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Humpty Dumpty: Directed by Peter Levin. With Adam Arkin, Mark Harmon, Lauren Holly, Mandy Patinkin. The surgeons of Chicago Hope work together in an attempt to save the life of Dr. Cacaci.
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Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again. ♫ PARENTS AND TEACHERS: Thank you so much for watching Super Simple Songs...
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Dec 3, 2010 · Humpty Dumpty (Nursery Rhyme) - Lyrics and Instrumental Music. Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, which was probably originally written as a riddle. It is one of...
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Humpty Dumpty has taken a tumble in the Super Simple Puppets version of the classic nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”. ♫ Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
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- What Are The Lyrics of Humpty Dumpty?
- What Is The History of Humpty Dumpty?
- What Do The Words Mean? Definitions
- Interesting Facts and Questions Answered
- Humpty Dumpty Inspired Lesson Plans
- Sheet Music
- How to Play Humpty Dumpty on A Musical Instrument
Modern lyrics
This nursery rhyme is a short, one-verse song. As sung today, the lyrics are as follows: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
Original lyrics
However, the rhyme has appeared over time with many different variations. The verse was first published in Juvenile Amusementsby Samuel Arnold in 1797, and during this period the world and language used was quite different to that of today: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Fourscore horses and fourscore more Could not make Humpty where he was before. Another version from 1803 goes like this – with the original odd spelling: Humpty Dumpty sate on a wall, Humpti Dump...
The original writer of Humpty Dumpty has been lost in the mists of time. What we do know is that the words Humpty Dumpty can be found in a Dictionary for slang written originally by a Frenchman, Sorbier in 1690, and published in English around the same time, but with a totally different meaning to the rhyme, as we know it today, which you can read ...
What is a humpty dumpty?
When the riddle was first heard of in the seventeenth century, a “humpty dumpty” was a drink made from brandy boiled with ale. However, “humpty dumpty” was also slang for a clumsy, oafish person (how you’d behave after drinking too many humpty dumpties!). So, the original riddle writer assumed that people would know this slang and that a clumsy person falling off a wall wouldn’t break into pieces. So, a humpty dumpty must mean something else that the listener must guess – what would break int...
Why is an egg sitting on a wall?
One explanation is that this is part of the riddle – no egg could survive falling from a wall. However, Peter and Iona Opie, the great historians of English nursery rhymes, explain that the puzzle used to be paired with a game. In the game, little girls (the eggs) would sit in a row on a make-believe wall, holding their skirts down tightly. Then, they would throw themselves backward, with the aim being to recover their balance without letting go of their dresses. Another game could be when a...
Why are the king’s horses and men trying to fix Humpty Dumpty?
Again, this rhyme was intended as a riddle so it will be a little nonsensical. However, when the verse was created, the most powerful person in England was the king, so if something was beyond the king’s armies’ power, it was impossible. If all the king’s horses and men couldn’t do something, then nobody could. Many people have tried to assert from these phrases that the rhyme was therefore created about a king, but most of those stories have been disregarded as you will read below!
Is Humpty Dumpty a character in Alice in Wonderland?
The nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty was well-known by the time Lewis Carrol wrote Alice in Wonderland (1865). So, the nursery rhyme character, the well-dressed egg sitting on a wall, appears in the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, called Through the Looking Glass (1871). Alice meets Humpty Dumpty, and they argue about whether he is an egg or whether he simply looks like one, and whether he is wearing a cravat (around his neck) or a belt (around his waist).
Is Humpty Dumpty a villain in Batman comics?
Humpty Dumpty also makes other appearances in fiction, including as a villain in Batman. Humphry Dumpler is a character with an egg-shaped head whose villainy only extends to speaking in rhyme and fixing anything he perceives as broken. Although not the evilest villain, he ends up in Arkham Asylum.
Is Humpty Dumpty based on a person from history?
The historian Katherine Elwes Thomas stated in 1930 that Humpty Dumpty refers to the English King Richard III, who was defeated and killed at Bosworth Field in 1485 despite having a massive army of men and horses. Popular history states that Richard was a hunchback or humpback, hence the reference to his “hump”; however, Richard III’s skeleton shows that he was not a hunchback, nor was the term humpback used at the time. Punchmagazine of 1842 suggested that Humpty Dumpty is about the downfall...
The following are a selection of Lesson Plans that I have found that are inspired by the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme. All of the lessons are hosted by other websites so you will need to click on the images to learn more and download their resources.
Humpty Dumpty was originally a riddle, not a song. However, in 1870, James William Elliot, a composer, published the rhyme with its melody in his collection of National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs.Today you can find the sheet music in various forms based on the same melody created back in 1870.
Because Humpty Dumptyis such a short, simple melody, it is suitable for beginners learning to play the guitar, piano, recorder, or marimba.
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