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Crackerjack, not Crackerjacks. There is no "s".

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Sonic200
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03 Sep 2023, 6:42 pm

It rhymes.

Take me out to the ball game.
Take me out to the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjack.
I don't care if I ever get back.



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15 Sep 2023, 12:39 pm

Also most people sing "I don't care if I never get back", which is a double negative.



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15 Sep 2023, 1:10 pm

'Crackerjacks' still rhymes with 'ever get back' because the song doesn't rely on perfect rhyme.

Get back and crackerjacks form a compound rhyme.

Words can still rhyme even if they're not a perfect rhyme.


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