy the kids couldn t hurt jack they tried and tried and tried they dropped things on his back and lied and lied and lied and lied and lied but they couldn t stop jack or the waters lapping and they couldn t prevent jack from feeling happy 