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Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg , though he is not explicitly described as such.
All the King's Horses is an allusion to "All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again", from the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. It may also refer to: Films and television
Included in Robert Chambers' Popular Rhymes of Scotland from 1842. Hot Cross Buns: Great Britain 1767 [43] This originated as an English street cry that was later perpetuated as a nursery rhyme. The words closest to the rhyme that has survived were printed in 1767. Humpty Dumpty: Great Britain 1797 [44]
A later book in the English-to-French genre is N'Heures Souris Rames (Nursery Rhymes), published in 1980 by Ormonde de Kay. [6] It contains some forty nursery rhymes, among which are Coucou doux de Ledoux (Cock-A-Doodle-Doo), Signe, garçon. Neuf Sikhs se pansent (Sing a Song of Sixpence) and Hâte, carrosse bonzes (Hot Cross Buns).
“The Archer” from Lover quotes the classic nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” with the lyrics, “All the king’s horses, all the king’s men / Couldn’t put me together again.” ‘The ...
The siege is commonly believed to have inspired the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, which is said to have been the nickname of a large Royalist cannon strategically placed on the wall next to St Mary's Church. The Parliamentary bombardment of 14 July damaged the wall, causing "Humpty Dumpty" to be destroyed.
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Howie Mandel as Humpty Dumpty; Cheech Marin as The Carnival Barker; Van Dyke Parks as The Minister of Merriment; Katey Sagal as Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary; John Santucci as All the King's Men (of Humpty Dumpty) Garry Shandling as Jack (of Jack and Jill) Paul Simon as Simple Simon; Jean Stapleton as Mother Goose