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Teapot or kettle?

"I'm a Little Teapot" is a nursery rhyme describing the boiling and pouring of a teapot.
So...how exactly do you boil a teapot then? And why would you want to? Unfortunately my brain isn't working well right now, I'll try and think of better phrasing then come back... Redclaire (talk) 00:20, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe this is why the song is different in Britain: they actually know what they're talking about when it comes to tea. BirdValiant (talk) 05:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's amusing to get sugar bowls to sing this song -- they get confused at the "here is my spout" bit, as they have two handles. Someone standing with both arms akimbo may be termed a 'sugar bowl', particularly if they have a tendency to shortness and stoutness. --Christopher Ebert (talk) 23:24, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Music?

Can someone make a recording of the song please? – Kaihsu (talk) 17:23, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Original Research Must Die

Where's the delete button? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtdunlop (talk • contribs) 11:17, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a sugarbowl!

Has anyone heard of this variant?

(Both hands on hips)

I'm a little teapot

Short and stout

This is my handle...

...Oh bugger, I'm a sugarbowl!--Antster1983 (talk) 23:04, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lyrics

Though many variations have arisen over the years, the popular lyrics are as follows (dance motions in parentheses):

First verse:

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,

I can turn my handle into a spout, (switch arms)

Tip me over and pour me out!, icetea8 (talk) 12:08, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Origin?

Does this song have a history before George Harry Sanders? It resembles http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=biSeQgTyAoc but I can't find a source saying it does. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.1.85.60 (talk) 09:37, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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