a traditional nursery rhyme . The words are:
Jack Sprat would eat no fat,
His wife would eat no lean.
And so between the two of them
They licked the platter clean.
JACK SPRAT
Meaning of JACK SPRAT in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005