I'm a little teapot is a nursery rhyme.

The recitation of this rhyme is generally accompanied by physical actions that involve imitating a teapot (actions described in brackets below).

The rhyme with a 9-9-9-8 rhythm:

I'm a little teapot, short and stout

Here is my handle (place left hand on left hip to imitate handle), here is my spout (move right hand to imitate spout).

When I get all steamed up then I shout.

Tip me over and pour me out (lean to the right to imitate pouring tea from the spout).

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

Another version, common in the United Kingdom, with a 9-7-9-7 rhythm:

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.