Three Examples Of The Children's Song "I'm A Little Teapot"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about the English language children's song "I'm A Little Teapot".

This post also showcases three YouTube examples of this song with their lyrics.

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes

 All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the creators of this song and its movement routine. Thanks to all those who are featured in these YouTube videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the producers and publishers of these showcase examples on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_a_Little_Teapot
""I'm a Little Teapot" is an American nursery rhyme and 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]

Creation

Kelley and his wife ran a dance school for children, which taught the "Waltz Clog", a popular and easy-to-learn tap dance routine. This routine, however, proved too difficult for the younger students to master. To solve this problem, George Sanders wrote "The Teapot Song", which required minimal skill and encouraged natural pantomime. Both the song and its accompanying dance, the "Teapot Tip", became enormously popular in America and overseas.[3]

The song was recorded and made famous by Art Kassel and His Kassels in the Air orchestra with featured vocalist Marion Holmes singing the tune. It was published in 1941 by Bluebird Records.[4] (Marion Holmes soon after married Broadway, film, and TV star Don DeFore.)

The lyrics begin "I'm a little teapot, short and stout..." and go on to further describe the appearance and actions of the singer-as-teapot.[5] The song may be accompanied with actions: extending one arm in a curve like the spout, placing the other arm like the handle, and bending sideways to pour."...
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I have a vague memory of performing this song with a group of other Black children during a dance recital in the early 1950s in Atlantic City, New Jersey In the same recital my sisters and I performed a version of the song "Come Little Dutch Boy". Read my comment in this post's discussion thread for the words that I remember for that song.

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES OF THIS SONG
These examples are given in chronological order with the example with the oldest publication date given first. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. 


SHOWCASE #1- I'm A Little Teapot Action Song 1

The Tiny Boppers, Mar 19, 2009

I'm a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

(one hand on hip)

Here's my spout

(other arm out straight)

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Just tip me over

And pour me out

(lean over toward spout)

I'm a clever teapot

Yes it's true

Here's an example of

What I can do

I can change my handle

to my spout

(switch arm positions)

Just tip me over and pour me out

I'm a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

(one hand on hip)

Here's my spout

(other arm out straight)

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Just tip me over

And pour me out

(lean over toward spout)

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SHOWCASE #2 - I'm a Little Teapot | 2019 | Nursery Rhymes | Kids Songs | KidsVideos.xyz

Kids Videos, 910 views  Feb 6, 2019

 I'm a Little Teapot Lyrics

 

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here’s my handle

And here’s my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout:

“Just tip me over and pour me out!”

 

I'm a clever teapot

Yes, it's true

Here's an example of what I can do

I can change my handle into a spout

Tip me over and pour me out!

 

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here’s my handle

And here’s my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout:

“Tip me over and pour me out!”

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SHOWCASE #3- I’m a Little Teapot | Singing with Gracie’s Corner | Nursery Rhymes + Kids Songs

Gracie's Corner,  May 17, 2024  #graciescorner #imalittleteapot #nurseryrhymes

I’m a Little Teapot is a classic nursery rhyme that many children enjoy. If you love singing and dancing with Gracie’s Corner, then come along and have fun with these great kids songs.

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Lyrics:

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me over and pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me over and pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

Take your left hand

Put it on your hip

Lift your right hand in the air

Then tip

Take your left hand

Put it on your hip

Lift your right hand in the air

Then tip

I’m a little teapot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout

Tip me over and pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

I’m a little teapot

A little teapot

I’m a little teapot

Please pour me out

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

A little teapot

Please pour me out

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

A little teapot

Please pour me out 

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