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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]
418 I'm a teapot: The HTCPCP server is a teapot; the resulting entity body "may be short and stout" (a reference to the song "I'm a Little Teapot"). Demonstrations of this behaviour exist. [1] [10] 503 Service Unavailable
'Mary had a Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb' United States 1830 [64] First published by the Boston publishing firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon, as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale on May 24, 1830. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Great Britain 1744 [65] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John "Black Paternoster ...
"I'm a Little Teapot" (George Harry Sanders and Clarence Kelley) "Comin' Through the Rye" "Git Along, Little Dogies" "Reuben and Rachel" (William Gooch and Harry Birch) "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" Nursery Rhyme Medley: "Hickory Dickory Dock", "Jack and Jill", "Jack Be Nimble" "Down by the Station"
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,
The teapot has been featured in the American children's song from 1939, "I'm a Little Teapot". In Korea, the teapot is commonly used as a serving container for various types of wines. Part of the constellation of Sagittarius contains an asterism (or a star pattern not officially recognized as a constellation) that famously resembles a teapot.
Valentine's recordings of the 1940s and 1950s, delivered in her characteristic childlike soprano, include "She Was Five and He Was Ten," "I'm a Little Teapot", and "Kiss Me Sweet". [5] Valentine then co-hosted the short-lived Judy and Goggle Show on Boston TV station WHDH-TV. [6]