I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot is a nursery rhyme.

The recitation of this rhyme is generally accompanied by physical actions that involve imitating the movements of a teapot in pouring its contents.

The rhyme:

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.

Tip me over and pour me out.

The third line often varies: one line used is "When I spy a teacup, then I shout".

Another version, common in the United Kingdom, is:

I'm a little teapot, short and stout

Here's my handle, here's my spout.

When the kettle's boiling, hear me shout.

Tip me up and pour me out.