Frère Jacques

For the Eurovision Song Contest song, see Frère Jacques (Anne-Marie Besse song).

"Frère Jacques"
Nursery rhyme
LanguageFrench
English title"Brother John"
SongwriterTraditional

"Frère Jacques" (/ˌfrɛərə ˈʒɑːkə/ FRAIR-ə ZHAH-kə, French: [fʁɛʁ(ə) ʒak(ə)]), also known in English as "Brother John", is a nursery rhyme of French origin. The rhyme is traditionally sung in a round.

The song is about a friar who has overslept and is urged to wake up and sound the bell for the matins, the midnight or very early morning prayers for which a friar would be expected to be awake.

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