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"I'm a Little Teapot" is an American novelty song describing the heating and pouring of a teapot or a whistling tea kettle. The song was originally written by George Harry Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley and published in 1939. [1] By 1941, a Newsweek article referred to the song as "the next inane novelty song to sweep the country". [2]
Among the most famous of these is "I'm a Little Teapot". A term from the song is now commonly used in cricket to describe a disgruntled bowler's stance when a catch has been dropped. A 'teapot' involves standing with one hand on your hip in disappointment, a 'double teapot' [19] involves both hands on hips and a disapproving glare. [20]
The nursery rhyme is mentioned in Charles Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841), which is the first record of the lyrics in their modern form. [ 1 ] In middle-class families in the mid-eighteenth century "Sukey" was equivalent to "Susan" and Polly was a pet-form of Mary.
I Had a Little Nut Tree: Great Britain 1797 [49] The first recorded instance of the rhyme is in Newest Christmas Box, printed in London in 1797. I'm a Little Teapot: United States 1939 [50] Originally written by George Harry Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley and published in 1939. I've Been Working On The Railroad
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I'm a little teapot, Short and stout, Here is my handle (one hand on hip), Here is my spout (other arm out with elbow and wrist bent), When I get all steamed up*, Hear me shout*, Tip me over and pour me out! (lean over toward spout) Second verse: I'm a special teapot, Yes, it's true, Here's an example of what I can do,