(The Teapot Song)
A popular song from 1941.
Words and music by Clarence Kelly and George H. Sanders.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- “I am Napoleon” I’ve heard some people say
And often wondered how on earth they got that way
So I started searching thro my family tree
And this is what I found to be the truth about me
Chorus
Oh! I’m a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
When I get all steamed up then I shout
Just tip me over, pour me out
I’m a very clever pot it’s true
Here’s an example what I can do
I can change my handle and my spout
Just tip me over pour me out
Polly put the kettle on and we’ll all have tea
Grandma used to sing
Tho’ since then our taste has changed in so many ways
Yet to the pot we cling
Oh! I’m a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
I can change my handle and my spout
Just tip me over pour me out
- Two little dishes on a kitchen table sat
Each thought the other was so useless and so fat
While they argued back and forth till late in the night
The teapot standing by would sing with endless delight
Chorus
First you put your right hand on your hip
That makes the handle that you can tip
Then you make your left hand form the spout
To tip you over, pour you out
Now lets see how clever you can be
Reverse position and you will see
You can change your handle and your spout
To tip you over pour you out
You can have a lot of fun
If you’re lean or stout doesn’t mean a thing
Now you know the way it’s done
There should be no doubt
So everybody shout
Oh! I’m a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
I can change my handle and my spout
Just tip me over pour me out