Polly Put The Kettle On



Polly Put The Kettle On is a Nursery Rhyme from the Racing to the Rainbow album and Sing a Song of Wiggles.

Origins
A song with the title: "Molly Put the Kettle On or Jenny's Baubie" was published by Joseph Dale in London in 1803. It was also printed, with "Polly" instead of "Molly" in Dublin about 1790–1810 and in New York around 1803–07. The nursery rhyme is mentioned in Charles Dickens' Barnaby Rudge (1841), which is the first record of the lyrics in their modern form.

In middle-class families in the mid-eighteenth century "Sukey" was equivalent to "Susan" and Polly was a pet-form of Mary.

The tune associated with this rhyme "Jenny's Baubie" is known to have existed since the 1770s. The melody is vaguely similar to "Oh du lieber Augustin", which was published in Mainz in 1788–89.

Production
Paul Paddick sings this song while Jeff plays the piano.

2006 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Traditional
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Paul Paddick

2008 Version

 * Music and Lyrics: Traditional
 * Arrangement: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Sam Moran, John Field, Paul Paddick

2006 Version

 * Lead Vocals - Paul Paddick
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt

2008 Version

 * Vocals - Carolyn Ferrie
 * Bass - Murray Cook
 * Acoustic Guitar - John Field
 * Piano - Jeff Fatt
 * Drums - Steve Pace
 * Bouzouki - George Tseros
 * Violin - Maria Schattovits
 * Cello - Alex Keller, Margaret Lindsay
 * Trumpet/Flugelhorn - Dominic Lindsay

Song Lyrics
Polly put the kettle on

Polly put the kettle on

Polly put the kettle on

We'll all have tea

Sukie takes it off again

Sukie takes it off again

Sukie takes it off again

They've all gone away